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Get Ready for Constitution Day: Resources, Reminders, & New Promo Item Available
Let GPO help you gear up for Constitution Day on September 17! If your batch of Pocket Constitutions has been depleted, you can order up to 100 additional copies. All… Read More -
Two Weeks Left to Volunteer to Present a Poster or Exhibit at the Fall 2026 FDL Conference
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.The fall 2026 Federal Depository Library Conference is quickly approaching.Volunteer by … Read More -
Deadline Approaching to Provide Your Comments: Firsthand Investigations Draft Policy
Reminder - The Superintendent of Documents seeks your comments on the draft policy, Firsthand Investigations of Federal Depository Libraries (SOD-PPS-9-2026)… Read More -
Upcoming Webinar: Finding Census Data for Libraries
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET) Register Now!Webinar capacity: 100 attendees. Please only register if you are able to attend the live… Read More -
GPO Launches New Annual Reports Collection on GovInfo
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched a new Annual Reports collection on GovInfo, the one-stop site for authentic, published information for all three… Read More
The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) will undergo routine maintenance on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (ET). During this period, users may experience intermittent downtime.
Get ready for Constitution Day with resources from GPO! Order Pocket Constitutions by September 1, 2026. Learn more.
On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new Federal bureau in the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established. The National Park System of the United States now comprises more than 400 areas covering more than 85 million acres in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
Did you know that FDLP Resource Guides offers a variety of topics on FDLP operations, such as the FDLP Basic Collection, FDLP succession planning, FDLP Coordinator Calendar, and more?
On August 28, 1963, one-hundred years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, approximately 200,000 to 250,000 people arrived in Washington, D.C. and peacefully marched down Constitution and Independence Avenues to the Lincoln Memorial, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom drew attention to systemic racism and called for Federal legislation to guarantee the right to vote for all Americans.