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The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in four buildings in Washington, D.C., as well as the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and number of books.

The Library's primary mission is researching inquiries made by members of Congress through the Congressional Research Service. It also serves as the legal repository for copyright protection and copyright registration for the United States Copyright Office.

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The Tombstone Edition that Helped Galvanize American Independence

It’s known as the Tombstone Edition, a lightning-strike newspaper image that presages the American Revolution — and 261 years after it electrified readers in Colonial-era Philadelphia, a rare, fragile copy now rests at the Library.

Pennsylvania Journal editor and printer William Bradford, livid at Britain’s imposition of the Stamp Act on the Colonies, laid out the front page of his Oct. 31, 1765, n

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	The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures by Library of Congress, Carla Hayden (Foreword), Peter Devereaux (Introduction) 4.07 avg rating — 1,304 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Presidential Campaign Posters: From the Library of Congress 4.42 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War by Library of Congress, Margaret E. Wagner, Gary W. Gallagher (Introduction) 4.39 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Football Nation: Four Hundred Years of America's Game by Library of Congress, Susan Reyburn, Athena Angelos 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Copyright Basics 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'll Be Home For Christmas: The Spirit of Christmas During World War II 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote by Library of Congress, Carla D. Hayden (Foreword) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sudan: A Country Study (DA PAM ; 550-27) by Library of Congress, Helen Chapin Metz (Editor) 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HAITI A COUNTRY PROFILE 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Copyright Law of the United States of America: contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. by Library of Congress, U.S. Government 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Most historians agree that the decline of the Great Library of Alexandria was due to what endangers libraries of the present day--general indifference and bureaucratic neglect.”
― Library of Congress, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

tags: books, libraries, library, library-of-alexandria

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“library catalogs are a tangible example of humanity’s effort to establish and preserve the possibility of order.”
― Library of Congress, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

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“Alexandria's first librarian, Zenodotus, attempted to put this mass of scrolls in order. The first scrolls were inventoried and then organized alphabetically, with a tag affixed to the end of each scroll indicating the author, title, and subject. These three categories came to define the traditional card catalog and are still the cornerstone of library cataloging.”
― Library of Congress, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

tags: books, card-catalog, history, libraries, library

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