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'''The Library of Congress''', located in [[Washington D.C.]], is the largest [[library]] in the world. Located in three buildings it holds millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. It also serves as the research arm of [[Congress]]. The Library comprises a Copyright Office that promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system.

'''The Library of Congress''', located in [[Washington D.C.]], is the largest [[library]] in the world. The current Librarian of Congress is James Billington, who was appointed to the position in 1987 by [[Ronald Reagan]]. Located in three buildings it holds millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. It also serves as the research arm of [[Congress]]. The Library comprises a Copyright Office that promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system.

The Library of Congress began on April 24, 1800 to do research for legislators. It received an initial grant of $5,000 from Congress. The [[British]] burned it during the [[War of 1812]], and soon afterwards [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold the Library his personal collection of over 6,400 volumes for around $24,000 in order to repay his creditors. Now, it contains over 130 million items, including 1,470 [[Bible]]s and one of three existing copies of the original [[Gutenberg]] Bible on vellum.<ref>http://www.loc.gov/about/</ref>

The Library of Congress began on April 24, 1800 to do research for legislators. It received an initial grant of $5,000 from Congress. The [[British]] burned it during the [[War of 1812]], and soon afterwards [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold the Library his personal collection of over 6,400 volumes for around $24,000 in order to repay his creditors. Now, it contains over 130 million items, including 1,470 [[Bible]]s and one of three existing copies of the original [[Gutenberg]] Bible on vellum.<ref>http://www.loc.gov/about/</ref>