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One part of the system recently required a closer look.

Thomas Jefferson Building of the LOC. Image Credit: TheAgency via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

Congress established the Library of Congress on April 24, 1800. Today, it's the largest library collection on Earth.

Rather than promoting anarchy, it's boosting circulation.

The modern presidential library is more than a roadside attraction.

The fictional "Chuck Finley" checked out 2361 books last year.

Composer George Butterworth destroyed many of his early works before he left to fight in World War I, making it a rare find.

Nothing was Google-able, and we had to walk uphill both ways.

al-Qarawiyyin University's historic book repository in Fez, Morocco, has a fresh new look.

White Settlement, Texas, is currently embroiled in a political fight over Browser, the local library cat.

Come for the books. Stay for the free yoga.

Libraries often benefit from the extra cash (if they're allowed to keep it).

Better late than never?

Here's how one public library is working to make a difference.

These librarians are lending out everything from ties to telescopes.

The pages of the Renaissance-era medical text feature intricate flaps that lift to reveal the inner workings of the human body.

Your diploma is no excuse to stop learning.

With a little help from Reddit, the librarian who unearthed the work identified it as a copy of the rare Cedid Atlas.

Patience and Fortitude did not get a warm reception in 1911: residents thought they were "monstrosities."

Go forth and download high-res images.

Pickering & Greatbatch via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

A new analysis of thousands of books finds that bestselling titles from the last few decades contain fewer strongly positive or negative words than older works such as ‘Pride and Prejudice’.

The library’s extensive Witchcraft Collection is open to the public and available online.

The Mütter Museum recently discovered it owns the nation's largest collection of books bound in human leather—and now a research team is trying to track down the rest of the world’s examples.

The Alaska Resources Library and Information Services doesn't just loan books—you can also borrow from its taxidermy collection.

Ragesoss via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Why the founder of the Dewey Decimal system and the American Library Association was kicked out of his own organization.

American Library Association Updates Its CRAAP Test for Spotting Fake News

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Librarian Creates Fake Patron to Keep Books on Shelves

Long-Lost Christmas Drinking Song Discovered at Oxford

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The World's Oldest Library in Morocco Reopens Its Doors to the Public

Texas Town Fires—Then Rehires—Its Library Cat

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What Are Library Late Fees Used For?

Woman In New Zealand Returns Library Book That Was 68 Years Overdue

8 Librarians Who Lend Out More Than Books

The Art of Repairing and Digitizing a 400-year-old 3D Book

7 Affordable Ways to Further Your Education After College

A Rare Ottoman Atlas Was Rediscovered in Norway's National Library

Birthing the New York Public Library Lions

11 Highlights From the New York Public Library’s New Public Domain Collections

Proof Victorian Novels Were Way More Sentimental

Become an Expert Witch-Finder at Cornell University

The Quest to Discover the World's Books Bound in Human Skin

You Can Check Out Taxidermy at This Alaskan Library

Melvil Dewey's Dark Side