Tuesday, January 23, 2018

New Book about The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is great! And it is the topic of a new book: John Y. Cole. America’s Greatest Library: An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress. According to Booklist Review:
Library of Congress historian Cole (Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress, 2005) has been with the institution for over 50 years. He utilizes his vast experience in this fact-filled history of the world’s largest library. From its inception in 1800 through the historic swearing in of Carla D. Hayden as the fourteenth Librarian of Congress in 2016, interesting and important dates and facts run throughout the book. Interspersed are plentiful black-and-white and color illustrations and brief background essays. This volume is recommended for anyone with an interest in the rich collections and cultural history that constitute the Library of Congress.— Jim Frutchey
Maybe I should now say that the Library of Congress is the greatest!

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