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News Articles: Library of Congress

<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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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
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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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  • Neda Ulaby
A still from the 1975 coming-of-age film <em>Cooley High</em>.

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  • Movies

'Return of the Jedi,' 'Selena' and 'Sounder' added to National Film Registry

The Library of Congress annually picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity. Selections this year range from 'WALL-E' to 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?'

December 14, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
Nadine Seiler poses with a piece of artwork that was once displayed on the fence outside the White House. Seiler is working to find new homes for the 700+ signs/artifacts.

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  • Race

She guarded the Black Lives Matter memorial. Now, she's working to protect its art

Nadine Seiler, one of those who watched over a fence at what became Black Lives Matter Plaza, is working to find homes for more than 700 artifacts that once covered the structure near the White House.

October 02, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hours-long standoff Thursday. The incident prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings and businesses in the area.

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  • National Security

Questions About Security Around The Capitol Complex Emerge After Bomb Threat

The ease with which the attacker gained such close access to the Library of Congress on Thursday raises new questions about security, just seven months after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

August 20, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
A pickup is parked Thursday on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from a window of the U.S. Capitol. A man sitting in the truck told police he had a bomb. He later surrendered.

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  • Politics

Man Who Claimed To Have A Bomb Near The U.S. Capitol Surrenders

A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in his truck in front of the Library of Congress gave up after an hours-long standoff with police and is now in custody. No bomb was found in the truck.

August 19, 2021
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  • Brian Naylor
Kermit the Frog performs during the 2019 Newport Folk Festival. "The Rainbow Connection" is now part of the Library of Congress audio collection.

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  • Arts & Life

Works By Thomas Edison, Kermit The Frog Inducted Into Library Of Congress

The Library of Congress chose 25 titles considered "audio treasures worthy of preservation" to join the National Recording Registry collection.

March 25, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Adventurer and filmmaker Aloha Wanderwell working on her 1929 film "With Car and Camera Around the World," which joined the National Film Registry this year.

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  • Arts & Life

'Grease,' 'Shrek' And A Record Number Of Women Directors Join National Film Registry

Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 movies to the National Film Registry to be preserved for posterity. This year's list includes a record number of female directors and directors of color.

December 14, 2020
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby

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