<human>:  Would Library of Alexandria need less shelf space than Library of Congress?
<bot>: Yes, the Library of Alexandria would need less shelf space than the Library of Congress. The Library of Alexandria was a library in ancient Egypt, while the Library of Congress is a library in The Library of Alexandria was an ancient library that was destroyed. The Library of Alexandria is estimated to have had around 100,000 books. The Library of Congress has over 170 million items. So the Library of Alexandria would need less shelf space than the Library of Congress.