Library of Congress Gateway to Knowledge Tour

The Library of Congres tour brings facsimiles of many of its top treasures and information about the millions of resources in its unparalleled collections to town in a specially fitted 18-wheel truck.

The event is free and open to the public.

The exhibition will feature facsimiles of such treasures as the 1507 Waldseemüller Map (the first document to use the word "America"); the 1455 Gutenberg Bible; the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, in Thomas Jefferson's hand with edits by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams; the 1962 drawings for the comic book that introduced Spider-Man to the world; the handwritten manuscript to jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton's "Frog-i-More Rag"; and Walt Whitman's poem "Leaves of Grass." 

Parking is available at on Moross, with a free shuttle running to the event. 

The exhibit is also open Saturday, Dec. 18, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Grosse Pointe Library also has a scavenger hunt to coincide with the exhibit. Go to any branch for information.