For lovers of rare books and manuscripts, the Library of Congress is an enchanting place to spend the day. I have just returned from a trip there organized by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ...

Two hundred years after the U.S. Congress purchased a huge collection of books belonging to former President Thomas Jefferson, it remains one of America’s greatest literary treasures and has become ...

The Library of Congress has managed to re-create —with the help of rare-book collectors —-the missing two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's Library. Mark Dimunation, of the Library of Congress, discusses ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. I was sitting at a table in the reading room of the rare book division of ...

2008-11-27T12:36:02-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ff7/280865-m.jpgMark Dimunation led a tour of Thomas Jefferson’s library at the Library of Congress ...

PORT HADLOCK — Along with moving into a renovated building, the Jefferson County Library is in line for new leadership: Library Director Ray Serebrin is retiring and will be replaced by Associate ...

The Jefferson Parish Library will host a free digital expo from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the North Kenner Library, 630 W. Esplanade Ave. The digital expo is designed to ...

The Jefferson Parish Library will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a kickoff celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 9, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The festivities ...