The library honored Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which has donated more than 300 million books to U.S. children under ...

The 2026 Library Of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize For Film has announced six finalists in the running for the lucrative ...

The Library of Congress' National Book Festival is this Saturday, August 22, in Washington, D.C., and Ann Patchett is being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The main reading room is seen at the Library of Congress on June 13, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Carla Hayden, ...

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 ...

"As the oldest federal institution, the Library of Congress serves as a steward to some of the country’s most defining works — inspiring learners, creatives and artists — for more than two centuries.

Most travelers come to Washington D.C. with grand monuments in mind. Visions of white domes, towering obelisks, and years of history remembered in carved stone. Tucked just behind the Capitol, past ...

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 dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication between the Library of Congress and ...

A rare draft of the Declaration of Independence, now on display at the Library of Congress, was written by Thomas Jefferson and contains edits from fellow Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin and John ...