Inauguration+Resources

SIRS Discoverer (our Info Center online information database) has lots of great resources. The presidential inauguration is SIRS Discoverer's " January Spotlight of the Month. "

If you are interested in sharing the pres i dential inauguration with your students, C-SPAN has video clips on this and past presidential inaugurations. C-SPAN will also be broadcasting live online from 6 AM EST (12:00 PM our time) on January 20th. Welcome to C-SPAN's Inauguration Hub http://www.c-span.org/politics/c-span-inauguration-hub.aspx You can watch LIVE video feeds from key events throughout the Presidential Inauguration in our online Control Room. Click on the channel thumbnails in the grid above to tune in the feed you'd like to watch. We'll be providing LIVE video coverage from 6am ET until midnight on January 20th.

PBS will also be streaming the inauguration live. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/white_house/inauguration2009/ The NewsHour’s inauguration coverage extends beyond the NewsHour broadcast on PBS. The [|Online NewsHour] will produce a page dedicated to inauguration coverage that includes: ·» Live, streaming video of PBS and The NewsHour’s inauguration coverage » A map of inaugural events that details city preparations, historical information and much more » A historical timeline of notable inaugurations of the past » Streaming video, text, audio and analysis of Barack Obama’s inaugural speech » Insider Forums where viewers can pose questions to experts on civil rights history and other subjects » Photo and text updates on inauguration events via Twitter and Flickr The //Our White House// Kids Inauguration Celebration Kit! is available now online at : http://www.ourwhitehouse.org/inaugurationkit.html (We have this wonderful book in the Information Center!)

Fun Stuff: " Kids' Inaugural: We Are The Future " -- After being part of the day of service, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will host a free Kids' Inaugural concert for the children of military families. Performances by Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Bow Wow and others will be broadcast on [|www.disney.com/usa]