Isikhokelo soMveleli kwiThala leNqununu eWashington, DC
IThala leeNkcazo eWashington, DC, ilayibrari enkulu yehlabathi equkethe izinto ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezili-128 eziquka iincwadi, imibhalo, iifilimu, iifoto, imifanekiso yomculo kunye neemephu. Njengenxalenye yecandelo lolawulo loorhulumente, iThala leeNkcazo libandakanya ukwahlula kwangaphakathi, kuquka i-Ofisi ye-Librarian, i-Congressional Research Service, i-US Copyright Office, uMthetho weLayibrari yeNgqungquthela, iiNkonzo zeThala leeNcwadi kunye ne-Ofisi yeeNkqubo zoCwangciso.
IThala leeNkcazo livulelekile kuluntu kwaye linikeza imibukiso, iimbonakaliso zokusebenzisana, iikonsathi, iifilimu, iintetho kunye nemicimbi ekhethekileyo. Isakhiwo sikaTomas Jefferson ngenye yezakhiwo ezihle kakhulu kwilizwe elikhulu kunye neenqwelo ezikhokelwa ngokukhululekile ziyacetyiswa kakhulu. Ukuqhuba uphando, kufuneka ube ubuncinane ubuneminyaka engama-16 ubudala kwaye ufumane iKhadi lokuSichaza i-Reader kwisakhiwo saseMadison.
Jonga iifoto zeThala leNcwadi yeCongress
Indawo
I-Library yeCongress ithatha izakhiwo ezintathu eKapitol Hill . Isakhiwo sikaTomas Jefferson sise-10 First St SE, ngaphesheya kwe-US Capitol. Isakhiwo sikaJohn Adams sisemva kweYefferson Building ngasempuma kwiSibini yeSt. ISixeko saseJames Madison Memorial, kwi-101 Independence Ave. I-SE, ingaphantsi kweJefferson Building. ILayibrari yeCongress inokufikelela ngokuthe ngqo kwiCentitol Visitor Centre nge-tunnel. Isitishi se-metro esiseduze ukuya kwiThala leNqununu yiCapitol yaseMzantsi.
I-Library ye-Congress Experience
"I-Library ye-Congress Experience" yavulwa ngo-2008, equkethe uchungechunge lwemiboniso eqhubekayo kunye neendidi ezininzi zokudibanisa izibonelelo ezinika iindwendwe ezizodwa zembali kunye neenkcubeko ezize zaphila ngobunjineli ngobuchwepheshe bokusebenzisana.
ILayibrari yeNgxowa-nkulu yeCongress ifaka i-"Ukuhlola i-Early Americas" umboniso oxelela ibali lamaMerika ngaphambi kwexesha likaColumbus, kunye nexesha loqha ga mshelwano, ukunqotshwa kunye nokulandela kwabo. Iquka izinto ezikhethekileyo ukusuka kwiThala le-Jay I. I-Collection ye-Kislak, kunye neMartin Waldseemüller ye-1507 Imephu yehlabathi, umbhalo wokuqala wokusebenzisa igama elithi "iMelika." Zonke iimiboniso zikhululekile kwaye zivulelekile kuluntu.
Iingqungquthela kwiLibrari yeCongress
Uninzi lwamakhonsathi lunama-8 ntambama kwi-Coolidge Auditorium kwiJefferson Building. Amatikiti ahanjiswa yiTikiti yeMaster.com. Iintlawulo zeenkonzo zeekitikiti ezahlukeneyo ziyasebenza. Nangona ukunikezelwa kwamatiti kunokuphelelwa, kukho izihlalo ezingenanto ngexesha lekonsathi. Abanomdla abathandayo bayakhuthazwa ukuba bafike kwiThala leencwadi ngo-6: 30 ntambama ngobusuku bekonsathi ukulinda kumgca wokulinda kwiikhokiti ezingabonakali. Iingqungquthela ze-Pre-concert zi-6: 30 ntambama kwi-Whittall Pavilion kwaye azifuneki ithikithi.
Imbali yeThala leNcwadi yeCongress
Yadalwa ngowe-1800, iThala leNgcaciso yeCongress yasekuqaleni e-US Capitol Building kwi-National Mall. Ngo-1814, iCapitol Building yatshiswa ngomlilo kwaye ilayibrari yabhujiswa.
U-Thomas Jefferson wanikela ukunikela ngokuqokelela yakhe iincwadi kunye neCongress yavuma ukuzithenga ngo-1897 kwaye yakha indawo yayo kwiCapitol Hill. Isakhiwo saqanjwa ngokuthi yiJefferson Building ngokuhlonipha uJefferson. Namhlanje, iLathala yeCongress iqukethe izakhiwo ezibini ezongezelelweyo, i-John Adams kunye neYames Madison Buildings, ezongezwayo ukulungiselela ukuqokelela iincwadi zamathala eencwadi. Ababini ababongameli bayakhunjulwa ngokuzinikela kwabo ekuphuculeni iThala leeNcwadi yeCongress.
I-Library yeCongress Gift Shop
Izinto ezikhethiweyo zesipho zifumaneka kwiThala leNgcaciso ye-Congress Online. Ukuthenga uluhlu olubanzi lwezinto ezinjengeencwadi, iikhalenda, iimpahla, imidlalo, izandla, imidlalo, ubucwebe, umculo, iiposta kunye nokunye okuninzi. Yonke inzuzo isetyenziselwa ukuxhasa iThala leNkcazo.
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