Letters About Literature, the Library of Congress reading-and-writing contest now in its 26th year, is accepting applications beginning Nov. 1 for the 2018-19 cycle. For the first time, letters will be submitted electronically. For more information about …
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress will recognize the 155th anniversary of this historic speech with a one-day celebration, including work stations for a hands-on …
And now for something completely different. On November 8, Jer Thorp, the Library of Congress Innovator-in-Residence, will take over the @LibraryCongress Twitter account to host a #SerendipityRun. What’s a #SerendipityRun? Let’s ask Jer: #SerendipityRun is …
Jorie Graham will receive the 2018 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry for her book “Fast.”The Library of Congress will award the 2018 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry to Jorie Graham for her 2017 book “Fast.” Graham, who is …
It has been 200 years since English novelist Mary Shelley captured our imagination with the Gothic classic "Frankenstein." Watch LIVE as the Library of Congress hosts “Frankenreads,” a Bloomsday-style public read-athon of the novel in its …
The Library of Congress today launched crowd.loc.gov, a crowdsourcing program that will connect the Library with virtual volunteers to transcribe text in digitized images from the Library’s historic collections. This project enables anyone with access to …
"Game Faces" was published by Smithsonian Books in association with the Library of Congress in October.A new book, “Game Faces: Early Baseball Cards from the Library of Congress,” offers baseball fans and historians a visual delight that …
President Theodore Roosevelt is shown in 1910 after he had left the White House. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)The largest collection of the papers of President Theodore Roosevelt, documenting his extraordinary career in the White …
The Library of Congress appointed Suzanne Schadl, academic expert in Latin American studies, as chief of the Hispanic Division. Schadl has more than 16 years of teaching and library experience. Schadl was curator of the Latin American collections at the …
In July 1992, Scholastic, Inc. introduced R.L. Stine's Goosebumps book series. Nearly 25 years later, Stine is now one of the best-selling children's authors in history. Join us as he stops by the Library of Congress on his promotional tour for …
A survey drawing of Daniel Chester French’s studio Meadowlark-Chesterwood, by the team of Tenzin Nyandak and Grace Meloy, and led by Ashley Wilson of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Coinciding with World Architecture Day on Oct. 1, the …
In July 1992, Scholastic, Inc. introduced R.L. Stine's Goosebumps book series. Nearly 25 years later, Stine is now one of the best-selling children's authors in history. Join us as he stops by the Library of Congress on his promotional tour for …
U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith tours a school in New Mexico as part of her project “American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities” in January 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller, Library of Congress.U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith will soon …
Following more than a year of exploration, research and input from staff and experts, the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced a new strategic plan, “Enriching the Library Experience.” In executing this strategic plan over the next five years …
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs between September 15 and October 15, various divisions throughout the Library of Congress will host a collections display, a series of lectures, concerts, book talks and other programs and initiatives. …
Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan. Crescent Moon, Estefan Enterprises Inc.Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that husband-and-wife team Emilio and Gloria Estefan are the next recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular …
The John W. Kluge Center in the Library of Congress has welcomed a new cohort of scholars, who will be in residence during the fall and winter. They will be involved in research, conversations with lawmakers and their staff, as well as in programs for the …
In celebration of the new school year, the Library of Congress welcomed two teachers from Connecticut and Idaho to work closely with the Library’s primary sources collections in Washington, D.C. The following teachers will help make primary sources at the …
The Library of Congress, in collaboration with educational organizations, today announced the launch of two new web- and mobile-based applications related to Congress and civics for use in K-12 classrooms.The Library of Congress, in collaboration with …
2018 Kluge Prize recipient Drew Gilpin Faust. Photo by Stephanie Mitchell.Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that Drew Gilpin Faust, historian, university president and author of the Bancroft Prize-winning book “This Republic of Suffering: …
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