The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies, and foreign libraries.

该图书馆向美国国会提供书籍和资料，也向其他美国图书馆、政府机构和外国图书馆出借图书。

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The Library of Congress is America's national library.

国会图书馆是美国的国家图书馆。

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To help rebuild the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson.

为了帮助重建图书馆，国会购买了托马斯·杰斐逊总统的书籍。

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"The Lomaxes,John and Alan, thrfather and son team and then Bess to a certain extent worked at the Library of Congress.

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Walter Trifari, the head brewer, says the style is based on an old recipe found in the Library of Congress.

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The United States Library of Congress appoints an official poet, called the Poet Laureate, every one to two years.

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Created in 1800, the Library of Congress serves as the unofficial library of the United States, as well as being Congress' official research library.

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The Library of Congress recently issued a 78-page document called "The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan" whose purpose is to ensure that our descendants will be able to listen to the sounds of the past long after we're dead and gone.

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Images courtesy Library of Congress, Bob Thompson, Getty Images and Bridgeman Art Library.

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