Since Laureen and I had just wandered the halls of Congress, it was time to saunter over to the Library of Congress. Well, in truth, it was hot and sweltering outside by this time of day and I wanted ...

Plan for afternoon and evening showers and storms. The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Virginia's primary is here. Seats for Lt. Gov. & attorney general are up for ...

(WHTM) – The U.S. Congress needed some books. While they met in New York City and Philadelphia in the 1780s and 1790s, they had access to some excellent local libraries for research and reference. But ...

On Nov. 1, 1897, the new Library of Congress building opened to the public. Previously, the library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. In the 20th century, two ...

The weekly outdoor movie series will screen classic films from the Library’s National Film Registry on Thursday evenings at sundown on the southeast lawn of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building.

The Library of Congress is unveiling an eclectic new exhibit drawing on the institution’s vast historical archives and designed to make the library a more popular and accessible destination for ...

Correction: Plans to build an oculus in the Library of Congress’s main reading room were scrapped in 2022. Curious what was in President Lincoln’s pockets on the day of his assassination? The contents ...

Ten First Street, Southeast : Congress builds a library, 1886-1897 : an exhibition in the Great Hall and on the second floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress / Helen-Anne Hilker ...

(A 2020 performance of “Rhapsody in Blue” by the U.S. Air Force Band) This month marks the 100th anniversary of an iconic piece of American music — George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The unique ...