Monday, 17 September 2012

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress: is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States of America, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in four buildings in Washington, D.C., as well as the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and number of books. The head of the Library is the Librarian of Congress, currently James H. Billington. The Library of Congress was instituted for Congress in 1800, and was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century.

The Library of Congress, United States
The Library of Congress Books Room
 The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress National Library of the USA
 The Library of Congress
 The Library of Congress Wallpapers

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