Library of Congress

noun

one of the major library collections in the world, located in Washington, D.C., and functioning in some ways as the national library of the U.S. although not officially designated as such: established by Congress in 1800 for service to its members, but now also serving government agencies, other libraries, and the public.

Library of Congress

The largest library in the United States, located in Washington, D.C. , and maintained largely by federal appropriations . Its original purpose was to provide research facilities for members of Congress ; today it serves the public as well. Most copyrighted publications are catalogued by the Library of Congress, whose classification system is used by major libraries around the country.

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Claudia Allen, director of advancement for Maryland Humanities, says their organization is still playing a waiting game for two grant applications that they submitted, one to the NEH and one to the Library of Congress.

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The movie’s impact has been so profound that in 2021 it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry due to its cultural significance.

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“Tommy used to joke,” she says, “that if anything ever happened to the Library of Congress, we could just fill it up again with our collection.”

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The ballet had its premiere at the Library of Congress in 1944.

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For example, the University of Chicago now spends more than $100,000 annually on buying books and periodicals through the Library of Congress field office in Delhi.

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