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Library of Congress
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Library of Congress
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Library of Congress

Founded 1800
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The research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and number of books.