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The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. [3]
Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is a must-see for history buffs. ... An interesting tidbit concerning the library: ‘the library's collections are universal, not limited by subject, format ...
The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the United States and second-largest library in the world with over 167 million holdings, including 39 million books and other printed recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts
Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia: Saint Petersburg: 26.5 million [29] Berlin State Library Germany: Berlin: 23.4 million [30] 1.4 million [30] Boston Public Library United States: Boston, Massachusetts at 25 locations 22.4 million [31] US$38.9 million [32] New York State Library
The John Adams Building of the Library of Congress. The John Adams Building is the second-oldest of the buildings of the Library of Congress of the United States.Built in the 1930s, it is named for John Adams, the second president, who signed the law creating the Library of Congress in 1800.
He divided the library's functions into three departments: administration, processing, and reference. All existing divisions were then assigned as appropriate. [12]: 321 By including library scientists from inside and outside the Library of Congress, MacLeish was able to gain faith from the library community that he was on the right track ...
It is Congress's oldest continuing joint committee. [1] The Committee currently has oversight of the operations of the Library of Congress, as well as management of the congressional art collection, the National Statuary Hall Collection, and the United States Botanic Garden, but does not have legislative authority.
Library of Congress may also refer to: Library of Congress, a 1945 documentary film about the Library of Congress; Law Library of Congress, the law library of the United States Congress; Library of Congress Building, a building in Washington, D.C. and former location of the Library of Congress, now called the Thomas Jefferson Building