The Library of Congress will again participate in Washington’s annual celebration of its gift of cherry trees from Japan with two events during the 2015 National Cherry Blossom Festival. A lecture by National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Robert A.…
The Library of Congress, the Library of Congress Chapter of Blacks in Government and the Daniel A.P. Murray African American Culture Association of the Library of Congress will co-host a panel discussion, “Rosa Parks: Beyond the Bus,” with Elaine Steele,…
Wednesday, January 7, 12:00 Noon Novelists Marita Golden and Dolen Perkins-Valdez will celebrate the birthday of American writer Zora Neale Hurston by reading selections from her work and discussing her influence on their own writing. This event is free and…
The Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center, in conjunction with the Folger Shakespeare Library, will celebrate Emily Dickinson’s 184th birthday by hosting a marathon reading of the poet’s work. Local and non-local poets, writers, critics and the general public…
Nov. 20 Program Celebrates Acquisition of Seymour’s Spanish Civil War Photos A Library of Congress program will observe the 103rd anniversary of the birth of David Seymour, whose pen name is CHIM, one of the best-known photojournalists of the 20th…
Twice each year, the Library of Congress opens its magnificent Main Reading Room for a special public open house to share information about how the public can access the Library’s resources year-round. The fall open house will take place on…
The Library of Congress will host “The Second Conference on Latvian Diaspora Archives, Libraries and Material Culture” on Sept. 11, the first day of the three-day symposium. The conference—which looks at the Latvian diaspora collections and the preservation, cataloging and…
The Library of Congress will open “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom” on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The exhibition will highlight the legal and legislative challenges and victories leading to its passage, shedding light on the individuals—both…
