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The Library of Congress holds many collections.We visited The Library of Congress.
22,765,967 cataloged books in the library of congress
There are exactly 540 miles of shelves in the library of congress.
The Library of Congress is Americas. The Ashurbanipal is Ancient Mesopotamia's. The Library of Congress is the Largest Library in the world. Ancient Mesopotamia isn't. The Library of Congress is more up to date then the Ashurbanipal Library. The Library of Congress has photos. Ashurbanipal Library doesn't. The Library of Congress was made for congress the Ashurbanipal Library wasn't.
"The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Office of the Librarian is tasked to set policy and to direct and support programs and activities to accomplish the Library's mission."
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It depends on how big or small the library is. I could be your public library, or it could be The Library of Congress. It depends....
Library of Congress is in the Legislative branch.
"The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Office of the Librarian is tasked to set policy and to direct and support programs and activities to accomplish the Library's mission."
According to the Library of Congress website, there are currently 32 million books in the library. With more than 142 million items (including recordings, photographs, maps) on more than 650 miles of shelving, the library adds about 10,000 to its collection per day. What started out as a room of just 3,000 books in the Capitol Building has now become the oldest book collection in the nation and the largest library in the world. And thanks to digital technology and a dedicated staff, that collection is not only growing, but it is also becoming more readily available to the world.