A century later, the great war lives on.

• Position: The World Yesterday

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I-- known as The Great War at the time--the Library of Congress is offering an array of exhibitions, lectures, symposia, blogs, publications, digitized collections, Victory Gardens, veterans' stories, educational tools, film programs, and research guides.

The Library uniquely is prepared to tell the story of U.S. participation in World War I, as it holds the largest multi-format collection of materials on the American experience in the Great War. The "War to End All Wars" began for this country on April 6, 1917, when Congress formally declared war on the German Empire, and concluded Nov. 11, 1918, with the Armistice agreement.

In February, the Library launched a web portal providing comprehensive access to the Library's WWI resources and programming. Featured content includes digitized collections, such as World War I posters; maps of military battles and campaigns; WWI sheet music; The Stars and Stripes newspaper; and the Veterans History Project. Resources for K-12 teachers, blog posts, guidance for researchers, exhibitions, lectures, symposia, and other events are listed.

Exhibitions. "World War I: American Artists View the Great War," on view through Aug. 19, focuses on the U.S. artistic response to The Great War, featuring posters, political cartoons, illustrations, fine prints, popular prints, documentary photographs, and fine art photographs.

"Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I" April 4-Jan. 31, 2019, will mark the U.S.'s involvement in WWI, examining the upheaval of world war as Americans experienced it--domestically and overseas. Initially, it will feature 200 items but, during its 21-month run, numerous other artifacts will be rotated into the display.

Victory Gardens. The Architect of the Capitol will plant WWI-style Victory Gardens in two beds on the south side of the Jefferson Building along Independence Ave. and in a bed in the Jefferson southwest courtyard during this spring/summer and spring/summer 2018.

Educational Tools. "WWI: What Are We Fighting for Over There?" Lesson plans for teachers that let students explore the debate about entering the war using Library of Congress...