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Walt Whitman in his younger years, as shown in this 1854 engraving by Samuel Hollyer used in the 1855 first edition of "Leaves of Grass."
Series of Exhibits & Events at the Library of Congress for Whitman's 200th Birthday
April 26, 2019
The Library of Congress will celebrate the 200th anniversary of American poet and changemaker Walt Whitman’s birthday in spring 2019 with a series of exhibits, public programs and a digital crowdso
Rare Persian-Language Manuscripts Now Online at Library of Congress
April 1, 2019
Library of Congress Receives Major Grant to Support National Book Preservation Plan
February 7, 2019
The Library of Congress announced that it has received a $540,000 grant from The Andrew W.
Only Known Surviving Muslim American Slave Autobiography Goes Online at the Library of Congress
January 16, 2019
James H. Billington (1929-2018): A Remembrance
November 30, 2018
"If we didn't already have libraries, they would now have to be invented. They are the keys to American success in fully exploiting the information highways of the future," wrote James H.
Manuscript of Gettysburg Address on Display at Library of Congress for 155th Anniversary
November 15, 2018
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
New Book: "Game Faces: Early Baseball Cards from the Library of Congress"
October 23, 2018
LOC Puts Papers of President Theodore Roosevelt Online
October 18, 2018
Remembering Collector Jay Kislak
October 9, 2018
We were saddened to learn last week of the death of Jay Kislak, an extraordinary collector and a generous philanthropist to several libraries, including the Library of Congress and the Kislak Cente
Library of Congress Announces Winners of 2018 Literacy Awards
September 4, 2018
Three organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading in the United States and worldwide were awarded the 2018 Library of Congress Literacy Awards at the National Book Festival gala, L