And you don t need to be an academic or congressional staffer.
Library of congress main reading room access.
Religion commerce history art philosophy poetry law and science.
This historic room is through its catalogs the primary entrance into the library s research collections and the principal reading room for work in the humanities and social sciences including local history and genealogy.
Main reading room open house on memorial day twice each year the library of congress opens its magnificent main reading room to share information about how the public can access the library s resources year round.
Every day hundreds of books and bound periodical volumes are delivered from the stacks for use in the main reading room.
View from above showing researcher desks.
The catalog s automated call slip service acs offers delivery of materials only to the library s main science and business european hispanic law and performing arts reading rooms.
Every day hundreds of books and bound periodical volumes are delivered from the stacks for use in the main reading room.
The main reading room will be open to the public on the federal memorial day holiday monday may 28 from 10 a m.
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The washington firm of smithmeyer pelz designed a magnificent building which opened in 1897.
A library issued photo id gives you access to the vast circular space where 226 desks spiral under a 160 foot high elaborately painted copper dome.
The library is housed in three buildings on capitol hill in washington d c.
Its majestic scale domed reading room and vast galleries enriched with sculpture and murals instantly made it washington s most popular building.
The library of congress lc is the research library that officially serves the united states congress and is the de facto national library of the united states.
Full list of databases the library subscribes to including trial access.
Eight giant marble columns each support 10 foot high allegorical female figures in plaster representing characteristic features of civilized life and thought.
The reading room is the most beautiful place in washington to work read research or just catch up on e mail.
In 1886 congress authorized a new library facility.
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This includes but is not limited to food water umbrellas coats or jackets scissors newspapers and containers or bags purses larger than 9 5 x 6 25.
It also maintains the national audio visual conservation center in culpeper virginia.
Library of congress thomas jefferson building washington d c.
To use this service you will need to set up your library of congress patron account.