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On April 24, 1800, the Library of Congress was established. Created primarily to serve Congress, the library quickly became a resource for all the nation's citizens. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. It is also the largest library in the world, with a collection of more than 115 million items. Some of the library's most important materials, from the diaries of Walt Whitman to the early films of Thomas Edison, have been put online through the National Digital Library Program. hide information

On April 24, 1800, the Library of Congress was established. Created primarily to serve Congress, the library quickly became a resource for all the nation's citizens. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. It is also the largest library in the world, with a collection of more than 115 million items. Some of the library's most important materials, from the diaries of Walt Whitman to the early films of Thomas Edison, have been put online through the National Digital Library Program. This stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on April 24, 2000 .