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湯瑪斯‧傑佛遜的圖書館被保留在稀有書籍與特別收藏部門
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詹姆士‧麥迪遜 (James
Madison) 總統於1815年1月30日同意國會決定購買湯瑪斯‧傑佛遜圖書館的法案
傑佛遜的收藏乃是國會圖書館得以成為今日世界上最大圖書館的原因。所有的美國人都可以透過圖書館網站，或者親自到位在國會山莊三棟大樓裡查詢，國會圖書館的規模還在繼續擴大呢！除了書籍之外，圖書館的收藏還包括上千萬份報紙、地圖、印刷稿、照片、聲音記錄資料、影片，以及數位資料。此外，還有包括23位美國總統在內、知名人士的個人珍藏、報告等資料。如果你在家裡有一個書架，試著把這書架當成你個人圖書館的第一步，就像傑佛遜一樣。記得要時常到學校或公共圖書館去看看。不可否認，圖書館在美國民主過程中扮演的角色，從一開始就是相當重要的。
Jefferson's collection was the seed from which the Library of Congress grew into the world's largest library today. Accessible to all Americans through its Web sites and in three buildings on Capitol Hill, it continues to grow. Other than books, the collection includes millions of newspapers, maps, prints, photographs, sound recordings, films and digital materials, as well as the personal papers of hundreds of famous Americans including 23 U.S. presidents. If you have a shelf of books at home, think of it as the beginning of your own private library, like Jefferson's. Be sure to visit your public and school libraries often. From the beginning, libraries have played a vital role in American democracy.
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