Pretend you are a member of the public looking at your website - would you know that the library is the FDLP and has government information available?
Promotional ideas and materials are available on FDLP.gov, including the sticker you should have on or near your entrance indicating that you are a depository library.
Access HUD's geospatial datasets and APIs. Find content like the Location Affordability Index, School Proficiency Index, Low Transportation Cost Index, and more.
President Lyndon Johnson's boyhood home in Johnson City, Texas. Image from the Library of Congress.
Processing Manual
When depository shipments arrive at your library, who opens the box and how do they process the materials? Maybe it's you, maybe it's a cataloger, maybe it's a student worker - but whoever it is, they should be following established procedures and those procedures should be written down. And if the person who processes is on extended vacation, who picks up the job?
If you haven't already got one, it's a great idea to have a processing manual. If you have already got one, when was the last time it was updated? Now is a good time to tackle this task.
Don't forget to ask your regional and the other depositories in your state/region if you feel stuck or aren't sure where to start!
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Established in 1965. HUD's six core functions are listed in the U.S. Government Manual:
HUD Social Media Directory - links to all of HUD's official social media platforms.
March 3, 1847: Congress authorized United States postage stamps (previously the recipient paid for the mail). The first general issue postage stamps were sold in New York City on July 1, 1847 and cost five or ten cents.
March 4, 1861: GPO opened
March 4, 1873: First issue of the Congressional Record
March 4, 1917: Jeannette Rankin (Montana) became the first woman to serve as a Member of Congress
March 4, 1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office. Read his famous inaugural address ("the only thing we have to fear...").