James Madison Memorial Building

The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to United States Founding Father and president James Madison.

In addition to various book and multimedia collections, it houses the United States Copyright Office, which is under the administration of the Librarian of Congress.

[3] It was decided to name the building after Madison largely because he was the person who originally suggested in 1783 that the Continental Congress form a library containing a list of books that would be useful to legislators.

These bodies also consulted with a committee appointed by the American Institute of Architects and the James Madison Memorial Commission.

[5][6][7] Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said two days later that rioters did not breach any of the Library's buildings or collections and that all staff members had been safely evacuated.