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# 2 U.S.C. § 174 - Function of Center for the Book

## Text

The Librarian through the Center shall stimulate public interest and research in the role of the book in the diffusion of knowledge through such activities as a visiting scholar program accompanied by lectures, exhibits, publications, and any other related activities.

(Pub. L. 95–129, § 4, Oct. 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 1152.)