Who is in charge of the Library of Congress: Congress or the president? Until recently, the settled answer in Washington was that the world’s largest library was, as its name states, a legislative ...

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said she does not feel her termination was personal and that she is concerned there is not much awareness from the White House on what the library actually ...

My local Goodwill has hundreds of books, hardbacks as well as paper, for $1 or less. By liquidating the Library of Congress, we can cut costs, raise needed revenue and stimulate for-profit businesses ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sze is the author of 12 poetry collections and recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Library of ...

In 1894, Richard R. Wright published “A brief historical sketch of Negro education in Georgia.” The 60 page pamphlet provided an investigation into the lengths to which Black people had gone to secure ...

Last month, Carla Hayden was nearing the end of her ten-year term as Librarian of Congress. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Hayden was the 14th Librarian of Congress since 1802. She was a history ...

This extensive essay explores the relationship of the Library of Congress with the Smithsonian Institution. The Library developed relationships with other national libraries over the years, but none ...

Housing 162 million books, periodicals, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, and images distributed across 838 miles of shelving, the Library of Congress is a treasure trove of knowledge akin to a ...

Libraries have been buffeted by a string of policies and executive orders in the first year of Donald Trump's second ...