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The Library of Congress is the nation’s first established cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with millions of items including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
This Library, located in Washington, D.C., provides Congress, the federal government and us, the American people, with a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire, engage and support our intellectual and creative endeavors. The LOC online is a vast treasure trove packed with materials and services that I am certain you will want to explore often. LOC has more than 162 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 38 million books and other print materials, 3.6 million recordings, 14 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 7.1 million pieces of sheet music and 70 million manuscripts. |
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Read.gov
LOC has many areas to explore. My suggestion for you is to visit Read.gov as it encourages everyone to discover the world of books. Here you'll find a variety of free teen reading resources to explore and enjoy.
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Digital Collection
LOC digitized versions of its most rare collections and those unavailable anywhere else. This is your gateway to a growing treasury of digitized photographs, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, and books, as well as "born digital" materials such as Web sites.
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LOC Catalog ("The Beast")
LOC collections contain over 158 million books, periodicals, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, images, and electronic resources. The catalog contains 18 million records for books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, images, and electronic resources in the Library of Congress collections.
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