The Publishing Office at the Library of Congress partners with co-publishers to create books and other products that showcase the collections and services of the world’s largest library.
Recorded at PubWest 2018
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Founded in 1802, the Library of Congress is a rich resource for authors, researchers, and publishers in the United States and around the world. Yet the Library of Congress is much more than a library, Becky Brasington Clark told attendees of the recent PubWest Conference in Pasadena, California.
Director of the Library’s Publishing Office, Clark described the Library’s fascinating publishing history and its evolution from a publisher of bibliographies and catalogs to a co-publisher of illustrated trade titles, jigsaw puzzles, calendars, and coloring books.
The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library with more than 167 million items on over 800 miles of bookshelves. Its collections include books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts. Today, its Publishing Office partners with co-publishers to create books and other products that showcase the Library’s collections and services.
