Former Librarian of Congress James Billington dead at 89 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Librarian of Congress James Billington, who led the world’s largest library for nearly three decades and brought it into the digital age, has died. He also was credited with creating a massive new Library of Congress online, making research and legislative databases more easily accessible. The library released its statement about Billington on Wednesday. It was formed largely from Thomas Jefferson’s collection of books to begin building a national library.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 21, 2018 21:22 UTC