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Library of Congress

(de facto) national library of the United States of America

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress claims to be the largest library in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages." (Source: Wikipedia)

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  • Congressional Library
  • L of C
  • LC (Library of Congress)
  • Library of the Congress of the United States of America
  • Library of the United States
  • U.S. Library of Congress
  • United States Congress. Library
  • United States Library of Congress

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