Library of Congress

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/library-of-congress

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. When was Library of Congress built?

2. 2. What is the primary function?

3. 3. When was the Library of Congress founded?

4. 4. Why did Thomas Jefferson's books help the Library?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Legislative Research

• Copyright Deposit

• Intellectual Heritage

• Beaux-Arts Architecture

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.