FDLP Resource Guides: FDLP Coordinator Calendar: August

Task of the Month

Read LRPR

What is LRPR? It's the Legal Requirements and Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program. This document lays out what your obligations are as a participating member of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). If you have questions related to LRPR, contact GPO's Federal Depository Support Services at askGPO.

The Modified List of Classes is updated twice a month and includes additional List of Classes fields such as a column to properly content sort by SuDoc call number, agency, and department.

This resource is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data are used as a measure of inflation, in collective bargaining agreements related to income payments, and determining the cost of school lunches. The BLS also collects and provides many other data sets.

Date	Event
August 15, 1914	The Panama Canal opened to traffic.
August 25, 1916	The National Park Service was established.
August 28, 1963	Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington.
August 31, 1890	First recorded narcotics seizure (opium) by the U.S. Revenue Cutter Wolcott.

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Main Website	https://www.dol.gov/
Mission	"To foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights."
Established	1913
Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor	Julie A. Su
Recommended DOL Resources	Economy at a Glance \| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer.gov Worker.gov

Photograph, "Riveter at Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, CA" during World War II (Image source: NAID: 522880)