11K views · 461 reactions | Reference Librarian Dani Thurber takes us to her favorite part of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, which just so happens to be in the room where she works: The lovely Hispanic Reading Room! You can learn more about the reading room at the link in our Instagram bio. #HispanicHeritageMonth | The Library of Congress | Facebook

NEWS: The Library of Congress is announcing the appointment of Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2025-2026. Sze will begin his laureateship with a reading of his work on Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Library. During his term as Poet Laureate, Sze, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages. “What an amazing honor to be named the 25th Poet Laureate of the United States. As the son of C

Absolutely nobody wants Library of Congress collections getting WET. 🫣 However, it does happen from time to time, and that’s why the Preservation Emergency Response Team (PERT) exists. They are on-call to help mitigate damage when, for different reasons, collections encounter water. Recently, a training was held for the PERT members so they could get more comfortable handling large, wet paper items, such as maps and posters. (No Library collection items were damaged in the making of this video!