Our Common Ground: Reflections on a Day of Creativity, Adventure, and Play (opens in new tab)

On May 14, 2026, the Rare Book and Special Collections Division welcomed visitors to the Library of Congress for Our Common Ground: 250 Years of Americans Engaging with Nature, a symposium exploring the many ways Americans have experienced and interpreted the natural world. Organized around the themes We Create, We Adventure, and We Play, the program brought together artists, performers, writers, and game designers alongside rare books, ephemera, and illustrated works from the Library’s colle...