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View this email in your browser Archive    Donate     Blog     Jobs     Volunteer     January 2025 Browsing the Archive When it Public Domains, It Pours Last week, hundreds of people from all over the world gathered together for Singin' in the Public Domain, a virtual celebration of the works that moved into the public domain in 2025, co-hosted by Internet Archive and Library Futures. The virtual event featured an incredible lineup of speakers, including Kathleen DeLaurenti (Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University's Arthur Friedheim Music Library), Jennifer Jenkins (Center for the Study of the Public Domain), Vivian Li (Innovator in Residence, Library of Congress), Dorothy Berry (Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture) and many more. We recorded the event for those who were unable to attend, check it out below. WATCH THE RECORDING An Update From DLARC The Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC) recently expanded its College Radio Collection with exciting additions, including inaugural broadcast recordings from campus stations, 1980s radio interviews from NYU's WNYU-FM featuring LL Cool J and Sonic Youth and promotional programs from Auburn University and Elizabethtown College radio programs. The collection also now incorporates hundreds of Intercollegiate Broadcasting System publications and correspondence, alongside newer contributions from WFMU, WHUS, and others, preserving the rich legacy of college radio. Special Collections Program Manager, Kay Savetz, details the additional updates to the collection on our blog. READ THE LATEST The Monthly Giving Circle is a community of our patrons who donate each month. To find out more about the program, perks and upcoming events, visit here or contact donations@archive.org. In addition to sustaining our work, Monthly Giving Circle members enjoy exclusive events, benefits, and discounts! Join over 19,000 members by making a recurring monthly donation today. From Our Collections Sauté Among the Stars This cookbook is a collection of favorite recipes from various celebrities and global leaders of the 1980s. Featuring contributions from notable figures such as Arnold Palmer, the late President Jimmy Carter, Giorgio Armani, and even Princess Diana, the "Celebrity Cookbook" (1985) offers a fresh assortment of recipes designed to inspire cooks everywhere. It also provides a glimpse into the culinary preferences of the rich and famous. A is For Archived Educational Films Preserved from 1953, "A Is For Atom" is a film artifact of the "Atoms for Peace" campaign. This initiative, launched by corporate America shortly after the Hiroshima bombing, aimed to promote the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The campaign sought to address the serious and concerning implications of atomic power by presenting it to the public in a way that would "humanize" the concept of the atom. What We're Reading CALIFORNIA SUN: Brewster Kahle, the internet's librarian HOW-TO-GEEK: 7 Legal Ways To Get Free eBooks SPECIAL EDUCATION ACTION: Over 900 Pages Removed from U.S. Department of Education's Site; Wayback Machine Provides View of Removed Content and Presidential Practices CHICAGO READER: A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home MISSION LOCAL: At the Internet Archive, employees stay forever — in clay sculptures If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the Internet Archive, we would greatly appreciate your support. You can help out by visiting archive.org/donate or by texting ARCHIVE to 44321. Thank you for helping us provide Universal Access To All Knowledge. DONATE TO THE INTERNET ARCHIVE Share Tweet Forward You are receiving this newsletter because of your relationship with the Internet Archive. Review our Privacy Policy Our mailing address is: Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Want to change how you receive these emails?  You can update your preferences to change what types of notifications you receive, or switch from HTML format to plain text. You can also unsubscribe from this list if you don't want to hear from us again.