Maps & Floor Plans
The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. The buildings are remarkable public spaces and public works of art. Each is named after a President of the United States who has a strong connection with the creation of Congress’s library.
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Thomas Jefferson Building
1st Street SE, between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street
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James Madison Memorial Building
Independence Avenue, between 1st and 2nd Streets
Basement | Ground Floor | First Floor | Second Floor| Third Floor | Fourth Floor | Sixth Floor
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John Adams Building
2nd Street SE, between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street
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Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill
Exhibitions and Visit Highlights
Reading Rooms and Research Centers
- Main Reading Room
- African and Middle Eastern
- American Folklife Center
- Asian
- Children's Literature
- European
- Geography & Map
- Federal Research Division
- Hispanic
- Kluge Center
- Law Library
- Learning & Training Center
- Local History & Genealogy
- Manuscript
- Microform
- Motion Picture & Television
- Newspaper & Current Periodical
- Performing Arts
- Prints & Photographs
- Rare Book & Special Collections
- Recorded Sound
- Science & Business
- Veterans History Project