A '''Federalfederal depository library''' is a [[library]] in the [[United States]] that holds documents printed by the [[Government Printing Office]]. There are approximately 1,300 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 Federalfederal Governmentfovernment. The libraries providesprovide Governmentgovernment information at no cost to designated depository libraries throughout the country and territories. These depository libraries, in turn, provide local, no-fee access to Governmentgovernment 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 Governmentgovernment. Anyone can visit Federalfederal depository libraries and use the Federalfederal 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.
