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Head and shoulders photo of a Mac Barnett, a man with short hair and a short beard

New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Mac Barnett will celebrate the power of the picture book.

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Concerts from the Library

Spring series includes performances by Tania Léon, the Jupiter Quartet and Jlin.

A group of seated men in uniform looking upward and to the right, members of the U.S. Army Air Force 332nd Fighter Group in a briefing room, Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945

February Is Black History Month

Paying tribute to generations of Black Americans who struggled to achieve full citizenship.

A view of the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, with many people shown enjoying the beautiful architecture in the hall, on the stairs and in the gallery above

Thursday Night Fun & Programs

'Live! at the Library' features evening engagement in a gorgeous setting.

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Free to Use and Reuse: Winter

Winter scenes from cold-weather and warm-weather locations fill this set of images from the 1600s to the present. Unless otherwise noted, the images are from the Prints & Photographs Division.

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