House of Commons Library

House of Commons Library
US Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right) being given a tour of the House of Commons Library in 2013
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Location	London, England
Established	1818 (1818)
Collection
Items collected	Books, journals, official papers
Size	350,000 items
Access and use
Access requirements	Access restricted to Members of Parliament and their staff
Other information
Website	commonslibrary.parliament.uk

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The House of Commons Library is the library and information resource of the lower house of the British Parliament. It was established in 1818, although its original 1828 construction was destroyed during the burning of Parliament in 1834.

The library has adopted the phrase "Contributing to a well-informed democracy" as a summary of its mission statement.