At the Library of Congress National Book Festival on September 6, she will discuss her latest book, “Memorial Days,” a memoir about the sudden death of her husband in 2019. “I am honored by this ...

The Library of Congress has awarded Geraldine Brooks, a Jewish author whose best-selling novels are often inspired by Jewish history, its prestigious 2025 Prize for American Fiction. Brooks, a former ...

The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" ...

WASHINGTON — The significance of holding a children's story hour event at the Library of Congress is not lost on outspoken Christian actor Kirk Cameron, who has become a conservative face of the ...

LIVE Saturday September 6th 9am-6pm ET on Book TV Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen celebrated the start of the 2025 National Book Festival alongside several fea… Book TV presents coverage of ...

The Library of Congress has given a fuller explanation as to why large sections of the U.S. Constitution suddenly vanished from its official website. As TechCrunch previously reported, parts of ...

The removed portions of the Constitution include clauses that limit Congress' power to suspend habeas corpus and forbid titles of nobility in the United States Getty Images/Tetra images RF; Andrew ...

Key sections of the US Constitution were temporarily removed from Congress' website. Provisions including habeas corpus (due process) and the prohibition of nobility titles (like, say, King) vanished ...

A portion of Article 1, Section 8, as well as all of Article 1, Sections 9 and 10, were missing from the Constitution Annotated page on the Library of Congress' website the morning of Aug. 6. When the ...

CROFTON, MD ‒ Claire Holahan, 34, takes her toddler to the library once or twice a week for story time so she can play with other children and the library's toys. It's not until after bedtime that she ...

Photograph by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. In 1935, Washington philanthropist and renowned musical-soiree host Gertrude Clarke Whittall started the library’s collection of musical instruments by ...

Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress, who has held the position since 2016, received an unexpected email on May 8, 2025. “Carla, on behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform ...