Library of Congress Tour

An overview of the history of the Library of Congress. Also available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-6631/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress

NEWS: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has today added 25 national treasures of cultural, historic & aesthetic importance to our National Film Registry. Watch the announcement, then read more: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-18-144/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress

A night of iconic films! Tune in to Turner Classic Movies tonight starting in ONE HOUR (8 pm ET) for a screening of select films added to the National Film Registry, plus a discussion with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and film historian Jacqueline Stewart. The night begins with a screening of "Battle of the Century," followed by "Lilies of the Field" (clip below), "Illusions," "The Joy Luck Club" and "Cabin in the Sky." | The Library of Congress

The archival collections of the Library include the largest body of early indigenous American music recordings in the U.S.: about 10,000 wax cylinders of songs and stories. Many of them are recordings made by Omaha ethnographer Francis La Flesche (pictured). La Flesche was the first professional Native American ethnologist and a member of the Omaha Nation. His recordings and others like them are used by both native and non-native researchers. Their greatest value lies in the cultures and languag