Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room (Library of Congress)

The Library of Congress : Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room : Rare Book and Special Collections Division

Home

Notice: Appointments are optional, but encouraged. To help us better serve you, request a research appointment to ensure collection material is accessible during your visit at the Library. The Library of Congress asks all visitors to follow our COVID-19 health screening protocols, which are based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the Office of the Attending Physician of the U.S. Capitol. For additional instructions, see the Researcher Scheduling page.

Fresh Off the Digital Press

Relacion de las ceremonias...de los Indios de la provencia de Mechoacan

From the Jay I. Kislak Collection

Featured Finding Aid

Paul Avrich Anarchism Collection, 1890-2006

Paul Avrich Collection

Featured Image

Mme. Begué and her recipes; old Creole cookery.

Katherine Bitting Golden Collection

Featured LibGuide

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection at the Library of Congress

Location:
101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 239
Washington, D.C. 20540-4740
Contact Information
Map showing location

Hours:
Weekdays, 8:30am-5:00 pm
* Final book requests at 4:15pm
Closed Sat/Sun & Federal holidays

Ask a Librarian
Want to ask our reference staff a question about the rare book & special collections?

ATTENTION-- Before Visiting the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room: All researchers are advised to write or telephone the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site, and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Featured Digital Collection

Printed Ephemera: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

Now on exhibition, the celebrated blood hounds. Hero and spot. the monster blood hound hero ... Don't fail to see them!.

The unique materials of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, now totaling over 800,000 items, include books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. At the center is Thomas Jefferson's book collection, which was sold to Congress in 1815.

Home

The Library of Congress >> Researchers
April 26, 2023

Legal | External Link Disclaimer