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Date:   Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:18:59 -0500
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Here are two upcoming ALA presentations for map lovers.

The Library of Congress Exhibit Booth

ALA Midwinter Meeting -- Philadelphia

Booth # 925

*/Maps of the American Presidency/**by Min Zhang & Tammy Wong**, 10:00
-- 10:30 am, **Saturday, January 25, 2014*

Twitter: Do you know that George Washington was not just the first
president, but also a surveyor and a mapmaker?

Facebook: LC not only has a rich collection of maps owned and made by
past presidents, but we also make maps about presidents and vice
presidents.

*/Election maps/**by Min Zhang & Tammy Wong, 3:30 -- 4:00 pm, Sunday,
January 26, 2014*

Twitter: Showcase LC's political map collection before red state, blue
state designations took hold.

Facebook: What were election maps like in pre-Civil War times? When did
we start to designate red states and blue states, and who started it.