Top of page
Posted by: Clay Smith
The Library’s Fantasy Book Night event on May 16th is proving to be popular—so much so that we recently released more free tickets. Check out the events that night and discover how to obtain tickets!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Clay Smith
Come to the Library of Congress on Saturday, May 11, at 2 PM to see George Takei share his life story and his newest book, "My Lost Freedom." Free tickets are required: read more to get yours!
Posted in: AAPI Heritage Month, Books, Family Day
Posted by: Robert Casper
PALABRA Archive curator Catalina Gómez details recordings just posted today and gives insight on the the history of the archive.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, Literary History, National Poetry Month
Posted by: Robert Casper
Senior Digital Collections Specialist Genevieve Havemeyer-King discusses the "civic duty" of uploading historic Library of Congress literary recordings to our website.
Posted in: Uncategorized
Posted by: Robert Casper
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón launches her signature project to great acclaim and coverage. And the NASA campaign featuring her poem "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" is up for a prestigious Webby Award—find out how you can help it win!
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Clay Smith
After a donation of the Mary Oliver Papers and the Mary Oliver Memorial Event Fund for Emerging Poets to the Library of Congress, the Library learned more about Oliver’s generous spirit. We talk in this interview with Bill and Amalie Reichblum, who have donated the papers and the fund to the Library.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, National Poetry Month, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Meg Medina invites your family to grab a free lottery ticket for a chance to meet her in person! The next Family Office Hours is on April 20th. Hurry, the lottery closes on April 4th!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Children and Teens
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Explore Afrofuturism and its deep historic connections with Black women’s literary and scientific work.
Posted in: Books, Intern Blogs, Lit Bits
Posted by: Robert Casper
Details of the Poet Laureate's signature project have just been announced, and we have news to share about Ada's TIME Magazine honor and SXSW opening event.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate