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Illustrator Michaela Goade Becomes First Native American To Win Caldecott Medal

She won the prestigious award for her work on “We Are Water Protectors,” a celebration of nature and condemnation of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
By Hillel Italie, AP

'Grease' Is The Word (1 Of Them) For The National Film Registry

The Library of Congress announced Monday that the John Travolta musical, “The Dark Knight” and “The Blues Brothers” are among the 25 movies tapped for preservation this year.
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP

Historian Asks Where Trump Library Should Be, Twitter Users Have Ideas

Suggestions include Palm Beach, the Hague, Four Seasons Landscaping and Randy Quaid's beard.
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New York Public Library's Lions Are A Roaring Reminder To Mask Up

Patience and Fortitude are leading by example.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wows Instagram Users With Fabulous Glittery Look

"Look at this queen with her sparkly shoes," one user wrote of the Supreme Court justice's look.
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Pro-Trump Florida Officials Refuse To Fund Library's New York Times Subscriptions

Commissioners in Citrus County condemned the outlet and voiced support for the president during an October board meeting.
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Cruel Food Brands Mangle Books For Meme Challenge. Readers Aren't Having It.

Books are doused with milk and gummed up with Gushers. Publishers, readers, bookstores and libraries resist.
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In Honor Of Book Lovers Day, Here Are The Books Our Editors Couldn't Put Down This Year

Including the book that once boasted a 1,700-person waitlist at the New York Public Library.
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Chrissy Teigen Visits Library For 1st Time In 23 Years And Is Blown Away

"I could not believe my eyes," the author and model wrote after going with daughter Luna.
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Joy Harjo Named First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate

The Oklahoma native is revered for her writings on "tradition and loss, reckoning and myth-making," as well as for her music, the Library of Congress said.
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