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The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill district, best known as the site of the largest international collection of printed works by famed playwright William Shakespeare. The library was established in 1932 by Henry Clay and Emily Jordan Folger and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, operated by the Trustees of Amherst College. A wide variety of free public programming is offered throughout the year by the library, including daily tours of the library's collections and Elizabethan Theatre. Some tours also include tours of the Paster Reading Room and the outdoor Elizabethan Garden. Folger Fridays events present free lectures and theatrical performances, while an annual Shakespeare's Birthday Open House brings sword fighting demonstrations, live music performances, and a sonnet contest to the library.
201 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003, Phone: 202-544-4600
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