The Main Reading Room works with partners across the Library to digitize General collections materials, helping all Library users gain access to unique collection items. We regularly digitize …

This collection contains cultural heritage materials gathered during the World Digital Library (WDL) project, including thousands of items contributed by partner organizations worldwide as …

Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government beginning October 1, 2025, all Library of Congress buildings are closed and all public events are canceled until further notice.

There are ongoing efforts to digitize and provide free online access to Library of Congress collections. In addition to these freely available online digital collections, the Library of …

The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division …

The Law Library continues to digitize legal and legislative materials to help users gain access to important historical documents. The Law Library regularly adds digitized content, as noted in …

Digitized manuscript collections are available as digital images in various formats and are accompanied by descriptive information and related articles and essays written by Division …

Use the online catalog to search the Library's collections by keyword or browse materials by subject, title, author & more. While much of our content is available in digital format, a majority …

This page features items from the Library's digital collections that are free to use and reuse. The Library believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no known copyright, or has …

This document describes how we will secure the Library’s position in an increasingly digital world as we realize our vision that all Americans are connected to the Library of Congress.