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====Library of Congress==== {{Main|Library of Congress}} [[File:Thomas Jefferson Building Aerial by Carol M. Highsmith.jpg|thumb|Library of Congress Jefferson Building]] The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800. It is primarily housed in three buildings on [[Capitol Hill]], but also includes several other sites: the [[National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped]] in Washington, D.C.; the [[National Audio-Visual Conservation Center]] in [[Culpeper, Virginia]]; a large [[book storage]] facility located in [[Fort Meade, Maryland]]; and multiple overseas offices. The Library had mostly law books when it [[Burning of Washington|was burnt]] by [[British Empire|British]] forces in 1814 during the [[War of 1812]], but the library's collections were restored and expanded when Congress authorized the purchase of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s private library. One of the library's missions is to serve Congress and its staff as well as the American public. It is the largest library in the world with nearly 150 million items including books, films, maps, photographs, music, manuscripts, graphics, and materials in 470 languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/about/generalinfo.html|title=General Information β Library of Congress|website=[[Library of Congress]]|access-date=December 30, 2017|archive-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224004300/http://www.loc.gov/about/generalinfo.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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