Just Facts

I had a general idea about the Library of Congress that it’s a huge library like many others but I didn’t know the fact that Library of Congress is the world’s largest library. And, when I found out about the amount of collections, my jaw dropped! Library of congress, located in Washington DC, is the world’s library. It was founded in 1800, making it the oldest federal cultural institution in the nation.      Cool Statistics: ü   Library of Congress has more than 155.3 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves     35 million books and other print materials     3.4 million recordings     13.6 million photographs      5.4 million maps      6.5 million pieces of sheet music      68 million manuscripts      Over 470 foreign languages materials Other Historical Information: On August 24, 1814, British t...