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Location

10 First Street, SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, Room L J 239
Washington, D.C. 20540-4740
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Reading Room:  (202) 707-3448

Hours:
Weekdays, 8:30am-5:00 pm
* Final book requests at 4:15pm
Closed Sat/Sun & Federal holidays

Reference queries and appointment requests should be sent to the Rare Book and Special Collection Reading Room through Ask a Librarian.

There is a 2-hour wait time for all walk-in requests. This amount of time is required to safely locate and transport material to our Reading Room. For more immediate service, please request an appointment or send a message through the Library's Ask a Librarian service.

Division Staff

Dr. Stephanie Stillo, Chief
Mark Manivong, Curator for Poetry, Literature, Children's Antiquarian Literature, and Diversity Materials
Patrick Hastings, Education Outreach Specialist
Shirley Liang, Information Technology Specialist (Automation Operations Coordinator)

Reading Room Staff

Rare Book Reading Room
(202) 707-3448

Michael North, Head, Reference and Reader Services
Eric Frazier, Reference Librarian
Marianna Stell, Reference Librarian
Amanda Zimmerman, Reference Librarian
Monica Varner, Collections Manager
Daniel Freudiger, Collections Technician

Mail

Mail can be sent to the address below. Please note, however, that US Postal Service mail delivery to Capitol Hill may experience significant delays due to security protocols. For the most prompt response, please contact us through Ask a Librarian.

101 Independence Ave. SE
Rare Book and Special Collections Division mail stop 4740

Thomas Jefferson Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20540-4740