Library of Congress

American  

noun

1. one of the major library collections in the world, located in Washington, D.C., and functioning in some ways as the national library of the U.S. although not officially designated as such: established by Congress in 1800 for service to its members, but now also serving government agencies, other libraries, and the public.

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Library of Congress Cultural  

1. The largest library in the United States, located in Washington, D.C., and maintained largely by federal appropriations. Its original purpose was to provide research facilities for members of Congress; today it serves the public as well. Most copyrighted publications are catalogued by the Library of Congress, whose classification system is used by major libraries around the country.

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Example Sentences

Narrated by Edward James Olmos, who broke out as the enigmatic pachuco with killer style and a silver tongue in 1981’s “Zoot Suit,” the documentary was awarded the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film last year.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was in 1999, while examining 400 centuries-old Spanish maps in the Library of Congress in Washington, that Mr. Dooley discovered a 1729 map he felt sure would help lead him to the San José.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Library of Congress added the album to the National Recording Registry in 2011, and Mobile Fidelity recently reissued it on two 180-gram, 45-rpm LPs.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was named one of the most romantic films of all time by the American Film Institute and added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2009, it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry, and in 2021 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

From The Wall Street Journal