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'''The Library of Congress''', located in [[Washington D.C.]], 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.
'''The Library of Congress''', located in [[Washington D.C.]], 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.
It is now the largest library in the world. 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>
It is now the largest library in the world. 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 has these verses inscribed on its walls:<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-24&view=View</ref>
The Library has these verses inscribed on its walls:<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-24&view=View</ref>
:One God, one law, one element, and one far-off divine event, to which the whole creation moves.
:One God, one law, one element, and one far-off divine event, to which the whole creation moves.
Another part of the Library of [[Congress]] is the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). Persons who are blind and visually/physically impaired may qualify for free [[Talking Books]] through this program.<ref>http://www.loc.gov/nls/</ref>
Persons interested in learning about more library related resources for visually impaired or physically handicapped individuals can visit various internet related blogs on the topics. An example of such a blog is one written by the Talking Books Librarian.<ref> http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/</ref>
Persons interested in learning about more library related resources for visually impaired or physically handicapped inviduals can visit various internet related blogs on the topics. An example of such a blog is one written by the Talking Books Librarian.<ref> http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Federal Communications Commission]]
*[[Federal Communications Commission]]
*[[Civil liberties]]
*[[Civil liberties]]
==External links==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=M8p00bTFvRkC&pg=RA2-PA413&lpg=RA2-PA413&dq=john+earl+haynes+is+the+20th+century+political+historian+in+the+manuscript+division+of+the+library+of+congress+venona&source=web&ots=0AqUxGRQjW&sig=z4Ov8IvhqivaHvyD93qv3vsBUEs#PRA1-PA11,M1 Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America] By John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr. John Earl Haynes is the 20th Century political historian in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
[[category:United States Government]]
[[category:United States Government]]