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Music Reader Services Librarian at the Library of Congress. Retired Air Force Band Clarinetist. Aspiring literary Braille transcriber. Very slow distance runner. 🎵🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 📚🏛️🏃‍♂️

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Your moment of Zen at the National Museum of the American Indian. Despite everything that’s happening, DC carries on.

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In honor of the Library of Congress's current struggle and valiant fight and enduring value, I'll re-share some of the photos I took during my Kluge fellowship this spring:

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Today @anosro.bsky.social gave me a 🌟 behind-the-scenes tour of the Conservation Division @ the Library of Congress, where they conserve daguerreotypes, repair 📘 bindings, mend tears, + build custom 📦 to keep everything safe. What a marvelous, skilled, dedicated team. This is our government, too!

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Dr. Carla Going to the library of congress was absolutely life changing. And it was all because of u. Thank u for ur passion ur knowledge & dedication to the history of our country. Your leadership & legacy will live on. Let’s get a drink next time I’m in DC & turn some pain into champagne! xoxo

submitted 19 days ago • 10 comments

Another half marathon in the books! It was a nice, cool day for a run. Congrats to everyone who ran Rock and Roll DC today!

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JD Vance just got massively booed after arriving at the Kennedy Center. (video per Andrew Roth)

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First the Kennedy Center, and now this.

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1. High school band director. 2. Music Education. 3. Music performance (clarinet) 4. Braille music librarian, Library of Congress

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Another 10K in the books! #BishopEvents #running #CandyCane10K

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Nice lunchtime walk today. #usbg #loc #uscapitol

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braille / TVI / Vision Rehab / access tech friends: still time to reach out if you're interested in a #research Masters or PhD with a focus on #braille & #a11y under my supervision - with funding. Contact me to learn more - thanks to all who have been sharing!

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Commanders win 42-19! #RaiseHail #commanders #nfl

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Today’s digitization project: Danse Macabre by Franz Liszt. Arranged for 2 pianos, 4 hands. Bar over bar format. #braille #duxbury #nlsmusic #nota #musicbraille #Liszt #DanseMacabre nlscatalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdin...

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Today’s gem: “Hear my Prayer” by Felix Mendelssohn. For soprano solo, SATB chorus, and piano. This RNIB Braille transcription is from 1919. Catalog record link: nlscatalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdin... #nlsmusic #rnib #braille #musicbraille #mendelssohn

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Today’s digitization project: Fireside Tales, op. 61, by Edward MacDowell. For piano. Bar by bar format. RNIB transcription, 1922. #nlsmusic #rnib #braille #musicbraille #MacDowell

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Best gift we’ll give this Christmas ☺️. Donate to help a blind or partially sighted child receive a letter in braille from Santa 🎅 @rnib.bsky.social www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved...

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A little info about what I do: I am a Music Reader Services Librarian at the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. I provide music materials in braille, large print, and audio to patrons in the National Talking Book Program. It’s a free service! www.loc.gov/nls/services...