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|| Library Highlights ||
Library Experience at myLOC.gov
New exhibitions and technologies inspire, engageWise Guide to loc.gov
Hanukkah, butterflies, "color" photos, paper preservation and moreWebcasts from the Library
An evening with renowned Nigerian author Chinua AchebePlaces in the News
Headline locations from the Library's map collectionsToday in History | December 19
Travel back in time through American Memory
|| Popular Topics & Collections ||
|| News from the Library ||
Announcement: Special Library holiday hours through January More...
- 2008 Kluge Prize Awarded
Historians Peter Brown, Romila Thapar received prize at Dec. 10 ceremony - New Interactive Features in "Experience"
Extended hours for visitors, Library connects to new Capitol Visitor Center - Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit Opens Feb. 12
"With Malice Toward None" celebrates 200th birthday of America's 16th president
|| The Library at Work ||
- Lifelong Literacy
Encouraging children to become engaged in reading - Help Your National Library
Lend a hand as the Library preserves knowledge & creativity - Flickr Photo Pilot
Sharing photographs with a broad new audience in a Web 2.0 community - Audio-Visual Conservation
Preserving, and providing access to the world’s audiovisual heritage - Digital Preservation
Collecting and preserving digital knowledge for future generations
|| Did You Know? ||
Did you know that on Christmas Eve, 1851, the Library of Congress, originally housed in the Capitol, caught fire for the second time that century, destroying 55,000 volumes?