The Library of Congress
Source: AP
“Library of Congress Is Bursting at Seams”
From the article, If the Smithsonian Institution is America’s attic, then the Library of Congress is the basement. And like so many other cellars around the country, there’s stuff everywhere. Librarians must maneuver around books stacked on the floor because there’s no room on shelves. The space problem began 200 years ago and has only worsened as the library accumulated 127 million items, with 10,000 more coming in every working day. Most of the books are in the Madison Building, which is among Washington’s biggest but can’t come close to meeting the needs of the world’s largest library collection… “People think that everything goes on to the Internet these days, but the amount of print material is increasing by 7 percent a year,” Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said. The article mentions LC storage facilities in Ft. Meade, MD. and Culpepper, VA.
See Also: Learn More About the Ft. Meade Storage Facility
See Also: A Report About the Cataloging Arrearage at LC

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