The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United ... Origin and History · List of librarians of Congress

During her tenure, Dr. Hayden has prioritized efforts to make the Library and its unparalleled collections more accessible to the public. Through her social ...

19 июл. 2016 г. · Perhaps most importantly, she'll be responsible for modernizing how the library handles its collections. Hayden's predecessor James Billington, ...

The LOC maintains its primary mission of informing legislation through researching inquiries made by members of Congress, which is carried out through the ...

18 июл. 2016 г. · The Librarian oversees all of the functions of the library, acting as liaison between the Library as institution and the government.

The office of the Librarian of Congress carried little formal authority until 1897, when the same law that gave the Senate the power to approve a president's ...

30 июн. 2015 г. · The Librarian is in charge of overseeing the Library of Congress, managing congressional relations, appointing staff—including the Poet Laureate ...

The Library of Congress provides direct research assistance to the U.S. Congress through the Congressional Research Service (originally the Legislative ...

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden discusses the dynamic and essential role libraries play in American life—as community spaces, information repositories, ...