HISTORY
President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress．He wanted them to be able to read books about law．The first 740 books were bought in England．They were simply set up in the room where Congress met．Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress many of his own books．He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law．This idea changed the library for good．
The library grew and grew．Now it covers acres of land．It contains 20 million books as well as scores of picture, movies, globes and machines．Experts(专家) in every field work there．Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions．Many of them get answers right over the phone．
The library is a huge storehouse．Thomas Edison's first movie and Houdini's magic books reside（居住） there．And it is the proud owner of the world's best collection of comic（喜剧的） books．
Today's Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. 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.
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