When the president unexpectedly fired the librarian of Congress, a prominent legislator denounced the “open despotism which now rules at Washington.” The year was 1829, and as Andrew Jackson installed ...

Concerts from the Library of Congress will launch an exciting, yearlong America 250 celebration this January, presenting a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sze is the author of 12 poetry collections and recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Library of ...

The year is 1925. The Great Gatsby is published, the jazz age is swinging, and on October 28th, a new concert hall opens at an unlikely spot — the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C. If only its ...