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Exhibitions

  • The Civil War in America

    The Civil War in America
    The Library's unmatched Civil War collections featured in this exhibition chronicle the sacrifices and accomplishments of those in both the North and South whose lives were lost or affected by the events of 1861–1865.
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  • Words Like Sapphires: 100 Years of Hebraica at the Library of Congress, 1912–2012

    Words Like Sapphires: 100 Years of Hebraica at the Library of Congress, 1912–2012
    The Library’s Hebraic Section is one of the world’s foremost centers for the study of Hebrew and Yiddish materials. Its beginnings can be traced to Jacob H. Schiff’s gift in 1912 of 10,000 items.
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  • 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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  • The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert

    The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert
    Explores the work of Victor Herbert (1859–1924), Irish-American composer, conductor, and activist, whose best-known work is Babes in Toyland (1903).
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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?
“The Library holds the largest rare-book collection in North America (more than 700,000 volumes), including the largest collection of 15th-century books in the Western Hemisphere. The collection also includes the first extant book printed in North America, “The Bay Psalm Book” (1640).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.”

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