Public Events at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress offers these events to the public at its Washington, D.C. location free of charge, except where otherwise noted. Schedules are subject to change. Check back to this site for the latest information.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tour — Public Tours of the Jefferson Building

10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Location: Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact: (202) 707-8000

Books and Beyond — Northwest Washington, D.C.

Noon - 1 p.m.
Mark N. Ozer discusses and signs his new book "Northwest Washington, D.C."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519

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All Public Events for May 2012

Books and Beyond

Bill Veeck

May 1, 2012, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Paul Dickson discusses and signs his book "Bill Veeck: Baseballs Greatest Maverick."
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519

Northwest Washington, D.C.

May 23, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Mark N. Ozer discusses and signs his new book "Northwest Washington, D.C."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519

United States Congress

May 24, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Jacob R. Strauss, Jennifer Hayes Clark, Matthew Glassman and Colleen J. Shogan discuss and sign their book "Party and Procedure in the United States Congress."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519

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Concert

Army Band

May 5, 2012, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The U.S. Army Band "Pershings Own" continues its family-friendly Concerts from the Collections series with music by American mavericks.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502

Jose James

May 12, 2012, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Jose James explores the universe of underground beats, soul, jazz standards and the legacy of John Coltrane.
Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE Washington, DC
Contact: (202) 707-5502

Narek Hahkazaryan

May 19, 2012, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Armenian cellist Narek Hahknazaryan, a Young Concert Artists laureate who captured the First Prize and Gold Medal at the 14th International Tchaikovsky Competition in June 2011, gives a performance.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502

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Event

Walt Whitman Poetry Reading

May 31, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Poets Joshua Beckman and Stanley Plumly celebrate the birthday of Walt Whitman with a reading of his works.
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5394

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Film

"The Little Giant"

May 3, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"The Little Giant" (Warner Bros., 1933).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"The 7th Voyage of Sinbad"

May 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (Columbia, 1958).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Donovan's Brain"

May 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"Donovan's Brain" (United Artists, 1953).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"My Fair Lady"

May 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"My Fair Lady" (Warner Bros., 1964).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Mantrap"

May 12, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"Mantrap" (Paramount, 1926).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"An Evening of TV Detectives"

May 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"An Evening of TV Detectives" featuring episodes from "Colombo" (NBC, 1971) and "Baretta" (ABC, 1975).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Shaft"

May 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"Shaft" (MGM, 1971).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"The French Connection"

May 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"The French Connection" (20th Century-Fox, 1971).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"The Lost World"

May 24, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"The Lost World" (First National Pictures, 1925).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Chicago Calling"

May 31, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"Chicago Calling" (United Artists, 1952).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

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Lecture

Law Day

May 1, 2012, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss discusses the Dreyfuss Initiative, a nonprofit corporation he founded to revive the teaching of civics education in public schools in the United States.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5079

Archie Green

May 1, 2012, 11 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sean Burns presents a talk on his book "Archie Green: The Making of a Working-Class Hero."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1743

Karl Ove Knausgaard

May 2, 2012, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Author Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses his six-volume autobiography "My Struggle."
Location: Madison Hall, First floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5394

Native American Flutes

May 3, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
CANCELED Researcher Steve Bliven and instrument maker and performer Barry Higgins discuss "The History and Reconstruction of Native American Flutes in the Librarys Dayton C. Miller Collection."
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502

Mystery Writers at Noon

May 3, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Ed Lin discusses and signs his new novel "One Red Bastard."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-0979

Tewodros Fekadu

May 3, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Tewodros Fekadu discusses his autobiography "No One's Son."
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-4163

Poet Laureate Reading

May 3, 2012, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine concludes the Library of Congress 2011-2012 literary season with a lecture titled "The Forgotten Poets of My Youth."
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5394

"Andrei Roublev"

May 4, 2012, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"Andrei Roublev" (Mosfilm/Columbia, 1966).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

Transit of Venus

May 8, 2012, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
NASA scientist Sten Oswald presents a talk on "A Rare Astronomical Event: Transit of Venus."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5664

Sterjo Spasse

May 10, 2012, 11 a.m. - Noon
Writer Naum Prifti and Arian Spasse of the Albanian Embassy present "Sterjo Spasse: Honoring the Albanian Writer of Macedonian Descent."
Location: European Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-4515

Cultural Ties in the 1940s

May 10, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Kluge Fellow Kevin Bartig discusses "American Musicians, Soviet Music and Cultural Ties in the 1940s."
Location: LJ Room A-113, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-3302

Walter Dean Myers

May 11, 2012, 11 a.m. - Noon
In celebration of National Children's Book Week, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Walter Dean Myers presents the Jonah S. Eskin Memorial Lecture.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519

Jose James

May 12, 2012, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Singer and songwriter Jose James talks with Larry Appelbaum of the Library's Music Division.
Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE Washington, DC
Contact: (202) 707-5502

The Last Pharaoh

May 15, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Wagdi Zeid, professor of drama at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, presents "The Last Pharaoh: A Dream for the World"
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-7311

Herta Muller

May 15, 2012, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Nobel Laureate Herta Muller reads from her work, followed by a conversation with Georgetown University Professor Peter Pfeiffer.
Location: Montpelier Room, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5394

Golha Project

May 16, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Jane Lewisohn of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London speaks on the Golha project preserving Persian music, literature and performing arts.
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-4518

Cold War on U.S.-Cuban Relations

May 17, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Kluge Fellow Vanni Pettina discusses "A Preponderance of Politics: The Impact of the Cold War on U.S.-Cuban Economic Relations, 1946-1952."
Location: Kluge Center Meeting Room, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-3302

Actor Thom Sesma

May 17, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Broadway actor Thom Sesma from Disney's "The Lion King" speaks about his vocation as a performing artist.
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-6096

Climate Change Policy

May 31, 2012, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Peter C. Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists gives a talk on climate change policy.
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1212

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Symposium

Mapping D.C.

May 18, 2012, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
"Visualizing the Nation's Capital: Two Centuries of Mapping Washington, D.C." is the first conference devoted to mapping the nations capital, covering the period from Pierre-Charles L'Enfants 1791 Plan of the City of Washington to the present.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-1616

Mapping D.C.

May 19, 2012, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Visualizing the Nations Capital: Two Centuries of Mapping Washington, D.C.," the first conference devoted to mapping the nations capital, continues today.
Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1616

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Tour

Public Tours of the Jefferson Building

Monday to Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. (no 3:30 p.m. tour on Saturdays)
Location: Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact: (202) 707-8000

Politics and Dancing

May 16, 2012, Noon - 1 p.m.
Elizabeth Aldrich leads a tour through the "Politics and Dancing Body: American Dance from World War I Through the Cold War" exhibition.
Location: LM 113 Performing Arts Reading Room, First floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-9203

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