-------- Original Message -------- Subject: save the date for ... Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:18:59 -0500 From: Wong, Tak-Yee <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> 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.