PART 1: 5 million books live here, inside The Library of Congress. We’re starting at the top of the building— during a snowstorm. I want to thank Brian Williams from the Library for being our tour guide into the secrets of the first federal building to ever have electricity!🎄❄️ | Senator Markwayne Mullin

Coming this Christmas… A five-part behind the scenes tour of the Library of Congress. 🎬🍿 The Senate may be in recess, but we’re not slowing down. If you haven’t seen the National Treasure: Book of Secrets movie in a while—now’s a great time to watch. | Senator Markwayne Mullin

15K views · 642 reactions | We couldn't let Joni Mitchell come all the way to Washington for a concert held in her honor and NOT give her a personalized tour of some Library treasures. Watch this space for more from her visit as we count down to the Gershwin Prize concert, airing March 31 on PBS. | The Library of Congress | Facebook

The Library of Congress on Reels | Facebook

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Absolutely nobody wants Library of Congress collections getting WET. 🫣 However, it does happen from time to time, and that’s why the Preservation Emergency Response Team (PERT) exists. They are on-call to help mitigate damage when, for different reasons, collections encounter water. Recently, a training was held for the PERT members so they could get more comfortable handling large, wet paper items, such as maps and posters. (No Library collection items were damaged in the making of this video!