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SBSO guest has Wonder-ful ties...Wonder called Johnson on a Friday and said he wanted her to be in Washington on Tuesday. Wonder was receiving a lifetime award from the Library of Congress, and he wanted Johnson to perform one of his songs. "I said, 'Where is the... In this article: Stevie Wonder, IPod, Christmas music, When I Fall in Love, The Prayer, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Library of Congress, and Michelle Obama |
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ResourceShelf | 6 days ago
Law Library of Congress Adds Facebook Page
« Library Associations Release Guide from the Perplexed Part III on Google Book Search Amended Settlement Agreement Law Library of Congress Adds Facebook Page Now the Law Library of Congress has both a Twitter feed and a new Facebook...
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Library of Congress: Upcoming Events | 6 days ago
Biosphere and Human History
News from the Library of Congress Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639 Public contact: Robert Saladini (202) 707-2692 November 23, 2009 Historians David Christian and John R. McNeill to Present "The Anthropocene: Are We There...
In this article: David Christian, Nature, Paul Crutzen, Washington, D.C., and Macquarie University
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Library Announces December Film Series
News from the Library of Congress Press contact: Sheryl Cannady (202) 707-6456 November 23, 2009 December Film Series Announced at the Library's Packard Campus Theater The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual...
In this article: Diane Keaton, John Gilbert, Bette Davis, James Stewart, and World War I
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FOXNews.com: Politics | 6 days ago
Library of Congress Investigators Said to Get Guns Back, Restart Criminal Probes
...library's investigators are deputized by the U.S. Marshals, which falls under the Executive Branch, but they investigate abuses in the Library of Congress, which falls under the legislative branch. After strong objection from Library of...
In this article: Appropriation, Fiscal year, Government Accountability Office, and House Appropriations Committee
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Alan Lomax Fellowships Available
...the Alan Lomax Fellowship in Folklife Studies at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship for advanced...
In this article: John W. Kluge and United States
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Kansas City Star | November 18, 2009
Library of Congress names Paul McCartney the recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
...smiled and told the crowd, “We’ve got bigger amps now! ”</p><p>He also has a bigger mantel as of Monday, when the Library of Congress named him its third recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
In this article: Paul McCartney, Gershwin Prize, Paul Simon, James Billington, Grammys, Stevie Wonder, Washington, Ira Gershwin, and Beatles
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SFGate: Entertainment | November 18, 2009
Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney
Article:Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney:/c/a/2009/11/17/DDMT1AL77N.DTL Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney Paul McCartney played his first U.S. gig with the Beatles in Washington more than four decades ago. Reflecting...
In this article: Paul McCartney, Gershwin Prize, Beatles, James Billington, Grammys, Ira Gershwin, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon
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Another Database of Asked and Answered Questions from the Library of Congress
...U.S. Census. Excellent ready reference tools to know about. Today, another database of asked and answered questions This time it's a Library of Congress resource. The site is both browsable and searchable. The home page allows you to...
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Take Me Out to the Library of Congress
TITLE: Take Me Out to the Library of Congress SPEAKER: Martha Madden, Ernie Banks, Rep. Zach Wamp Librarian of Congress James H. Billington kicks off the Library's Baseball Americana Symposium with the help of Martha Madden, Ernie Banks...
In this article: Chicago Cubs, Ernie Banks, Zach Wamp, Living Legend Award, Baseball Hall of Fame, and Tennessee
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washingtonpost.com | November 15, 2009
Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney with the Gershwin Prize
...August, the 67-year-old smiled and told the crowd, "We've got bigger amps now!" Hopefully he has a bigger mantle, too: Monday, the Library of Congress will announce McCartney as its third recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
In this article: Paul McCartney, Gershwin Prize, The Beatles: Rock Band, James H. Billington, Grammys, Ira Gershwin, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, and Washington
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The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress and is the oldest federal institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books. The head of the Library is the Librarian of Congress, currently James H. Billington.
The Library of Congress was established by Congress in 1800, and was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century. After much of the original collection had been destroyed during the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold the library 6487 books, his entire personal library, in 1815. After a period of decline during the mid-19th century the Library of Congress began to grow rapidly in both size and importance after the American Civil War, culminating in the construction of a separate library building and the transference of all copyright deposit holdings to the Library. During the rapid expansion of the 20th century the Library of Congress assumed a preeminent public role, becoming a "library of last resort" and expanding its mission for the benefit of scholars and the American people.
The Library's primary mission is researching inquiries made by members of Congress through the Congressional Research Service; although it is open to the public, only legislators, Supreme Court justices and other high-ranking government officials may check out books. Through the United States Copyright Office, the Library of Congress also receives copies of every book, pamphlet, map, print, and piece of music registered in the United States. As the de facto national library, the Library of Congress promotes literacy and American literature through projects such as the American Folklife Center, American Memory, Center for the Book and Poet Laureate.
- Name:
- Library of Congress
- Location:
- Washington, D.C.
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1800
- No. of Employees:
- 3,691
- Size:
- 32,332,832 Books (138,313,427 total Items)
- Website:
- http://www.loc.gov
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