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 ...

(WHTM) – The U.S. Congress needed some books. While they met in New York City and Philadelphia in the 1780s and 1790s, they had access to some excellent local libraries for research and reference. But ...

THE legislative history of the Library of Congress, although not a brief, is a meagre one. It was established in the year that witnessed the removal of the capital to Washington ; but from 1802, when ...

After Russian police started using facial-recognition cameras to identify men wanted by military authorities, a young bank ...

The Library of Congress has announced a major gift intended to enhance the experience of its visitors. The Kislak Family Foundation is donating $10 million to fund a new space for exhibitions, the ...

Bobby Prince's groundbreaking soundtrack is one of 25 recordings inducted into the famed Library of Congress today.

The Library of Congress is preserving a little piece of Hell by inducting the soundtrack to the original Doom into the National Recording Registry. The album of demon-slaying trac ...

"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.

Author Jason Reynolds was named the Library of Congress’ newest national ambassador for young people’s literature on “CBS This Morning.” The two-year position aims to raise the nation’s appreciation ...