NEWS: The Library of Congress is announcing the appointment of Arthur Sze as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2025-2026. Sze will begin his laureateship with a reading of his work on Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Library. During his term as Poet Laureate, Sze, who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, plans to have a special focus on translating poetry originally written in other languages. “What an amazing honor to be named the 25th Poet Laureate of the United States. As the son of C

When Library of Congress conservators are treating an object, sometimes they need more information than what is available to the naked eye to determine the best course of action. In this case, the Conservation Division needed to know which metals are present in the inks used in this beautiful Hokusai print, to avoid using techniques that could spread chemically reactive metal ions across the paper. Here’s how the Preservation Research and Testing Division came to the rescue! #libraries #LibraryS