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According to their web site, "The collection of more than 130 million items includes more than 29 million cataloged books and other print materials in 460 languages; more than 58 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings."
Contrary to the popular myth, the Library of Congress does NOT have a copy of every book printed in the United States, not even close. The library receives copies from publishers and authors through the Copyright office and through the normal contribution process. Many people do not send a copy of their book to the library and many that are sent are not processed or cataloged by the LOC. The LOC has a donation program where authorized non-profit libraries can select free books for their organizations from the culled book section.
If you want to be more specific there are approximately 151,785,778 total items in the library of congress, when this not was written; the count changes every time a new item is cataloged.
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∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoI think there is about 147,093,357
You should check just in case I am wrong
It is also 147 million 93 thousand 357 books
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∙ 11y agoThere are 155,357,302 items within the Library of Congress (as of 2012).
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∙ 15y ago100 million
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∙ 14y ago532 miles
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What is the second largest library in the US?
The largest library in the America is the Library of Congress. This library is home to over 29,550,914 books and documents.
Who has more books the vatican or Library of Congress?
The Library of Congress has the largest collection in the world, with over 155.3 million items.
What system does the Library of Congress use to sort its books?
The Library of Congress, which is the largest library in the world, uses the Library of Congress Classification System to classify and arrange it's books. This classification system, which was created by Herbert Putnam in 1897, is also used by most academic and research libraries both within and outside of the US.
Does the Library of Congress have every book?
No it doesn't. It does have more than 33 million books though.
How many miles of shelves are in the Library of Congress?
There are exactly 540 miles of shelves in the library of congress.
How many books are in the library if congress?
22,765,967 cataloged books in the library of congress
How many books are in the collection of the Library of Congress?
Over 1,500 books
How many fiction books are in the Library of Congress?
379
How much is the largest library in the world?
There are about 4.8 million books in the biggest library, Library of Congress.
What library has the most books?
Library of Congress, Washington
What is the second-biggest library in the world after the US Library of Congress?
Probably the British library with 25,000,000 books and over 150,000,000 items with the Library of congress with 30,000,000 books but only 125,000,000 items.
How did the library of congress help to fight against negative stereotypes about African American's at the Paris worlds fair?
The Library of Congress sent many books by African Americans to the Paris Worlds' Fair
What are the systems of classification of books in the library?
There are many ways of classifying books, but two of the most common are the Dewey Decimal System (or its development, the UDC) and the Library of Congress system.
What is the second largest library in the US?
The largest library in the America is the Library of Congress. This library is home to over 29,550,914 books and documents.
How did the Library of Congress help to counter negative stereotypes about African Americans at the Paris World's Fair?
The Library of Congress sent many books by African Americans to the Paris Worlds' Fair
What are some facts about the library of congress?
the library had books with over 450 languidges
Why was the Library of Congress classification system created?
The Library of Congress Classification was created to arrange and organize the collections of books in the Library of Congress. Herbert Putnam invented the classification system.
