List of the largest libraries in the United States
The largest public library in the United States—and the largest library in the world—is the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., which is the "de facto" national library of the United States. It holds more than 167 million items, including "more than 39 million books and other printed materials, 3.6 million recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music and 72 million manuscripts." Other than the Library of Congress, the largest public library in the United States is the New York Public Library, while the largest research library in the United States is the Harvard Library.
University of Washington Libraries
The University of Washington Libraries are among the largest academic research libraries in North America and won the 2004 ACRL "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award". They are located in the state of Washington, USA in four cities: Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell, and Friday Harbor.
The University of Washington Libraries have a collection of more than seven million cataloged volumes, six million in microform format, more than 50,000 serial titles, and several million items in other formats. The Libraries' website provides the connection to a wide range of print and electronic resources available in the Libraries and on the World Wide Web.