HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point University broke ground Monday on a $100 million library that will serve as the university’s flagship when it opens in 2027. The John and Lorraine Charman Library will ...

First ed. published in 1902 by the Classification Division of the Library of Congress. "Additions and changes to October 1964": 61 p. at end.

At head of title: Library of Congress. First edition, 1910, by Charles Martel, chief classifier. The present edition has been prepared by Geo. M. Churchill, classifier, under supervision of Clarence W ...

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law ...

"Someday I'll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me," E. Y. (Yip) Harburg scrawled in pencil on a piece of yellow legal paper. And so was born a classic. By Paul Grein The Library ...

The only original “Over the Rainbow” lyric sketch, now at the Library of Congress, reflects a wider wave of American museums expanding their collections in 2024–2025. The Library of Congress has ...

A yearlong exhibition showcases nearly 200 items, spotlighting rare books, artifacts and surprising objects from the ...

Hickerson helped co-wrote two additional verses of the Pete Seeger folk classic "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" By Gil Kaufman Joe Hickerson, a singer-songwriter who served as the lead archivist ...

Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, a veteran musical duo from the Ozarks known collectively as The Creek Rocks, returned to Washington, D.C., this week to perform old-time songs at the Library of Congress.

The Library of Congress has awarded Geraldine Brooks, a Jewish author whose best-selling novels are often inspired by Jewish history, its prestigious 2025 Prize for American Fiction. Brooks, a former ...

A behind‑the‑scenes look at the Library of Congress, exploring the institution's history and touring through the library's rare books, photos, and maps. Former Librarian of Congress James Billington ...