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Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov

The Library of Congress is the oldest federal institution in the United States and is famous as a research library. It is the largest library in the world, with three buildings, and has the largest number of books. The Library of Congress was established in 1800 in Washington D.C., the capital of the United States. This library is open to the public, but only high ranking government officials are allowed to use it.

Аddress

The Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540

Telephone Numbers

General Information
(202) 707-5000

Directions to the Library
(202) 707-4700

Emporia State University

Emporia State University was founded March 7, 1863, as Kansas State Normal School in Emporia. The first library was located in the assembly room of the building of 1867. The first library building, Kellogg Library, completed in 1903, stood on the southwest corner of campus. Constructed of brick with terra cotta trimmings, the building stood two stories tall. By 1930, the book collection had overflowed the building with shelves built to the ceiling whenever possible, and ladders used to reach them.

Address: 1200 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS 66801

Phone: (620) 341-1200

http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/

The New York Public Library

The New York Public Library, located in the United States, is one of the important research libraries in the world. It has one of one of the largest research systems. It is a non profit corporation and is privately managed. It is the twenty-sixth largest library in the United States, according to the American Library Association.

Address: 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018

Phone: (917) 275-6975

http://www.nypl.org

Harvard University Library

Harvard University Library system comprises about 90 libraries, with more than (16,000,000) books. It is the oldest library system in the United States and one of the largest academic library systems in the world. It was founded in 1638 by John Harvard and initially, there were only 400 books in this library. It is the fourth largest libraries in USA following Library of Congress, Boston Public Library and New York Public Library.

http://hul.harvard.edu/

Harvard Library
Office of the Director
Wadsworth House—1341 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

T 617.495.3650
F 617.495.0370

Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116

T: 617-536-5400

T: 617-859-2321

http://www.bpl.org

Yale University Library

Yale University Library is the library system of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1701. It is one of the largest academic library in the world

Address: 120 High Street
New Haven, CT

Phone: (203) 432-9300

http://www.library.yale.edu/