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Press Releases and Announcements lists official NAL press releases, stories about NAL, and announcements which are updated regularly. These feature items such as visitor information, new services, partnerships and projects.

Press Release Contact:
Mary Ann Leonard
Special Assistant to the Director
National Agricultural Library
maryann.leonard@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-6500
Fax: (301) 504-6409
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
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October 2011
NAL Thesaurus Now Available as Linked Open Data
October 2011
NAL Contributes to Searching the Deep Web of Science
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
May 2011
Eleanor Frierson, NAL Deputy Director, Named 2010 Federal Librarian of the Year
January 2011
USDA's National Agricultural Library Releases 2011 Edition of Thesaurus
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
September 2010
When Beans Were Bullets: War Era Food Poster Exhibit Moves to USDA (PDF|113 KB)
September 2010
Celebrating America's Unique Apple Diversity: A Roundtable Discussion
NAL will be hosting a roundtable discussion Friday, September 17, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. that will examine and celebrate the apple's deep roots in American agricultural history.
August 2010
War-Era Food Posters Exhibit Extended at the National Agricultural Library
When Beans Were Bullets, an exhibit of posters from World Wars I and II on display at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), has been extended through September 10, 2010. The exhibit examines the evolution of poster styles, propaganda messages and advertising history during the two time periods.
May 2010
NAL is hosting an Open House on Saturday June 5, 2010 from 10am-4pm. If you have ever wondered what's in our building, please stop by -- 10301 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705.
April 2010
NAL to Host FLICC Safety Net Series: "Can We Relax Yet? Assessing the Risks to Library Collections and Operations" on June 24, 2010 (PDF | 930KB)
January 2010
Dr. Simon Liu Named New NAL Director (PDF | 57KB)

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