national library

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That points to a tension Ms. Aikin repeatedly discusses through short thematic sections: Is the Library of Congress a library for Congress or a national library for the general public?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Four books have been removed from France's national library over concerns their covers may be laced with poisonous arsenic.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

Deep in the archives of France’s national library, an assortment of coded letters listed as Italian texts lay untouched for more than 400 years.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

The national library said this year’s selections date back nearly 120 years.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Suddenly, Zlata’s focus switched from her studies and watching MTV to the closing of her school and the destruction of the national library.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers