The Library of Congress

Address

Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, D.C. 20540
Web site: http://www.loc.gov/
Telephone: (202) 707-5000

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sundays and holidays

Holdings

The Library of Congress only collects published works and does not have original records. They have an extensive collection of local and family histories, and many genealogical periodicals, bibliographies, and indexes.