LOC Collections

Library Of Congress

About this app

Explore the Library of Congress digital collections. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. Use LOC Collections to access iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, newspapers, manuscripts and sound recordings.
Search and browse millions of items.
Save and share your favorites.
Zoom in to explore images in detail.
Read books.
Search historic newspapers.
Watch early films from Thomas Edison and other pioneers.
Explore the papers of U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and more).
View iconic photos and maps documenting the Civil War.
View letters, diaries and notes in the papers of Rosa Parks, Mary Church Terrell, Susan B. Anthony and other changemakers.

Ratings and reviews

does not work at all, cannot search things the way you can on the browser site, which is no longer loading so I hoped the app would work better but it's absolute garbage. You cannot search family stuff in newspapers, (my grandfather appeared in numerous newspapers during his life and they were accessible via the web but not the app.) upon searching newspapers it showed me a song? upon pressing play it sent me to the Playstore then multiple other apps what the hell? could not find the song again.

Excellent resource with a problem in the Children's Books subcategory of the Free To Use section. Books are not accessible because of malformed urls. There needs to be a space before the http in the item's description. Otherwise, an error message appears saying that the Resource couldn't be found.

I am so excited to have this app it's so full of helpful congressional guides and Information I can't wait to be found in the Library of Congress one day too!

What's new

Accessibility enhancements.
Navigation enhancements.
Bug fixes.