The Library of Congress Love Letter

by Alex

In order to keep my blog active (even though most of you are probably reading this through FaceBook) I am going to start what I call the “Library Of Congress Love Letter”. Every day I will extol the virtues of a different Library of Congress call number letter, beginning with A and ending with Z. If I get the timing right on these posts, I should be able to finish just before the birth of my children.

The key is that I will not the the web or any other reference material (or surreptitious trips to the library) to look anything up about the letters that I will be writing about. It will be a test of my knowledge of the Library of Congress system, a testament to the power of paper, and a reminiscence of stacks that I have know. To be perfectly honest, I am not sure I can actually say I’ve visited every letter in the system although I think I have… I guess part of the fun and challenge will be seeing how much I can dredge up out of my own memory.

Tomorrow, the games begin — release the hounds!