世界最大的圖書館

美國國會圖書館建于1800年，1800年4月正式開放，它設(shè)立在華盛頓國會山上。國會圖書館是美國知識與民主的重要象征，在美國文化中占有重要地位。據(jù)最近的統(tǒng)計，它藏有七千五百萬作品。僅合訂本大約有一千八百萬冊，它保存各類收藏近1億2100萬項，超過三分之二的書籍是以多媒體形式存放的。圖書館占地面積三十五英畝，書架總長度長達848公里   ，其中包括很多稀有圖書、特色收藏、世界上最大的地圖、電影膠片和電視片等。

現(xiàn)在該館共有工作人員5440人，其中專業(yè)職員有3000人，顧問800人，全館共分8個部門，其中最大的部門是國會研究服務部，工作人員有1000名，為國會的議員以及其他的工作人員忙碌著，平均每9.5秒鐘就有一本書籍或資料送往國會大廈。

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.