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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city is also one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually.
The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress, and the District is therefore not a part of any state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington had an estimated population of 702,455 as of July 2018, making it the 20th most populous city in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth largest, had a 2017 estimated population of 6.2 million residents.
All three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the District: Congress (legislative), president (executive), and the U.S. Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments, and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the Human Rights Campaign, the International Finance Corporation, and the American Red Cross.
A locally elected mayor and a 13‑member council have governed the District since 1973. However, Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives, but the District has no representation in the Senate. The District receives three electoral votes in presidential elections as permitted by the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The Library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Encyclopedia Britannica describes the Library of Congress as the largest library in the world, and the library describes itself as such. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 450 languages."
The Library of Congress moved to Washington in 1800 after sitting for 11 years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. The small Congressional Library was housed in the United States Capitol for most of the 19th century until the early 1890s. Most of the original collection had been destroyed by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and the library sought to restore its collection in 1815. They bought Thomas Jefferson's entire personal collection of 6,487 books. After a period of slow growth, another fire struck the Library in its Capitol chambers in 1851, again destroying a large amount of the collection, including many of Jefferson's books. After the American Civil War, the Library of Congress grew rapidly in both size and importance, which sparked a campaign to purchase replacement copies for volumes that had been burned. The Library received the right of transference of all copyrighted works to deposit two copies of books, maps, illustrations, and diagrams printed in the United States. It also began to build its collections, and its development culminated between 1888 and 1894 with the construction of a separate, extensive library building across the street from the Capitol.
The Library's primary mission is to research inquiries made by members of Congress, carried out through the Congressional Research Service. The Library is open to the public, although only high-ranking government officials and Library employees may check out books and materials.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_Building
The oldest of the four United States Library of Congress buildings, the Thomas Jefferson Building was built between 1890 and 1897. It was originally known as the Library of Congress Building and is located on First Street SE, between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street in Washington, D.C. The Beaux-Arts style building is known for its classicizing facade and elaborately decorated interior. Its design and construction has a tortuous history; the building's main architect was Paul J. Pelz, initially in partnership with John L. Smithmeyer, and succeeded by Edward Pearce Casey during the last few years of construction. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
IE Library works to support research, teaching and learning, providing access to the necessary information resources.
Robin de Crespigny tells the remarkable and inspiring true story of how one man survived Saddam Hussein’s Abu Ghraib and eventually became known as ‘The Oskar Schindler of Asia.’
The Island Branch is pleased to welcome author Jay Myers to the Library on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 2:00 p.m..
Myers is the author of "Hitting the Curve Balls: How Crisis Can Strengthen and Grow Your Business. He will share his creative and practical strategies that can help a business to thrive even in difficult times.
The program is FREE and seating will be available on a first come, first serve basis. No prior registration is necessary.
The Island Branch Library is located at 5701 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach, Florida. For more information, please call the library at 941-778-6341.
For general information about the Manatee County Public Library System, visit us on the web at www.mymanatee.org/library
All libraries and communities have their characters. This guy is one of ours. He's one of the most fascinating people to me. I don't even know if he lives anywhere, but he walks around town in shredded pants and shirt, carrying a milk jug full of water or some liquid...(?). And he comes to the library and picks up dozens of graphic novels and philosophy books, sits outside and reads. He's difficult to talk to and his brain is completely fried; I feel like it's such a loss. He seems like he could have been a great thinker...
Water balloon fight! The Tween and Young Adult programs this Wednesday were all about water balloons. Sti came up with several different games to test the kids' skill and of course...get them wet!
2/90 Arc Signage is the perfect solution for changing environments. Sign sizes are designed to acccomdate standards paper sizes so it's easy for customers to print new paper inserts when information changes. This library install also uses the header insert as a way to differentiate sections of the library based on the color of the header.
Thursday 23 February 2017.
Photo by Donna Robertson.
File Reference: 2017-02-23-IMG_8770
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Headquarters of Edwin Bailey (& Sons). E. Bailey had arrived from England as a child, spent a year aboard a ship in the Asia trade, returned possibly already with carpentry skills, opened a shop (on Lake St., where the Carnegie Library was later built), then gradually built up his business, gradually forging a local lumber empire, replete with specialized buildings, such as the Planing Mill (above right). Note these buildings proximity to the rail line (to NYC), undoubtedly aiding in business transactions, bith large and small.
Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate, 20 June 2015.
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Photo by Anne Harding.
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Freaky Friday is the culmination of the Summer programs for the Tweens and Young Adults. They get to come to the library after hours on Friday and have pizza, games and win prizes! This year was a blast!
Uh. A pep band appeared in the library. I thought it was funny. Something to distract me. It was so festive (school-wise) sounding for NYU.
On June 4, 2016, Alameda County Master Gardener Pam Johnson led a presentation that covered a wealth of information and tips on how to have a beautiful and productive edible garden in limited space. She provided a variety of examples for planting vegetables, herbs, and fruits in containers on your balcony, patio, window sill, and other spaces. She was assisted by a team of several other ACMG volunteers.
The Hayward Seed Lending Library is a community seed exchange offered at both Hayward Library locations. 'Check out' vegetable and flower seeds to plant in your garden. In return, harvest some of the seeds from mature plants for your own use and for sharing with the Seed Lending Library.
It's easy to become a member or volunteer - learn more @ hayward-ca.gov/seeds . Join the interactive forum on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/groups/haywardseeds/. The Hayward Seed Lending Library is sponsored by the Friends of the Hayward Library.
As you walk in the front doors of the library you walk into the large atrium that continues across the entire building.
One effect of the atrium is to seperate the building into two halves. The library store is directly to your left (not in site). There were many stacks on the left hand side (the right hand side felt more like the public part of the library).
The atrium has a nice effect, but it does have a mall-sort of feel when you first enter the building. It creates a public walkway between Nicollet Avenue and Hennepin Avenues (even if there is no natural reason to go between these two avenues, unless you are going to other places - that is - there is not really any development on either end of the atriums (although both a major commercial streets).
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306 8th Avenue South The Clinton Public Library was financed by Andrew Carnegie and built in 1903-1904 from the design of the Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller.
Lee Lawrie bas relief/scupture on south side of the Los Angeles Central Library.
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