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When Mark Eden Horowitz, a senior music specialist at the Library of Congress, created a show-and-tell of the Library's music collection for Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim back in May of 1993 ...
Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples is like ‘burning the Library of Congress’ By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Jul 1, 2025 Updated Jul 2, 2025 Kathryn Jennings via CNN Newsource ...
Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, speaks on her dismissal, the future of libraries at Philadelphia event Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, ...
Stephen Sondheim's vast catalogue of work has been acquired for preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress has acquired Stephen Sondheim’s vast collection of manuscripts, drafts and ephemera, the library announced on Wednesday.
Library of Congress acquires Stephen Sondheim’s papers and manuscripts The eight-time Tony-winning composer’s sheet music and notes will be available to the public starting July 1.
Trump’s attack on the stewards of our country’s heritage and history is an attack on our national sense of self.
Dr. Carla Hayden, a trailblazing librarian of Congress, was fired by President Trump in May. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with her about being blindsided by the decision, the administration’s ...
Former CEO of Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library Carla Hayden spoke out about her termination from the Library of Congress.
Last month, Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her dismissal. She talks about libraries as bastions of ...
Who is in charge of the Library of Congress: Congress or the president? Until recently, the settled answer in Washington was that the world’s largest library was, as its name states, a ...