Library Of Congress, Capitol Hill
My Library Card
At the information desk in the Library of Congress, they gave my son and I directions to the next building through the tunnel under the street. We had to go there to get a library card – you have to have a card to get into the reading room! It was a very long walk and the process was quick, but detailed – had to have ID, they take your picture. At the entrance to the reading room, they stopped us because my son wasn’t 18, but she let us in for a minute. I slipped into the stacks just to take a book or two off the shelf, glance at the table of contents and slip it back. I could have spent so much time there. Apparently, you need a reason to be at the library – researching family history, for example. Since then, I’ve got some things to look up there for the next time!
over 4 years ago
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