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I've always wanted to visit the Library of Congress and now I have even more of a reason to do so. Any other advice or suggestions for my visit?

• joshklein 7y ago
  It may be the only way to find some of thing things preserved via citizen archives. I enjoyed the talk Ian MacKaye gave there about archiving the live performances of Minor Threat & Fugazi. Here [1] is a post on the subject. [1] https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2013/05/ian-mackaye-and-citizen-archiving/ https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2013/05/ian-mackaye-and-citi...
  • Sherl 7y ago
    Open only to citizens?
    • joshklein 7y ago
      Hmm, that seems unlikely but I honestly don’t know. Possibly free for US citizens but a small fee for visitors? I can’t imagine it would be closed to visitors, though you should be able to contact them to find out. The talk I so enjoyed is on YouTube with many others: https://youtu.be/AvqtY_7Q7hI?list=PLEA69BE43AA9F7E68 https://youtu.be/AvqtY_7Q7hI?list=PLEA69BE43AA9F7E68 (video 30 is MacKaye)
• kd5bjo 7y ago
  It’s a closed-stack library and their catalog is online. Figure out the items you want to start with before you arrive so that you can put in the order; it takes a little while for the staff to fetch it from the stacks and deliver it to the reading room. Also, pick your reading room carefully: the general collection can be delivered anywhere, but there are are some items that you can only get in a specific one.
• mobilefriendly 7y ago
  Be sure to visit the Jefferson Building, its a "temple to learning" with wonderful paintings and tiles.