For lovers of rare books and manuscripts, the Library of Congress is an enchanting place to spend the day. I have just returned from a trip there organized by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ...

Two hundred years after the U.S. Congress purchased a huge collection of books belonging to former President Thomas Jefferson, it remains one of America’s greatest literary treasures and has become ...

The Library of Congress has managed to re-create —with the help of rare-book collectors —-the missing two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's Library. Mark Dimunation, of the Library of Congress, discusses ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. I was sitting at a table in the reading room of the rare book division of ...

2008-11-27T12:36:02-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ff7/280865-m.jpgMark Dimunation led a tour of Thomas Jefferson’s library at the Library of Congress ...

PORT HADLOCK — Along with moving into a renovated building, the Jefferson County Library is in line for new leadership: Library Director Ray Serebrin is retiring and will be replaced by Associate ...

The Jefferson Parish Library will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a kickoff celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 9, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The festivities ...

The Jefferson Parish Library won't reshelve or remove 12 books that feature discussions of sexuality and gender and were the subject of a coordinated barrage of complaints. In letters sent on April 18 ...