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A '''federal depository library''' is a [[library]] in the [[United States]] that holds documents printed by the [[Government Printing Office]]. There are approximately 1,300250 of them located in all 50 states.

Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public's right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the federal fovernmentgovernment. The librariesgovernment provideprovides government informationdocuments at no cost to designated depositorythese libraries throughout the country and its territories. These depository libraries, in turn, provide local, no-fee access to government information in an impartial environment with professional assistance.

As institutions committed to equity of access and dedicated to free and unrestricted public use, the nation's nearly 1,250 depository libraries serve as one of the vital links between "We the people" and our government. Anyone can visit federal depository libraries and use the federal depository collections which are filled with information on careers, business opportunities, consumer information, health and nutrition, legal and regulatory information, demographics, and numerous other subjects.