Brian McCurdy
@bmccurdy.bsky.social
Music Reader Services Librarian at the Library of Congress. Retired Air Force Band Clarinetist. NFB certified literary Braille transcriber. Very slow distance runner. 🎵🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 📚🏛️🏃♂️
FYI: For the first time this year, free tickets will be required for festival entry, but not for individual programs within the festival. Tickets can be reserved at loc.gov/bookfest!
Library of Congress@librarycongress.bsky.social · 4w agoNEWS: The 2026 National Book Festival lineup and poster are here! We hope to see you Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.! ⬇️ newsroom.loc.gov/news/2026-li...
I am pleased to announce that I am now a certified literary Braille transcriber through the program offered by the National Federation for the Blind. If anyone has any transcribing groups that could use any help, please let me know!
Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865) Real Housewives of Dallas (2016-2021)
Elana Levin@levin.bsky.social · 4mo agoQuote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865) Classic Dokken Lineup 1983-1989
In celebration of National Braille Literacy Month, check out this amazing Braille eReader from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) at the Library of Congress. They make braille reading more convenient and portable. Visit loc.gov/nls to learn more!
I named my fists Ariana and Cynthia because they’re wicked
Bar Mageddon@barmageddon.bsky.social · 8mo agoi named my fists eat and pray because they’re gonna love beating your ass
They should rename the Commanders the House of Representatives because they haven’t worked in a month.
King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 9mo agoThey should rename the Commanders the East Wings cause they are getting demolished
“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said
independent.co.uk
I slept in a Rush shirt, woke up in 7/8 time.
G@gwill2k.bsky.social · 11mo agoSlept in a Nirvana shirt, woke up in a heart-shaped box
The Sea Lions at Pier 39 in San Francisco. If you can watch with the sound, I highly recommend it! #Pier39 #SanFrancisco
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
Your moment of Zen at the National Museum of the American Indian. Despite everything that’s happening, DC carries on.
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:
Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · last yr.Today I got to go up in the dome of the Library of Congress! We toured the masonry + carpentry shops, too, but I have to clear those photos before I share them :) These spaces + the skilled folks who maintain them exemplify the persistent domains of *functionality* within the federal government!
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!
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
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!
JD Vance just got massively booed after arriving at the Kennedy Center. (video per Andrew Roth)
1. High school band director. 2. Music Education. 3. Music performance (clarinet) 4. Braille music librarian, Library of Congress
Denis McLaughlin@mcldenisj.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you went to college 1. what was your career goal when you started? 2. initial major? 3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? 4. what do you do now, professionally? 1. foreign service officer 2. foreign policy 3. N/A 4. political campaigns & unions
