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  2. List of largest libraries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the United States and second-largest library in the world with over 167 million holdings, including 39 million books and other printed recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts

  3. List of largest libraries - Wikipedia

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    Boston Public Library United States: Boston, Massachusetts at 25 locations 22.4 million [31] US$38.9 million [32] New York State Library United States: Albany, New York at 1 location 20 million [33] Harvard Library United States: Cambridge, Massachusetts, restricted to students and faculty or their "guests"

  4. Harvard Library - Wikipedia

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    Harvard Library is the oldest library system in the United States and both the largest academic library and largest private library in the world. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Its collection holds over 20 million volumes, 400 million manuscripts, 10 million photographs, and one million maps.

  5. Library of Congress - Wikipedia

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    On December 24, 1851, the largest fire in the library's history destroyed 35,000 books, two-thirds of the library's collection, and two-thirds of Jefferson's original transfer. Congress appropriated $168,700 to replace the lost books in 1852 but not to acquire new materials. [ 24 ] (

  6. Public libraries in North America - Wikipedia

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    Library History 23 (2): 85–96. Martin, Lowell A. Enrichment: A History of the Public Library in the United States in the Twentieth Century (2003) Martin, Lowell Arthur, et al. Library response to urban change: a study of the Chicago Public Library (Chicago: American Library Association, 1969) McMullen, Haynes.

  7. Princeton University Library - Wikipedia

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    With holdings of more than 7 million books, 6 million microforms, and 48,000 linear feet of manuscripts, it is among the largest libraries in the world by number of volumes. [2] The main headquarters of the university system is the Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library building, named after tire magnate Harvey Firestone. [3]

  8. 10 stunning libraries around the world - AOL

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  9. University libraries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The reading room in Uris Library at Cornell University. The United States contains some of the largest academic libraries in the world. Among the most notable collections are those at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Yale University, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and Columbia University. Many others were ...