Library of Congress - The library launched a mass deacidification program

Time: 2001

Place: Washington D.C., U.S.

Details: Under Billington, the library launched a mass deacidification program in 2001, which has extended the lifespan of almost 4 million volumes and 12 million manuscript sheets; and new collection storage modules at Fort Meade, the first opening in 2002, to preserve and make accessible more than 4 million items from the library's analog collections.

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