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Watch a President Age

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Exhibitions

  • Down to Earth: Herblock and Photographers Observe the Environment

    Down to Earth: Herblock and Photographers Observe the Environment
    Offers new perspectives with which to view our planet through Herblock's editorial cartoons paired with the work of photographers recording the environment.
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  • Exploring the Early Americas

    Exploring the Early Americas
    Examines indigenous cultures, the drama of the encounters between Native Americansand Europeans, and the changes caused by the meeting of the two worlds. It features selections from the Jay I. Kislak Collection.
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  • Herblock Gallery

    Herblock Gallery
    Celebrates the work of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block—better known as "Herblock"—with an ongoing display of ten original drawings, to change every six months, drawn from the Library's extensive Herbert L. Block Collection.
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  • Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Thomas Jefferson's Library
    Take a trip through a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
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Did You Know?
“Approximately half of the Library’s book and serial collections are in languages other than English. The collections contain materials in some 470 languages.The oldest written material in the Library is a cuneiform tablet dating from 2040 B.C.The Library’s collection includes more than 50,000 genealogies.Approximately half of the Library’s book and serial collections are in languages other than English. The collections contain materials in some 470 languages.The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with more than 138 million items on approximately 650 miles of bookshelves.The Library’s Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature contains recordings of more than 2,000 poets reading their own work.Approximately half of the Library’s book and serial collections are in languages other than English. The collections contain materials in some 470 languages. Approximately half of the Library’s book and serial collections are in languages other than English. The collections contain materials in some 470 languages.”

Calendar of Events

Tuesday 10/23 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
19th-century Sheet Music »
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor  Jefferson Building

Tuesday 10/23 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours »
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor  Jefferson Building

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