The original Smithsonian Building, fondly termed the "Castle" completed in 1855. The National Museum of Natural History is in the background. The Smithsonian Libraries administers 20 libraries.
The Admiral Dewitt Clinton Ramsey Room of the library of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum contains rare materials relating to the history of flight, ballooning, rocketry, aerospace, as well as unusual science fiction.
University of Maryland Libraries.
UM mascot Testudo greets visitors at the entrance of McKeldin Library on
the College Park campus.
University of Maryland Libraries.
Staff member Mary Scott helps a student researcher
at the Michelle Smith
Performing Arts Library.
