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, ...

The Library of Congress (LOC) just announced which authors and books are going to be featured at their 2026 National Book Festival, and trust us when we say there's something for everyone. From ...

SPAN's Book TV has provided in-depth, uninterrupted coverage of the. On Saturday, August 22nd, Book TV is once again ...

Six-time history-making Tony winner Audra McDonald, most recently on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn as Rose in the ...

Influential Women, a media platform dedicated to highlighting the work of women leaders, has secured formal registration for ...

Since Laureen and I had just wandered the halls of Congress, it was time to saunter over to the Library of Congress. Well, in truth, it was hot and sweltering outside by this time of day and I wanted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lizzo plays President James Madison's crystal flute in the flute vault at the Library of Congress on Sept. 26, 2022.Shawn Miller, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new exhibition, which shows how the document was edited, also features an early copy of the Gettysburg Address ...

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 ...