Discover the Library of Congress, the largest library in the USA and the world. Explore its vast collection of over 173 ...

It is unclear how Blanche would shape the Library of Congress as its temporary leader. Two officials from his office at the Justice Department showed up to the library on Monday morning as part of ...

President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are condemning his decision, which came after Hayden's appearance earlier this ...

Library of Congress hours are: Monday: Closed. Tuesday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ... The collection also has rare children's books, presidential papers, a Gutenberg Bible and historical publications.

Hayden is the first professional librarian to lead the Library of Congress in about 70 years. She was previously chief executive officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, and spent one ...

Stephen Tabor with the Huntington Library's copy of the Gutenberg Bible The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens When railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington bought a rare edition of ...

A Gutenberg Bible owned by the Huntington Library, in San Marino, California, has enjoyed some exciting exploits in its 600-year history. It’s been owned by Silesian nobles, traded by a Scottish ...

About 214 years later, in February 2016, Dr. Hayden made history when President Obama nominated her as the 14th Librarian of Congress. On July 12, 2016, the Republican Senate confirmed Hayden by a ...

The velvet-bound, burgundy tome, which lives at the Library of Congress, has been used three times since Lincoln took office: by President Barack Obama at his two inaugurations, and by Trump ...