# Library of Congress

> (de facto) national library of the United States of America

**Wikidata**: [Q131454](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131454)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/library-of-congress

## Summary

The Library of Congress is a national library.[1] It was founded on April 24, 1800.[2][3]Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C.[4][5][6][1] It had 3.2k employees in 2019.[7]


## References

1. archINFORM
2. Libraries.org
3. Global LEI Index
4. [Source](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title2/chapter5&edition=prelim)
5. [Source](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/chapter-5)
6. [Source](https://loc.gov/contact/)
7. GeoNames
8. Google Maps
9. [Source](https://www.prsa.org/docs/default-source/conference-and-awards/anvil-awards-documents/2024-anvil-winners.pdf?sfvrsn=71235bbc_4)
10. BnF authorities
11. Virtual International Authority File
12. Japan Search
13. CiNii
14. CiNii Research
15. [Source](https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/buildings-grounds/library-of-congress/james-madison-building)
16. [Source](http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/about/history.html)
17. [USA.gov](https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/congressional-research-service)
18. [Source](https://www.loc.gov/cds/about.html)
19. [Source](http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/)
20. Union List of Artist Names
21. Library of Congress Name Authority File
22. [Source](https://www.loc.gov/marc/ndmso.html)
23. Integrated Authority File
24. JSTOR
25. [Library of Congress Linked Data Service](http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/dlcmss)
26. [Source](https://www.loc.gov/research-centers/rare-book-and-special-collections/about-this-research-center/)
27. [Source](https://www.clir.org/about/current-sponsors-and-funders)
28. [Source](http://old.arl.org/arl/membership/members.shtml)
29. [Source](https://www.arl.org/list-of-arl-members/#L)
30. [Source](https://www.wdl.org/en/partners/)
31. [Source](http://www.icam-web.org/memberlist.php?subnode_id=1&key=U)
32. [Source](http://biodivlib.wikispaces.com/BHL+Consortium#BHLparticipatingInstitutions)
33. [BHL Consortium](https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/about/bhl-consortium/)
34. [Source](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List)
35. [List of members](https://glamlabs.io/list-members/)
36. [Source](https://geheugen.delpher.nl/nl/geheugen/pages/instelling/Library+of+Congress)
37. [Source](https://netpreserve.org/about-us/members/)
38. [Source](https://www.bisg.org/member-directory)
39. [Source](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-abruptly-fires-librarian-congress-rcna205749)
40. [Source](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/library-of-congress-founded-april-24-1800-222217)
41. [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/library-of-congress)
42. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
43. Open Library
44. MusicBrainz
45. [Source](http://viaf.org/)
46. [Source](https://www.loc.gov/about/general-information/)
47. [Contact | Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/contact/)
48. Internet Archive. 2019
49. [Source](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WPS-KJptUJ-o8SXtg00llcxq0IKJu8eO6Ege_GrLaNc)
50. [Source](http://www.loc.gov/about/general-information/)