Library of Congress

Library of Congress and Mid-Atlantic Public Libraries Announce Summer Essay Contest
The Library of Congress today announced a summer essay contest in conjunction with public libraries in the Mid-Atlantic region encouraging rising 5th- and 6th-grade students to reflect on books tha
Sea Monsters and Old Maps
Authors Set for the 2013 National Book Festival
Atwood, Arana, Branch, DeLillo, Hosseini, Kingsolver, Oates, Paterson, Trethewey to Speak at 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival
Board Members Named for Library of Congress Literacy Awards
LOC National Book Festival Slated for Sept. 21-22
February 19, 2013—Library of Congress National Book Festival Slated for Sept. 21-22. 

Book-Lovers Invited to Take “Books That Shaped the World” Survey
Bible Used in Lincoln and Obama Inaugurations on Display
The Lincoln inaugural Bible used by Barack Obama when he took his first presidential oath of office in 2009—which will be used again by the president along with Martin Luther King’s Bible at the se
Watch Nights at the National Archives
Lincoln’s First Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation on Display in January
December 18, 2012--The Library of Congress will place on display the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, handwritten by President Abraham Lincoln, for six weeks beginning Jan.
Letters about Literature
Library of Congress to Host First International Summit of the Book
November 9, 2012Librarian of Congress: Books Are Imperative to an Informed Democracy; Singapore To Host 2013 Summit