Home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the Folger is a major international center for research, a national leader in how Shakespeare is taught in American schools, and an acclaimed producer of exhibitions, plays, music, readings, and family programs.

The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge andcreativity for future generations.
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The mission of the District of Columbia Public Library is to acquire and organize information,including books and other materials, to meet the educational, cultural and recreational needs of adults and children in thecommunity; and to provide free access to these materials and services in a manner convenient to the homes and offices of all