The Library's Sheryl Cannady talks with Carla Hayden, who discusses her decision to become a librarian and her plans as the new Librarian of Congress.

Charles Wright on Being the Poet Laureate

Mar 6th, 2015

The Library's Sheryl Cannady talks with poet Charles Wright, who discusses the work and experience of serving as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. Wright was named Poet Laureate in 2014 and served to 2015, and is th

My Job: Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Nov 12th, 2014 13m 30s

Karen Keninger, newly-appointed director of the National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress, discusses with Jon Munshaw her work managing the Library's free library program of braille and audio m

Lord Lothian on American Ties to Magna Carta

Nov 12th, 2014 11m 10s

The Library's Sheryl Cannady chats with Michael Lothian, a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, where he sits as the Marquess of Lothian. A member of the British Parliament and descendant of King John, Lord Lothian discusses Ma

Biographer Robert Caro on Lyndon B. Johnson

May 16th, 2013 13m 44s

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro discusses the political acumen of Lyndon B. Johnson. His latest bestseller, "The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson," is the fourth volume of the critically praised series about the 36th pres

Bonnie Raitt on the John Raitt Collection

May 16th, 2013 15m 48s

Renowned singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt remembers her father, a legend of the Broadway stage, whose papers have joined the collections at the Library of Congress.

Michael Feinstein on Sound Preservation

May 16th, 2013 9m 8s

Renowned singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, a proponent of the Great American Songbook, talks about the importance of sound preservation and the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board, an organization dedicated to safeguarding America’s

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