For lovers of rare books and manuscripts, the Library of Congress is an enchanting place to spend the day. I have just returned from a trip there organized by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ...

Staffers at the Library of Congress have been looking for 250 books that belonged to Thomas Jefferson. He gave these books and several thousand more to start the library more than 200 years ago. For ...

Two hundred years after the U.S. Congress purchased a huge collection of books belonging to former President Thomas Jefferson, it remains one of America’s greatest literary treasures and has become ...

2008-11-27T12:36:02-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ff7/280865-m.jpgMark Dimunation led a tour of Thomas Jefferson’s library at the Library of Congress ...

The Library of Congress has managed to re-create —with the help of rare-book collectors —-the missing two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's Library. Mark Dimunation, of the Library of Congress, discusses ...

Finally tonight, as the nation celebrates its 238th birthday, Jeff takes a look at an effort to preserve a key part of its literary history. MARK DIMUNATION, Chief of Rare Books, Library of Congress: ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. I was sitting at a table in the reading room of the rare book division of ...

The Jefferson Parish Library will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a kickoff celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 9, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The festivities ...

This spring will be remembered, by history junkies at least, for the opening of a major new institution, one named after a polarizing leader, devoted to a divisive period, subsidized by taxpayers and ...

The nationwide movement to restrict access to books with LGBTQ+ themes at public libraries has landed in Jefferson Parish. A parish spokesperson confirmed that at least nine titles have been removed ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ARVADA — Rachel Massman scanned her library card in the reader, punched in a four-digit code and opened the door of the Express Library West Arvada — ...