WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress is unveiling an eclectic new exhibit drawing on the institution’s vast historical archives and designed to make the library a more popular and accessible destination for visitors and tourists. “These items are an expression of our collective history,” said Carla Hayden, the official librarian of Congress. “We want people to see themselves in our exhibit.”The new exhibit is part of a campaign to make the Library of Congress more attractive to everyday tourists and school groups. “You usually don't go to the Library of Congress because you don't know that the Library of Congress is more than just a library,” Rubinstein said. The 127 items on display are all drawn from the Library of Congress' own internal collections, which number more than 178 million pieces.

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