Selected Publications from the Library of Congress

“Enlighten the people generally,” Thomas Jefferson once said, “and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of a new day.” In the spirit of Jefferson’s belief in universal education, the Library of Congress celebrates, preserves, and makes available the ideas, the creativity, and the intellectual heritage of its collections in its published books and calendars. Our hope is that through our publishing program, we can make our vast collections accessible to the American public. We also hope that our books will stir you to come to the Library of Congress to experience our collections firsthand.

Celebrating Books