Umhlahlandlela Wabavakashele eMtatsheni weCongress eWashington, DC
I-Library of Congress eWashington, DC, yilabhulali enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni equkethe izinto ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-128 kuhlanganise nezincwadi, imibhalo yesandla, amafilimu, izithombe, ishidi lomculo namabalazwe. Njengengxenye yegatsha lomthetho kahulumeni, i-Library of Congress ihlanganisa izingxenye eziningana zangaphakathi, kuhlanganise neHhovisi leLibrarian, i-Congressional Research Service, i-US Copyright Office, i-Law Library yeCongress, iMisebenzi Yezincwadi, ne-Office of Strategic Initiatives.
I-Library yeCongress ivulekile emphakathini futhi inikeza imibukiso, ukubonisa okusebenzisana, amakhonsathi, amafilimu, izinkulumo nemicimbi ekhethekile. I-Thomas Jefferson Building ingenye yezakhiwo ezinhle kunazo zonke eziyinhloko-dolobha yesizwe kanye nezinkambo eziholwa mahhala zinconywa kakhulu. Ukuqhuba ucwaningo, kufanele ube okungenani iminyaka engu-16 ubudala futhi uthole iKhadi Lokukhomba Lokufunda Reader eMadison Building.
Bona izithombe zeLabhulali yeCongress
Indawo
I-Library of Congress inesakhiwo ezintathu eKapitol Hill . I-Thomas Jefferson Building itholakala ku-10 First St. SE, ngaphesheya kwe-US Capitol. Isakhiwo sikaJohn Adams sibheke ngqo eJefferson Building ngasempumalanga eSt. Sesibili SaseJames Madison Memorial Building, e-101 Independence Ave. SE, ingeningizimu yeJefferson Building. I-Library yeCongress inokufinyelela okuqondile kwi- Capitol Isivakashi Isikhungo ngomhubhe. Isiteshi sesiteshi esiseduzane se-Library of Congress yiCapitol South.
I-Library ye-Congress Experience
I-"Library of Congress Experience" yavuleka ngo-2008, equkethe uchungechunge lwemiboniso eqhubekayo kanye nezindawo eziningi zokuxhumana ezihlinzeka izivakashi eziyingqayizivele zomlando nezamasiko eziphila ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokusebenzisana.
I-Library ye-Congress Experience ihlanganisa umbukiso othi "Ukuhlola i-Early Americas" ekhuluma indaba yamaMelika ngaphambi kwesikhathi sikaColumbus, kanye nesikhathi sokuxhumana, ukunqoba nokulandela kwabo. Ihlanganisa izinto eziyingqayizivele kusukela ku-Jay I. Kislak Collection, kanye neMartin Waldseemüller sika-1507 Map of the World, umbhalo wokuqala wokusebenzisa igama elithi "America." Zonke izimbukiso zikhululekile futhi zivulekile emphakathini.
Amakhonsathi e-Library of Congress
Amakhonsathi amaningi angama-8 pm ku-Auditorium yaseCoolidge eJefferson Building. Amathikithi ahanjiswa yi-TicketMaster.com. Izinkokhelo eziningi zesevisi yokukhishwa kwekhakheni ziyasebenza Nakuba ukunikezwa kwamathikithi kungaphelelwa yisikhathi, kunezihlalo eziningi ezingenalutho ngesikhathi sekonsathi. Abanikazi abathandayo bayakhuthazwa ukuba bafike kuLathameli ngo-6: 30 kusihlwa emakhonsathini ebusuku ukuze balinde emgqeni wokulinda amathikithi angabonisi. Izethulo zangaphambi kwekhonsathi ziyi-6: 30 ntambama ku-Whittall Pavilion futhi azidingi amathikithi.
Umlando weLabhulali yeCongress
Idalwe ngo-1800, i-Library of Congress yayisekuqaleni kwe-US Capitol Building ku-National Mall. Ngo-1814, iCapitol Building yashiswa ngomlilo futhi umtapo wezincwadi wabhujiswa.
U-Thomas Jefferson uzinikezele ukunikela ngeqoqo lakhe lezincwadi neCongress bavuma ukuzithenga ngo-1897 futhi basebenzela indawo yabo eCapitol Hill. Lesi sakhiwo saqanjwa ngokuthi yiJefferson Building ngokuhlonipha kukaJefferson. Namuhla, iLabhulali yeCongress inezakhiwo ezimbili ezengeziwe, uJohn Adams kanye noJames Madison Izakhiwo, ezongezwe ukuze zithole iqoqo lezincwadi ezikhulayo. Abongameli ababili bakhunjulwa ngokuzinikezela kwabo ekuthuthukiseni i-Library of Congress.
I-Library yeCongress Gift Shop
Izinto ezikhethekile zesipho zitholakala ku-Library of Congress Online Shop. Thenga izinto eziningi ezinjengezincwadi, amakhalenda, izingubo, imidlalo, ubuciko, amathoyizi, ubucwebe, umculo, amaphosta nokuningi okuningi. Yonke imali isetshenziselwa ukusekela iLabhulali yeCongress.
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