Using synthetic DNA, the LOC shrunk down handwritten lyrics to the ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ a rendering of Abe Lincoln’s hand, ...

The Library of Congress is preserving a little piece of Hell by inducting the soundtrack to the original Doom into the National Recording Registry. The album of demon-slaying trac ...

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The FixIt+ platform uses AI-generated transcripts as a starting point, then relies on volunteers to refine them so historic ...

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 week ...

The Library of Congress’ 2026 National Recording Registry class includes influential works by Beyoncé, Ray Charles, Chaka ...

A tiny piece of straw-colored twine attached the right stem of Abraham Lincoln’s eyeglasses to the bow — and wrenched Carla Hayden’s heart. The spectacles were in Lincoln’s pockets when he was fatally ...

Bobby Prince's groundbreaking soundtrack is one of 25 recordings inducted into the famed Library of Congress today.

A stalemate at the Library of Congress continued Tuesday with no easy resolution in sight, as lawmakers considered how far to wade in. Citing “executive overreach,” House Minority Leader Hakeem ...

The narratives will be added to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, which is a collection of more than 119,000 ...