Navy Department Library

The Navy Department Library

Due to a lapse in federal funding, employees have been furloughed, and as a result we are closed until further notice. During the government shutdown, information on this site will not be updated.

"The great reservoir of information must be so organized and administered that almost any cross section of data, great or small, that may be called for in the future may be found readily within a reasonable time. Otherwise the information is virtually locked up, with the key lost so far as utility is concerned." - Commodore Dudley Knox

Founded in 1800 by direction of President John Adams, the Navy Department Library is one of the oldest federal government libraries. Its 150,000 volumes are the nation's most highly concentrated and accessible collections of literature on the United States Navy.

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Location

Washington Navy Yard, first floor, Building 44.
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Hours

Mon-Fri: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. No reference assistance without appointment on Wednesdays.
Closed weekends and federal holidays

Phone

(202) 433-4132 Fax: (202) 433-9553 DSN: 288-4132

Requesting reference assistance

This library is a congressionally designated depository for US Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law. (Title 44 United States Code).
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