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Federal Depository Library Program
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<p>The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is a government program created to make <a href="/facts/Federal_government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7">U.S. federal government</a> publications available to the public at no cost. As of April 2021,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Depository_Library_Program&action=edit">[update]</a> there are 1,114 depository libraries in the United States and its <a href="/facts/U.S._territories/NYfp1J30">territories</a>. A "government publication" is defined in the <a href="/facts/United_States_Code/2AjxEDPq">U.S. Code</a> as "informational matter which is published as an individual document at Government expense, or as required by law" (<a href="/facts/Title_44_of_the_United_States_Code/JWVrqPFJ">44 U.S.C.</a> 1901). </p>