Librarian of Congress

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The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The list of Librarians of Congress includes several notable figures:

• John James Beckley (1802–1807)
• Patrick Magruder (1807–1815)
• George Watterston (1815–1829)
• John Silva Meehan (1829–1861)
• John Gould Stephenson (1861–1864)
• Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1864–1897)
• John Russell Young (1897–1899)
• Herbert Putnam (1899–1939)
• Archibald MacLeish (1939–1944)
• Luther H. Evans (1945–1953)
• Lawrence Quincy Mumford (1954–1974)
• Daniel J. Boorstin (1975–1987)
• James H. Billington (1987–)

One of the responsibilities of the Librarian of Congress is to appoint the U.S. Poet Laureate.