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It takes a certain kind of warped sensibility to find the light side of cannibalism. But the late musical theater composer ...
Stephen Sondheim ‘s vast catalogue of work has been acquired for preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress has acquired the manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks of ...
Starting Jan. 1, the Library of Congress will take a more selective approach to cataloging the popular social network. ... All you need is your library card. 04/25/2025 ...
An exhibition that reconstructs Thomas Jefferson's library at the Library of Congress. The library’s collections are so extensive that Jefferson’s books now fill only a room.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not really about the books. It’s a power struggle with potentially vast consequences. The Library of Congress not only stores the world’s largest collection of books ...
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 ...
The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, ... No one under 16 can get a reader card to access the collection. Those 16 and 17 require a parent’s permission.
The Library of Congress is not a traditional circulating library but is instead a research library. No one under 16 can get a reader card to access the collection.
Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.
Library of Congress Gains Ownership of 1690 Stradivari Viola. April 30, 2025, 7:57 AM · After housing the instrument on loan since 1977, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday that it has ...
Gaines and deputy director Marian Huttner oversaw the creation of a computerized online bibliographic database to replace the card catalog, switching the Library from its unique Brett-Dewey Decimal ...