Carla Hayden, photographed at the Library of Congress in March 2019, was removed as Librarian of Congress by President Donald Trump on May 8. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images) The nation’s first African ...

On May 8, President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, because, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed, Hayden “did not fit the needs of the American ...

The Library of Congress is celebrating its 218th anniversary on Tuesday thanks to President John Adams. According to the Library of Congress, President Adams allocated $5,000 for books for the ...

The Library of Congress explained why it hosted an event for the investiture of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson but did not appear to hold any events celebrating the installations of ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Video game developers can win up to $20,000 as part of a new video game contest from the Library of Congress meant to inspire ...

On this day in history, April 24, 1800, President John Adams — the second president of the United States — approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of "such books as may be necessary for ...

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Four years after shuttering Thomas.gov and launching its replacement, Congress.gov, the Library of Congress is touting a host of new ...

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Carla Hayden speaks at the Office of Government Information Services Sunshine Week Program in March 2017. (U.S. National Archives / Flickr) The Library of Congress is feeling very confident about the ...

Calling all video game developers — the Library of Congress wants you to develop the next Oregon Trail. The 1970’s educational video game, meant to teach students about history by letting them play as ...