Location & Contact Information
Prints & Photographs Reading Room
James Madison Memorial Building, LM 337
First St and Independence Ave. SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4730
Public Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays.
Metro
The Capitol South station on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines is the closest stop to the Madison Building.
Email reference queries may be sent to the Prints & Photographs Reading Room by using Ask a Librarian.
Phone
202-707-6394
Phone is staffed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mail can be sent to the address below. Please note, however, that US Postal Service mail delivery to Capitol Hill may experience significant delays due to security protocols. For the most prompt response, please contact us through Ask a Librarian.
Library of Congress
Prints and Photographs Division
P&P mail stop, 4730
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4730