On October 14, 2019, the Jefferson Building opened the doors of the Main Reading Room to the general public, providing tours and a chance to learn about a few of the divisions within the Library of Congress. Staff welcomed 5,437 visitors, including the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Representatives from the Law Library of Congress, Science, Technology & Business, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, U.S. Copyright Office, Serial and Government Publications, and Local History & Genealogy divisions were in attendance displaying collection materials and discussing their resources.
At our Law Library table, we wanted to show visitors that not all law books are intimidating, multi-volume treatises. With that goal in mind, and because we knew many of the visitors would be families with children, we showcased our collection of biographies on Supreme Court