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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 1,250 of them located in all 50 states.<ref name="gpo">[http://wwwcatalog.gpoaccessgpo.gov/fdlpfdlpdir/FDLPdir.htmljsp?mode=-2 ''About the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)<!--''][[U.S. BotGovernment generatedPrinting title -->Office]]</ref>

Depository libraries have existed since 1813.<ref name="gpo" /> The government provides documents at no cost to these 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.