#MusicMonday finishes this year's #HispanicHeritageMonth with a Venezuelan pasaje, recorded in Caracas in 1917: "Flores de Pascuas" (Pointsettias), sung by Francisco López & Salvador Flores. Hear it in the #NationalJukebox!: loc.gov/item/jukebox-6…

#MusicMonday is LIVE featuring our #BMIFamily. ✨🎶 Listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/7s4E2…

Change, our only constant! An evergreen jingle for #MusicMonday with this "jaunty complaint about the latest lifestyle changes"

'Tis the season to revisit one of the scariest films inducted into the #NatFilmRegistry: the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)! Learn more about the movie and its historical context in today's blog post, "Trick or Treat? Not on this street!": blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2…

#OnThisDay in 1915, this duet asked, "What's the use of going home (When there's nobody there to love)"! Hear it in the #NationalJukebox: loc.gov/item/jukebox-1… And see the sheet music: loc.gov/item/202379396… (Though the recording has extra lyrics!) #MusicMonday

For #MusicMonday and #VeteransDay, hear the famous "Second Connecticut March", aka the "Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard March", recorded #OnThisDay way back in 1902. You can hear it (a bit faint and crackly) in the #NationalJukebox! loc.gov/item/jukebox-4…

We're excited to view this year's #NatFilmRegistry ! Congratulations to this year's inductees!

The Jefferson Building at Library of Congress - one of the most beautiful spaces is the Great Hall, and it's even more so during the winter holidays! 🤩

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'Tis the season! Sending warm wishes to all of our friends, family, and supporters this holiday season! If you're considering an end of the year donation, remember #nrpf is tax-deductible, 501c3 entity! recordingpreservation.org/donate

Just honored by the Kennedy Center for her contributions to music, the legendary Bonnie Raitt saw her seminal album “Nick of Time” (1989) added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2022. She recently sat down with us to discuss it: blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2…

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Recorded #OnThisDay in 1909, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was the 1st commercial recording of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, who brought Black American spirituals to the wider public. It was added to the #NatRecRegistry in 2002! loc.gov/item/jukebox-1… #BlackHistoryMonth

Coming up this month at the Library: Douglass Day, when history enthusiasts and the public can celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Frederick Douglass by joining a virtual transcribe-a-thon of rare books and manuscripts on African American history. newsroom.loc.gov/news/join-the-…

Read about Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time", which was added to the #natrecregistry in 2022 🤩

It's #NatRecRegistry reveal day! 🎙️🎶This year's 25 recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry have been announced: blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2… See the whole list, plus video and audio clips, at the LC's main account!: x.com/librarycongres…

🎉 check out the #natrecregistry - some incredible new additions!

NRPF Salutes the 2025 additions to the National Recording Registry! Check out our post and learn more at recordingpreservation.org/features/2025/… #natrecregistry #natrecregistry2025

250 years ago today, the Battles of Lexington and Concord broke out on April 19, 1775. The fighting marked the start of the American Revolution. This map from the Library of Congress Geography & Maps Division shows the Battles and is on display in our new exhibit, The Two Georges.