This blog post gives an overview of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, and the trademarks associated with his castle Neuschwanstein.
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Patron Services: Notice: Catalog and Library Accounts Downtime
08/25/2026
Catalog and Library Accounts Scheduled Downtime
The Library of Congress catalog and its associated Library card accounts system will be down for maintenance starting Wednesday, August 26th at 6pm EST. We anticipate that all operations will be restored by midnight. Search and requesting of materials (i.e., use of the online catalog) and the issuing of new library cards will be unavailable during this time.
New researchers needing a card may opt to obtain a temporary paper day pass for access to our reading rooms/research centers between 6:00 and 8:00pm that evening, but search and requesting will be unavailable during this time.
Folklife News & Events: Exhibit Opening, Panel, Concert, and Family Day September 17 & 19
08/25/2026
Join the American Folklife Center for Exhibit Opening Events in September!
The American Folklife Center's new exhibition, "Alive in Many Hands: The American Folklife Center at 50," is set to open to the public on September 17 in the Thomas Jefferson Building’s Southwest Gallery at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Together, the exhibition and related programs highlight the vital role that AFC plays in preserving and celebrating cultural traditions. These events honor the Center’s remarkable past and aim to inspire future generations to explore, appreciate, and contribute to living cultural traditions. Please join us for the following events to celebrate the opening:
September 17, 2026
Panel Discussion – Celebrating 50 Years of the American Folklife Center (September 17, 10:30am – 12:00pm, LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building)
A community of dedicated people who built the American Folklife Center will gather to celebrate 50 years of preserving and presenting folklife at the Library of Congress. Many critical figures – former and current directors, staff and board members – will assemble to tell the story the Center. Come celebrate the Center with the people who built it as they look toward to the next 50 years of preserving and presenting folklife at the Library of Congress.
Live! At the Library: "Alive in Many Hands" Opening (September 17, 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Great Hall, Thomas Jefferson Building)
Celebrate the grand opening of "Alive in Many Hands: The American Folklife Center at 50!" This exhibition celebrates the American Folklife Center’s 50th anniversary with highlights from the Center’s collections. The exhibition will explore how the Center helps preserve and share living cultural traditions, practices, and expressions throughout the world, including music and dance, food traditions, crafts-making, storytelling, and more.
Alive in Many Voices: A Concert Celebrating 50 Years of the American Folklife Center (September 17, 7:00 – 8:00pm, Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building)
American Folklife Center Board of Trustee members Natalie Merchant, Martha Gonzalez, and Lori Pourier will host an evening of performances by three groups of young musicians representing cultural communities from across the United States. Musical heritage represented by the special guests span traditional Oglala Lakhota (Sioux) songs from students at the Maȟpíya Lúta School, East L.A. Chicano music from Quetzal, and Appalachian old-time music from Bayla Davis.This event is free to the public, but registration is required.
September 19, 2026
Family Day, featuring the American Folklife Center (September 19, 10:30am – 3:30pm, Great Hall, Thomas Jefferson Building)
The American Folklife Center will also mark the opening of "Alive in Many Hands" with a Family Day that invites children, families, and visitors of all ages to engage with the Center’s collections and mission through interactive programming. Reflecting the exhibition’s themes of sharing and sustaining folklife, the event will feature collection-inspired crafts, an exhibition scavenger hunt, and special guests Los Herederos, who will demonstrate community documentation and participatory music-making with the Sonicycle, a bicycle outfitted for recording and sound. This event is free to the public, but registration is required.
Accessible seating for Library of Congress events is available upon request. Please request ADA accommodations at least five days in advance by contacting 202-707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.
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New LCSH Approved Lists for the Indigenous Headings Project have been posted.
These lists contain new or revised headings approved by the Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs (PTCP) Division of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA) Directorate and the Indigenous Headings Consultants Group (IHCG). Please read theIndigenous Headings Project Announcementfor more information.
On July 23, 2026, Suriname’s parliament adopted a draft law to abolish the death penalty. In a unanimous vote, 31 members of the National Assembly approved the country’s accession to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Second Optional Protocol obligates signatory state parties to abolish the death penalty entirely within their jurisdictions.Suriname ratified the ICCPR in 1976. It removed the death penalty as a punishment from the national Penal Code in 2015 and from the Military Penal Code in 2021....
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Primary sources allow students to investigate how prosthetic technology has evolved over time. Historical photographs, drawings, and sketches reveal how engineers continually improved designs through observation, experimentation, user feedback, and redesign.
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Jobs and Internship Opportunities Library Technician (VAR003399)
LC Organization Unit: Researcher and Collection Services
Grade: GS-08
Series: 1411
Minimum Salary: $63,940.00 per year
Maximum Salary: $83,119.00 per year
Work Schedule: Full-time-Complflex
Promotion Potential: GS-08
Duty Location: Washington, DC
Security Clearance: Other
Availability: Open to All
Telework Eligibility: On-Site
The Asian Division provides services to members of Congress and their staff, librarians, scholars, government agencies, academic institutions, the press, publishers, profit and nonprofit organizations, and the general public. The incumbent of this position is responsible for a variety of activities in support of Asian collections inventory control and tracking, both behind-the-scenes activities, e.g., problem resolution, quality control, searching collections storage areas for items not readily found or for which a problem might be present, support of the inventory program, and direct public service. The incumbent provides support to reader services in the Collections Services for readers using the Library's Asian collections that include monographs, serials, microfilms, microfiche, CDs, and online electronic resources.
LC Organization Unit: Researcher and Collection Services
Grade: GS-12
Series: 0301
Minimum Salary: $102,415.00 per year
Maximum Salary: $133,142.00 per year
Work Schedule: Full-time
Promotion Potential: GS-12
Duty Location: Culpeper, VA
Security Clearance: Other
Availability: Open to All
Telework Eligibility: Hybrid
The position is in the Administrative Office of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) in the Researcher Collections & Services Service Unit in the Library Collections and Services Group at the Library of Congress.
The Program Specialist reports directly to Administrative Officer in the Administrative Office. The position serves as the focal point for acquisition procedures and contract management and related issues and analysis. Gathers information, identifies and analyzes issues, and develops recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in a program or program support setting.
Provides technical guidance and assistance with contracting and acquisition issues for personnel.
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Patron Services: New Researcher Orientations & EXPLORA Resources and Digital Tools
08/25/2026
Join us for two upcoming virtual research orientations from the Latin American, Caribbean and European Division at the Library of Congress. These programs will introduce researchers to Library collections, digital resources, research tools, and the services available through the Hispanic and European Reading Rooms.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, join us for an introductory virtual orientation to the Hispanic Reading Room collections at the Library of Congress, designed especially for new researchers to the Library of Congress.
Participants will learn about the Reading Room’s collections, research services, and resources for exploring Latino and Latin American topics. Library staff will introduce collection materials and tools available to researchers and provide guidance for getting started with the Library’s extensive Latino collections. A Q&A will follow the presentation.
Hosted by the European Reading Room, join us for a virtual orientation to researching women in France and French Caribbean history using the collections and research tools of the Library of Congress.
Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division specialists will introduce participants to resources for researching women’s history in France and the French Caribbean, including digital resources, primary sources, and tools for identifying materials available both online and for use at the Library. The orientation will offer guidance on navigating the Library’s online research tools and when to contact the European Reading Room for further research assistance.
The program is intended for students, scholars, researchers, and others interested in French and French Caribbean history who would like to become more familiar with the Library’s collections and resources. A Q&A with collection specialists will follow the presentation.
NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS: Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.
Both events are presented by the Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division as part of the Library’s Research Orientations and Afternoons with the Library series.
If you’re interested in learning more about online resources related to Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies, you can sign up for a session exploring five of these tools. This session is sponsored by the SALALM Electronic Resources subcommittee and features the Handbook of Latin American Studies, coordinated out of the Hispanic Reading Room.
In 1776, as the American Congress was debating independence, a fleet of British ships arrived off the city of New York. The troops they carried would soon clash with an American army in the largest battle of the Revolution – the Battle of Long Island. Read more about it in our historic newspapers.
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