The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world and second in the number of books.
The Library of Congress was created by Congress in 1800. During the War of 1812 most of the Library's collection was destroyed.
Thomas Jefferson sold his entire library, 6,487 books to the library in 1815. The Library was housed in the Capitol Buliding for most of the 19th century.
Fun Facts:
There are 21,218,408 cataloged books in the Library.
It employs a staff of 3,637.
Including newspapers and other pieces of literature, the Library has a total of 141,847,810 items.
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