![]() ![]() By the time of this relocation, almost no books remained in the mansion, so the American Booksellers Association donated books and continued to do so in subsequent administrations. ![]() This library was originally in the Yellow Oval Room and was maintained there until 1929 when the Hoover administration moved it to its current location. The library was established during the Fillmore presidency, spearheaded by the first lady, Abigail Fillmore. During Millard Fillmore's presidency (1850–1853), Congressional funding was requested to establish a White House library. John Adams, the first president to live in the White House, used this room as a laundry room at that time, it was said to have been filled with "Tubs, Buckets, and a variety of Lumber" at the time, lumber meant "miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away". Several basement rooms in the White House are paneled with salvaged building materials from the pre-reconstructed White House. During the 1950s reconstruction of the White House, old building lumber from the house was salvaged and re-made into wall paneling for this room. The library is used for teas and meetings hosted by the president and first lady. ![]() The room is approximately 27 by 23 feet (8.2 by 7.0 m) and is in the northeast corner of the ground floor. The White House Library is on the Ground Floor of the White House, the official home of the president of the United States. White House ground floor showing location of the White House Library ![]()
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