Photography on Library Premises
The Library of Congress is issuing this final rule to amend its regulations regarding photography on Library premises. This amendment updates terminology, institutes a permit process for posed, staged, or otherwise directed or organized photography (now defined in the regulation as "formal photography for personal use"), and clarifies the types of photography that require permission from the Director of Communications.
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The Library of Congress is issuing this final rule to amend its regulations regarding photography on Library premises. This amendment updates terminology, institutes a permit process for posed, staged, or otherwise directed or organized photography (now defined in the regulation as "formal photography for personal use"), and clarifies the types of photography that require permission from the Director of Communications.
Final rule.
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Published
March 19, 2026
Starts
March 19, 2026
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