Author and journalist George Pendle loves the bombast of the world’s largest library. He takes us behind the scenes ...

March 9, 2026 - The Library of Congress has acquired one of the earliest known drawings of Yosemite Valley and a rare companion lithograph, both created in 1855 by artist Thomas Almond Ayres, ...

Thomas Ayres' drawings changed the course of Yosemite history.

The Library of Congress’ National Screening Room is a massive online repository that puts cinema’s most influential films at the tips of your fingers.

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, ...

Lizzo plays President James Madison's crystal flute in the flute vault at the Library of Congress on Sept. 26, 2022.Shawn Miller, Library of Congress. Republicans are mad Lizzo played James Madison's ...

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-2nd District) visited Edmonds Saturday afternoon to donate a collection of books from the Library of ...

The inspector general at the Library of Congress is reviewing a whistleblower complaint that the library lacks the authority to advance a controversial proposal that will alter the ornate Main Reading ...

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 but also an ...

An unidentified "adversary" hacked into the email system for the Library of Congress, accessing information sent via email between January and September 2024, the Library said. The library shared news ...

The Library of Congress explained why it hosted an event for the investiture of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson but did not appear to hold any events celebrating the installations of ...

The “plot,” such as it is, is a very short, very slapstick take on The Terminator, as a man’s hubris (turning a crank to make ...