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國會圖書館裡大約有一億一千九百萬本書、地圖、照片、錄影帶、音樂記錄、數位資料，以及其他資料
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替國會買書，1800年4月24日
從國會圖書館成立以來的兩百年，其主要任務就是讓國會與所有美國人民能夠分享館內的資源。國會圖書館替未來的人民收藏了各類知識與創意的書籍。國會圖書館的藏書數目成長太快，1897年興建啟用的第一棟大樓 (湯瑪斯‧傑佛遜) ，已經沒有足夠的空間能夠擺放書籍。國會圖書館大約收藏了一億一千九百萬項資料，其中大多數都不是書本。這些資料包括了手稿、印刷稿、照片、地圖、音樂、影像與音樂記錄，以及許多數位資料等等。除了你在這裡看到的東西之外，你還看過這一億一千九百萬項資料裡的哪些資料呢？和你的家人一同分享國會圖書管理驚人的資源吧！
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