Comments on: A Very DC Question http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dcmetrocentric http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/comment-page-1/#comment-13934 dcmetrocentric Fri, 23 May 2008 15:02:02 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/#comment-13934 You must have to <a href="http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/" rel="nofollow">go to school for it!</a> Oh and have friends in low places! <a href="http://www.dcmetrocentric.com" rel="nofollow">Amanda</a> You must have to go to school for it! Oh and have friends in low places!

Amanda

]]> By: Tiffany Bridge http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/comment-page-1/#comment-13923 Tiffany Bridge Thu, 22 May 2008 21:47:55 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/#comment-13923 More importantly, how do *I* get to be Librarian of Congress? Just for the cocktail party small talk value- "What do you do?" "Oh, I'm the Librarian of Congress..." More importantly, how do *I* get to be Librarian of Congress? Just for the cocktail party small talk value- "What do you do?" "Oh, I’m the Librarian of Congress…"

]]> By: josephfinn http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/comment-page-1/#comment-13922 josephfinn Thu, 22 May 2008 20:55:00 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/#comment-13922 Thank you kindly, Don! I didn't run across that, but it does seem to tie in with the odd duck aspect of the position since Jefferson appeared to have appointed his campaign manager as the first Librarian. Thank you kindly, Don! I didn’t run across that, but it does seem to tie in with the odd duck aspect of the position since Jefferson appeared to have appointed his campaign manager as the first Librarian.

]]> By: Don http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/comment-page-1/#comment-13921 Don Thu, 22 May 2008 20:41:25 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/#comment-13921 Whups, I mean according to this <em>webpage</em>. Whups, I mean according to this webpage.

]]> By: Don http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/comment-page-1/#comment-13920 Don Thu, 22 May 2008 20:40:25 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/05/22/a-very-dc-question/#comment-13920 <a href="http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/librs.html" rel="nofollow">According to this website the rules for Librarian of Congress are unofficial but the standard seems to be that the term is a lifetime appointment.</a> <blockquote cite="http://www.loc.gov/loc/legacy/librs.html"> Although the Library of Congress was established in 1800, the office of Librarian was not created until 1802. This 1802 law stipulated that the Librarian of Congress was to be appointed by the president---not by the Congress. In fact, Congress had no formal role in the appointment process until 1897, when the Senate gained the privilege of confirming the president's selection. No special qualifications are prescribed by law for the job of Librarian of Congress. Nor is a term of office specified, even though in the twentieth century the precedent seems to have been established that a Librarian of Congress is appointed for life. </blockquote> According to this website the rules for Librarian of Congress are unofficial but the standard seems to be that the term is a lifetime appointment.

Although the Library of Congress was established in 1800, the office of Librarian was not created until 1802. This 1802 law stipulated that the Librarian of Congress was to be appointed by the president—not by the Congress. In fact, Congress had no formal role in the appointment process until 1897, when the Senate gained the privilege of confirming the president’s selection. No special qualifications are prescribed by law for the job of Librarian of Congress. Nor is a term of office specified, even though in the twentieth century the precedent seems to have been established that a Librarian of Congress is appointed for life.

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