世界最大的图书馆

美国国会图书馆建于1800年，1800年4月正式开放，它设立在华盛顿国会山上。国会图书馆是美国知识与民主的重要象征，在美国文化中占有重要地位。据最近的统计，它藏有七千五百万作品。仅合订本大约有一千八百万册，它保存各类收藏近1亿2100万项，超过三分之二的书籍是以多媒体形式存放的。图书馆占地面积三十五英亩，书架总长度长达848公里   ，其中包括很多稀有图书、特色收藏、世界上最大的地图、电影胶片和电视片等。

现在该馆共有工作人员5440人，其中专业职员有3000人，顾问800人，全馆共分8个部门，其中最大的部门是国会研究服务部，工作人员有1000名，为国会的议员以及其他的工作人员忙碌着，平均每9.5秒钟就有一本书籍或资料送往国会大厦。

The Library of Congress was built in 1800 and officially opened in April 1800. It was established on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Library of Congress is an important symbol of American knowledge and democracy, and holds an important place in American culture. According to the most recent count, it contains 75 million works. There are about 18 million volumes in the bound edition alone. It holds nearly 121 million items in various collections, and more than two-thirds of the books are stored in multimedia format. The library covers an area of 35 acres and has a total length of 848 kilometers of bookshelves, including many rare books, special collections, the world's largest maps, film and television films, etc.

Now the museum has a total of 5,440 staff members, including 3,000 professional staff and 800 consultants. The museum is divided into 8 departments, the largest of which is the Congressional Research Service, with 1,000 staff, serving members of Congress and other The staff are busy, with an average of one book or material delivered to the Capitol every 9.5 seconds.