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 Flag of the Library of Congress | |
| Established | April 24, 1800 |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′19″N 77°00′17″W / 38.88861°N 77.00472°WCoordinates: 38°53′19″N 77°00′17″W / 38.88861°N 77.00472°W |
| Branches | N/A |
| Collection | |
| Size | More than 38 million books and other printed materials, 3.6 million recordings, 14 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music and 70 million manuscripts, 5,711 incunabula, and 122,810,430 items in the nonclassified (special) collections: more than 167,000,000 total items |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | Library does not publicly circulate |
| Population served | The 535 members of the United States Congress, their staff, and the American citizenry. |
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| Budget | $684,040,000 |
| Director | Carla Hayden (Librarian of Congress) |
| Staff | 3,105 |
| Website | LoC.gov |
The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress.
The head of the Library is the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
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