Events at the Library of Congress

Tuesday October 8, 2024

  • Event | lectures and symposia

    Celebrating Jewish High Holiday Cooking with Joan Nathan

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT     Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)     Join us for an engaging and delightful afternoon with renowned cookbook author Joan Nathan, as she explores the rich culinary traditions that are integral to Jewish holidays.
  • Event | courses and workshops

    Orientation to Legal Research: US Case Law

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT     Online Only     This webinar provides an overview of U.S. case law research, including information about the U.S. federal court system, the publication of court opinions, methods for researching case law and information about locating records and briefs.
    This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
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    Event | courses and workshops

    Geography & Map Virtual Orientation

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT     Online Only     Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide a general introduction to the world's largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Explore a treasure trove of maps, atlases, and cartographic resources followed by a Q&A session with a map librarian.
    This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
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    Event | exhibits and tours

    Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Northwest Gallery     The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Southwest Gallery     A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Southwest Pavilion     Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Experience the Main Reading Room

    Tuesday
    October 8, 2024
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT     Main Reading Room     The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Wednesday October 9, 2024

  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Northwest Gallery     The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Southwest Gallery     A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Southwest Pavilion     Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Experience the Main Reading Room

    Wednesday
    October 9, 2024
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT     Main Reading Room     The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Thursday October 10, 2024

  • Event | courses and workshops

    An Introduction to Congress.gov

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT     Online Only     This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the Congressional member information attached to the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will be highlighted.
    This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
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    Event | special events

    Candido Portinari's Murals

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT     LJ 119     Join the Hispanic Reading Room and the Embassy of Brazil for a talk by João Candido Portinari, son of Brazilian painter Candido Portinari, on the murals his father painted in the Library of Congress. Considered one of Brazil’s most important artists, Portinari’s work has touched American audiences in both Washington, D.C. and the United Nations building in New York City for over 80 years.
  • Event | special events

    Live! At The Library

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Great Hall     The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
  • Event | film and video screenings

    Live! At The Library: "Cartooning America" Screening and Conversation

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Director Asaf Galay, winner of the 2024 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for the Film, will discuss the importance of archival footage and the Library’s collections in making the film with Katherine Malone-France of The Better Angels Society.
  • Event | film and video screenings

    Those Who Dance (1930)

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT     Pickford Theater (LM-302)     A pre-Code "ripped from the headlines" drama about a police detective working undercover to obtain evidence against a gangster who had murdered his brother and framed an innocent man for the crime. Preceded by the Laurel & Hardy short "Blotto"...
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     Northwest Gallery     The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…