America’s
Greatest Library

An Illustrated History of the
Library of Congress

John Y. Cole, Library of Congress Historian
Foreword by Carla D. Hayden, Librarian of Congress

The publication of America’s Greatest Library was made possible
by a generous gift from Julie Chrystyn Opperman.

The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, in association
with D Giles Limited, London

1. View of the US Capitol at sunrise, from a window in the North Corridor of the Great Hall of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Above the window is a mural by Charles Sprague Pearce with a quotation from Confucius.