![]() Now, it contains 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages more than 61 million manuscripts. Once established, the Library of Congress originally held a total of 740 books and three maps. ![]() In April of 1800, when the seat of the government moved from Philadelphia to Washington, one of President Monroe’s first acts was allocating $5,000 to purchase books for Congress to use. When we think of a library, we first think of a building which holds materials of some kind.
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