TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica'snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,(S1)publicationsaswellaslettersof(S2)interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art(S3),movies,soundrecordingsandmusical(S4).Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis(S5)totakebooksoutofthebuilding.TheLibraryofCongresswas(S6)in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolBuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall(S7)thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica'swarwithBritain.Tohelprebuildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofpresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson'scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages.(S8)