News from the Library of Congress
May 2023
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May 31, 2023 (23-051)Library Welcomes Junior Fellows to Summer Internship Program The Library of Congress announced the appointment of 50 undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students to its Junior Fellows Program on May 22. Following three years of being conducted virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s students will work in a new hybrid style, either remotely or on-site. This year’s students are from 21 states and the District of Columbia. The group will...- Date: 2023-05-31
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May 18, 2023 (23-050)Connecting Communities Digital Initiative Announces Next Round of Award Opportunities for Libraries, Archives, Museums, Higher Education and Artists/Scholars in Residence Individuals and educational and cultural institutions who seek to imaginatively remix and reuse the Library of Congress’ digital collections and create projects centering one or more of the following groups, Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander and/or other communities of color — are invited to apply to award opportunities through the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative.The Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, part...- Date: 2023-05-18
April 2023
March 2023
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March 9, 2023 (23-019)Library of Congress Releases Fourth Season of "America Works" Podcast The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has released its fourth season of “America Works,” an innovative podcast series celebrating the diversity, grit and creativity of American workers in the face of economic uncertainty. The new season, launched today, features stories from a cement plant worker, a grocery store cashier, a professional wrestler, a midwife, a herdswoman, and a neonatologist, among others.The...- Date: 2023-03-09
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March 1, 2023 (23-018)Library of Congress Holds Symposium on Women Leadership in Tech and Investments for International Women's Day The Library of Congress Science, Technology and Business Division will co-sponsor an International Women’s Day symposium on Wednesday, March 8, with Parliament51, a social impact venture that promotes equal opportunities for women in the workforce. The symposium will bring together scientists, entrepreneurs and technology experts to discuss the current state of investments in technology, increasing women in leadership positions, and incorporating diverse thinking into...- Date: 2023-03-01
February 2023
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February 21, 2023 (23-027)Open Submissions for Fifth Annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film The Better Angels Society, the Library of Congress, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation today announced the open call for entries for the fifth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which recognizes exemplary accomplishment in historical documentaries.The award, which was established in 2019, recognizes one late-stage documentary film that uses original research and compelling narrative to tell stories that bring American...- Date: 2023-02-21
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February 14, 2023 (23-017)Library of Congress Receives $2.5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Library of Congress has received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The grant will support the launch of Library programs to enhance public understanding of religious cultures in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia over a five-year period.This is the largest Lilly Endowment grant to the Library of Congress, and the largest private...- Date: 2023-02-14
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February 7, 2023 (23-007)Library of Congress Releases Newly Digitized Colonial-era African Postcards The Library of Congress has announced the initial release of over 1,300 newly digitized postcards from the Africana Historic Postcard Collection, which depicts life under French, Italian, German, Belgian and British colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1890s until the end of the 1930s.More than 5,000 colonial-era postcards will comprise the online collection in the future to help researchers, teachers and students, and...- Date: 2023-02-07
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February 1, 2023 (23-016)Library Opens New Web Archive Collection, Features Programs for Black History Month A new web archive collection from the Library of Congress documents the civil unrest sparked by the police murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The Protests Against Racism Web Archive contains a selection of websites documenting protests against racism and police brutality against Black people, as well as grass roots movements and activism calling for police reform.The release of the web archive...- Date: 2023-02-01
January 2023
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January 25, 2023 (23-A01)Jefferson Building Access Changes, Jan. 26 On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Thomas Jefferson Building will close to the public at 3 p.m. to prepare for a special event. This will affect the Great Hall, all exhibitions and the Library Shop.Researchers may access Jefferson Building reading rooms until 5 p.m. The Main Reading Room, usually open until 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, will close early, at 6 p.m. The West Basement (Carriage)...- Date: 2023-01-25
December 2022
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December 8, 2022 (22-A04)Holiday Schedule Dec. 2022-Jan. 2023 The following is the holiday operation schedule, including building closures, for the Library of Congress for December 2022 and early January 2023:Saturday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve)The Thomas Jefferson Building will be open to visitors with timed-entry passes from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Madison and Adams buildings and all Library of Congress reading rooms will be CLOSED.Sunday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day)All Library buildings...- Date: 2022-12-08