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=Library of Congress= Daniel Meissner

The library of Congress was founded in 1800, making it the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation. It was built for there to be a place to store every book that deals with the Congress. President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer the seat of government from Philadelphia to the capitol city of Washington and had the library built. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approxmately 530 miles of bookshelves. http://www.loc.gov/about/

101 Independence Ave. SE Washington, DC 20540 Phone: 202-707-5000 Fax: 202-707-2905

The Madison building is open Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. Saturday 8:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. The Jefferson building is open Monday through Saturday 10:00 A.M. to5:30 P.M. The Adams building is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Closed Sundays and all Federal Holidays Admission is free!