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Photography on Library Premises
The Library of Congress published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 19, 2026. It took effect on March 19, 2026.
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What the agency says
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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-05430
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Library of Congress
- Published
- March 19, 2026
- Takes effect
- March 19, 2026
- Dates
- Effective March 19, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 2026-01
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 36 CFR 702
- Topics
- Federal buildings and facilities; Libraries
- Pages
- 2
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