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Washington, DC 20540 By Metro Closest Metro stop: Capitol South (Orange/Blue/Silver Lines) - Exit station using main exit, walk approximately two blocks north on First Street SE. Alternative Stop: …

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First floor Thomas Jefferson Building - Library of Congress Main Reading Room 10 First Street, SE Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 100 Washington, D.C. 20540-4810

First floor James Madison Building - Library of Congress Visit the Reading Room 101 Independence Ave, SE James Madison Building, LM 133 Washington, DC 20540-4760

Visitors must abide by all Library guidelines, including those listed below and/or guidelines posted at the Library. If a visitor or a member of their party fails to follow these guidelines, they may be denied …

There are three Library of Congress buildings on the Capitol Hill campus in Washington, DC: Adams, Madison and Jefferson. Each building contains research centers that are organized by subject, …

Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. When its doors opened to the public in 1897, the Library of Congress represented an unparalleled national achievement, the "largest, …