15K views · 642 reactions | We couldn't let Joni Mitchell come all the way to Washington for a concert held in her honor and NOT give her a personalized tour of some Library treasures. Watch this space for more from her visit as we count down to the Gershwin Prize concert, airing March 31 on PBS. | The Library of Congress | Facebook

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Today, Library Collections Officer Beatriz Haspo is giving us a ᵗᶦⁿʸ ᵗᵒᵘʳ of the Library's ᵐᶦⁿᶦᵃᵗᵘʳᵉ books. Learn more: https://blogs.loc.gov/preservation/2021/12/the-miniature-book-collection/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress

2.4K views · 38 reactions | Library of Congress Historian John Y. Cole reveals fascinating facts about the Library history in a presentation designed to train volunteers and docents at the Library. (66 min) Available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5058/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress | Facebook

The archival collections of the Library include the largest body of early indigenous American music recordings in the U.S.: about 10,000 wax cylinders of songs and stories. Many of them are recordings made by Omaha ethnographer Francis La Flesche (pictured). La Flesche was the first professional Native American ethnologist and a member of the Omaha Nation. His recordings and others like them are used by both native and non-native researchers. Their greatest value lies in the cultures and languag

An overview of the history of the Library of Congress. Also available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-6631/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress