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  • 25 Films Named to National Film Registry
    ibrarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 important motion pictures--classics and genres from every era of American filmmaking--to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, including "The Asphalt Jungle," "Deliverance," "A Face in the Crowd," "The Invisible Man," "Sergeant York" and "The Terminator."

  • President-Elect Obama To Take Oath of Office on Lincoln-Inaugural Bible from Library of Congress
    President-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009, will take the oath of office on a Bible from the Library of Congress’ collections that is steeped in history — the same Bible upon which Abraham Lincoln swore March 4, 1861, to uphold the Constitution.

  • Sermons and Orations Relating to 2009 Presidential Inauguration Sought
    On Jan. 20, 2009, the United States will inaugurate Barack Obama, the country?s first African-American president. In anticipation of citizens? efforts to mark this historic time around the country, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will be collecting audio and video recordings of sermons and orations that comment on the significance of the inauguration of 2009.

  • Pallante New Associate Register of Copyrights
    Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters has named Maria A. Pallante to the position of Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs, effective December 21, 2008. Pallante brings extensive experience to the position, having worked as a copyright lawyer for more than 18 years in Washington, D.C. and New York City, in both the public and private sectors. She succeeds David O. Carson, who will return to his former position as general counsel of the office.

  • Library Announces Holiday Hours
    The following is the holiday operational schedule, including closures, for the public for the Library of Congress through January 2009.

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