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More than a Library

Discover all the resources the Library of Congress has to offer. You might be surprised.

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The Library as a Research Center

• Congressional Research Service
• Law Library of Congress
• Library of Congress Reading Rooms

The Library as an Archives

• All Library of Congress Reading Rooms
• American Folklife Center
• Mary Pickford Theater
• Moving Image Preservation (includes links to the National Film Preservation Board and the National Film Registry)
• Recorded Sound Reference Center
• Manuscript Reading Room
• Geography and Map Reading Room

The Library as a Site on the Internet

• Library of Congress main home page
• America's Library (site for kids and families)
• The Learning Page (for teachers)
• Library of Congress Online Catalog
• Library of Congress Reading Rooms
• Wise Guide (monthly magazine)
• Exhibitions (more than 40 virtual exhibitions)
• THOMAS (U.S. Congress legislation and other information)
• American Memory (historical collections)
• Global Gateway (international resources)

The Library as a Protector of U.S. Creativity

• U.S. Copyright Office

The Library as a Reading and Literary Center

• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (includes links to state centers)
• Children's Literature Center
• National Book Festival
• Poetry and Literature Center
• Poetry 180

The Library as a Partner in the Classroom

• The Learning Page
• Today in History
• An Adventure of the American Mind

The Library as a Center for International Studies

• Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources
• Portals to the World (links to electronic resources from around the world)
• Country Studies (books about more than 100 nations)
• International Research Centers at the Library of Congress
• The John W. Kluge Center (distinguished scholars)

The Library as a Performing Arts Center

• Performing Arts Reading Room
• CyberLC (webcasts from the Library of Congress)
• Library of Congress Calendar of Events

The Library as an Exhibition Gallery

• Exhibitions (links to dozens of virtual exhibitions)
• American Treasures of the Library of Congress

The Library as a Publisher

• Selected Publications from the Library of Congress
• New and Recent Books from the Library
• Library of Congress Information Bulletin
• Library of Congress Sales Shop

The Library as a Conservator of National Traditions

• American Folklife Center
• Veterans History Project
• Community Roots: Local Legacies

The Library as a Preservation Laboratory

• Preservation Directorate
• Moving Image Preservation

The Library as an International Digital Leader

• National Digital Information Infrastructure & Preservation Program

The Library as the Nation's Library

• About the Library of Congress
• Visiting the Library of Congress
• Information for Librarians
• Giving and Philanthropy at the Library
• The James Madison Council

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Last Updated: 03/03/2008