The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is the largest library in the world and the oldest federal cultural institution. The library, established in 1800, stores millions of books, recordings ...

The George Peabody Library, at 17 E. Mount Vernon Place, ... For example, the new Washington Place entrance fills a gap where the guardhouse was and comes out to the street as it should.

For more than two decades, librarian Jerry McCoy has collected and cared for some of D.C.’s most treasured items in the Peabody Room of the Georgetown Library. As McCoy retires, he spoke with ...