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The Joint Committee on the Library is a Joint Committee of the United States Congress devoted to the affairs and administration of the Library of Congress, which is the library of the federal legislature. There are five members of each house on the committee. It has no subcommittees.
Meehan and Pearce's views about a restricted scope for the Library of Congress reflected those shared by members of Congress. While Meehan was a librarian, he supported and perpetuated the notion that "the congressional library should play a limited role on the national scene and that its collections, by and large, should emphasize American ...
The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, [2] for a term of ten years. [3]
The first Honorary Memberships were bestowed in 1879 to Charles William Eliot, President of Harvard University and Frederick O. Prince Trustee of the Boston Public Library. [3] Dolly Parton-Honorary Member-2023 Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Honorary Member-2018 Jimmy Carter-Honorary Member-1994 Barbara Bush-Honorary Member- 1990 Major ...
The library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members of Congress, which is carried out through the Congressional Research Service. It also houses and oversees the United States ...
Carla Diane Hayden (born August 10, 1952) [1] [2] is an American librarian who is serving as the 14th librarian of Congress. [3] [4] Since the creation of the office of the librarian of Congress in 1802, Hayden is both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a public policy research institute of the United States Congress.Operating within the Library of Congress, it works primarily and directly for members of Congress and their committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.
The original documents for each member's disclosure are publicly available on a database website, maintained by OpenSecrets. [5] Since 2009, the salaries per annum of members of the United States Congress have been as follows: [6]