Spring is coming on the National Mall and we need YOU! Volunteers are essential in welcoming visitors for iconic DC springtime traditions like the @CherryBlossFest and White House Spring Garden Tours.🌹
Now's your chance to volunteer at special events: https://t.co/d1ohEd8FOx!
#OTD in #history, 1870, Hiram Revels became the 1st African American seated in #Congress. In his opening speech, the #Mississippi Senator spoke for the millions of people—who for the 1st time—were now represented: “They ask but the rights which are theirs by God’s universal law."
This year marks 30 YEARS of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which has received multiple Library of Congress Literacy Awards. Also, in 2018, Dolly visited us to donate the program’s 100 millionth book to our collection. She even hosted story time! 👇
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👋🏽 Meet the new bin on the block! @DCDPW has installed Food Waste Smart Bins, and more are coming! #Composting has never been easier.
📍 Find & unlock a smart bin near you today: https://t.co/o9MZMl5HnD
✍️Questions? @dczerowaste or foodwaste.dropoff(at)https://t.co/pa3W2lUPUd
There's been some talk this week about our friends at @USNatArchives needing help from folks who can read cursive to transcribe historical documents. We could use your help with that, too! We launched our crowdsourcing transcription program By the People in fall 2018. 🧵
A year-in-review of the Flickr pool. Plus, we're reliving Disney's Frozen in this week's #PhotoFriday, and the Flickr pool isn't complaining about these awesome shots: https://t.co/GpB7ROJf2j
Our next film, The American Revolution, will air on @PBS starting Nov. 16. Leading up to the broadcast, we'll have a national conversation about this important event and how it helped define us as a people - and changed the world. More info is here: https://t.co/6kFpQnyMF1
Today is National Bird Day, a day dedicated to celebrating birds around the world. Whether migrating overhead or nesting in your yard, it’s fun to watch birds swoop and soar. As an urban park, the National Mall is a great place to make a feathered friend. #birds#WashingtonDC
At the holidays, we share gratitude for all who support and make our work possible, and especially the members of our VIP Volunteer team led with the National Park Service. They shine every day welcoming and educating visitors on America’s Front Yard. Thank you!🎄🇺🇸🏛️🙌🏽
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Read our December Newsletter for a last minute gift idea and info on Wednesday’s Menorah Lighting and more…on the National Mall!
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Read it: https://t.co/4fU3pYKMvD
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Don’t miss the lights along the National Mall & the White House! And catch a feature of the National Mall in gingerbread at the Willard!
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Learn about our work protecting these iconic spaces https://t.co/3g6SgAMeXp
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