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汤玛斯．杰佛逊的图书馆被保留在稀有书籍与特别收藏部门
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詹姆士．麦迪逊 (James
Madison) 总统于1815年1月30日同意国会决定购买汤玛斯．杰佛逊图书馆的法案
杰佛逊的收藏乃是国会图书馆得以成为今日世界上最大图书馆的原因。所有的美国人都可以透过图书馆网站，或者亲自到位在国会山庄三栋大楼里查询，国会图书馆的规模还在继续扩大呢！除了书籍之外，图书馆的收藏还包括上千万份报纸、地图、印刷稿、照片、声音记录资料、影片，以及数位资料。此外，还有包括23位美国总统在内、知名人士的个人珍藏、报告等资料。如果你在家里有一个书架，试着把这书架当成你个人图书馆的第一步，就像杰佛逊一样。记得要时常到学校或公共图书馆去看看。不可否认，图书馆在美国民主过程中扮演的角色，从一开始就是相当重要的。
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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