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News Articles: Library of Congress

From left: Halle Berry, POTUS, Pope Leo.

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  • National

What Trump administration move puzzled scientists? Find out in the quiz

This week's quiz features real-life alchemy, nudity bans, expensive gifts, curriculum changes, and the new pope. Good luck!

May 16, 2025
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
Todd Blanche in May 2024 at the Manhattan Criminal Court during the hush money trial of President Donald Trump.

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  • Arts & Life

The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
As the Librarian of Congress, Hayden was tasked with digitizing the library's massive collection.

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  • Arts & Life

Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions

President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.

May 09, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, to be awarded to Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington March 1, 2023.

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  • National

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.

May 09, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Tracy Chapman performs during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Arts & Life

National Recording Registry adds Tracy Chapman, Hamilton and the Minecraft game soundtrack

There are 25 new additions to the Library of Congress collection. They include albums by Elton John, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and the original cast recording of Hamilton.

April 11, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Swedish pop giants ABBA, shown here posing in Stockholm in 1974, have been named to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.

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  • Arts & Life

ABBA, The Notorious B.I.G. and Green Day named to the National Recording Registry

Every year, the Library of Congress names 25 "audio treasures" to be preserved permanently. This year's selections range from ABBA and Green Day to World War I-era jazz pioneer James Reese Europe.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Macaulay Culkin in <em>Home Alone</em> from 1990

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  • Arts & Life

Two beloved Christmas classics just joined the National Film Registry

Every year, the Librarian of Congress selects 25 movies to be added to the National Film Registry. This year, the list included Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

December 13, 2023
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  • Neda Ulaby
Queen Latifah sings the National Anthem at the opening ceremony of the 2002 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing, New York.

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  • Music News

Queen Latifah and Super Mario Bros. make history in National Recording Registry debut

Every year, the Librarian of Congress announces 25 sound recordings to be preserved for posterity. Picks for 2023 include music by Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee, John Lennon, Mariah Carey and more.

April 12, 2023
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  • Neda Ulaby
<em>Iron Man</em>, from 2008, is one of the newest inductees into the National Film Registry, where it will be preserved for posterity.

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  • Arts & Life

'Iron Man,' 'Super Fly' and 'Carrie' are inducted into the National Film Registry

Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the National Film Registry to be preserved for posterity. This year's selections include Hairspray and When Harry Met Sally.

December 14, 2022
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  • Neda Ulaby
An artist's rendering of a new exhibition space at the Library of Congress.

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  • Arts & Life

A $10 million gift to the Library of Congress brings a new exhibition space

A hefty donation to the Library of Congress will fund new spaces and exhibitions. The first one is scheduled for next year.

November 01, 2022
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  • Neda Ulaby
Lizzo plays President James Madison's crystal flute in the flute vault at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 26, 2022.

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  • Music News

Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

September 29, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Library of Congress has acquired the life's work of radio producer Jim Metzner, who has spent decades traveling the world to capture rich soundscapes. While he's honored that they will be archived, he says he wants to make sure people actually listen to them.

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  • World

He spent decades recording soundscapes. Now they're going to the Library of Congress

Jim Metzner has traveled far and wide to record sounds of the world and share them with listeners. The Library of Congress will preserve thousands of tapes and other items dating back to the 1970s.

September 27, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Dunbar Creek

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  • History

Remembering Igbo Landing: The story of rebellion on Georgia's shores

Before St. Simons Island became a quaint beach town, it was a major port of entry for enslaved Africans. In 1803, some of the enslaved rebelled. Now, a new roadside historic marker will tell the story of that rebellion at a spot which you may have passed by without ever really seeing.

 

May 20, 2022
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  • Natalie Mendenhall
Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once displayed on the fence.

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  • Arts & Life

Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.

February 12, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Lionel Richie, shown performing at a benefit concert in 2019, is the recipient of this year's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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  • Music News

The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is going to pop star Lionel Richie

Richie, responsible for a seemingly endless catalog of hits, will be awarded the songwriting prize this spring by the Library of Congress.

January 13, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
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