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(202) 707-6362 - General Reference
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(202) 707-6400 - Concerts
(202) 707-5502 - Poetry & Literature Programs
(202) 707-5394 - Mary Pickford Theater
(202) 707-5677 - American Folklife Center
(202) 707-5510 - Sales Shop
(202) 707-0204
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.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
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All Public Events for September 2008
Books and Beyond
Portrait of America
September 16, 2008, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Montpelier Room 6th floor James Madison building
Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey discuss their new book, "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America." Contact: (202) 707-5221
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Ceremony
Herman Wouk Receives Award
September 10, 2008, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Herman Wouk receives the first Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Writing of Fiction. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5221
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Concert
Scots-Gaelic Songs
September 8, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
James Graham and Jean MacKay, Scottish Gold Medalists from the 2005 Royal National Mod, perform traditional Scots-Gaelic songs. Contact: (202) 707-3229
AFC Homegrown Concert
September 17, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Bajich Brothers play tamburitza music from Kansas, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-1743
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Event
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 4, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 5, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 8, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 9, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 10, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 11, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 12, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 13, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 15, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 16, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 17, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 18, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 19, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 20, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 22, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 23, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 24, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 25, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 26, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Jon Scieszka
September 26, 2008, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Montpelier Room 6th floor James Madison building
Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, visits the Library in a program sponsored by the Center for the Book. Contact: (202) 707-5221
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 27, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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National Book Festival
September 27, 2008, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Capitol Mall
The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will feature more than 70 award-winning authors, poets and illustrators. Contact: (202) 707-1550
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 29, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
September 30, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Exhibition
"Book of Secrets" on Display
September 27, 2008, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
A display featuring the "Book of Secrets" from the film "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" closes today in the South Orientation Gallery. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Film
"The Go-Between"
September 2, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Pinter: Take Two Series: "The Go-Between" (MGM-EMI -- World Film Services, U.K., 1970). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
September 4, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
National Film Registry Series: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (20th Century-Fox, 1953) and "Duck Amuck" (Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1953). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Play It Cool"
September 5, 2008, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Early Days of British Rock and Roll Series: "Play It Cool" (Independent Artists/Anglo Amalgamated, U.K., 1962) and "Ring-a-Ding Rhythm" (Amicus Productions/Columbia, 1962). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"The Last Tycoon"
September 9, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Pinter: Take Two Series: "The Last Tycoon" (Academy Pictures/Paramount, 1976). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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The Horn Blows at Midnight
September 11, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
National Film Registry Series: "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (Warner Bros., 1945). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"What a Crazy World!"
September 12, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Before the Beatles Series: "What a Crazy World!" (Capricorn Productions/Warner-Pathe, U.K., 1963) and "Dont Knock the Rock" (Granada Television, U.K., 1964). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
September 16, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Pinter: Take Two Series: "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (Juniper Films/UA, 1981). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"The Amazing Dobermans"
September 18, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
"The Amazing Dobermans" (Rosamond Productions/Golden Gate Films, 1976). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Finders Keepers"
September 19, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Before the Beatles Series: "Finders Keepers" (Inter-State Films, U.K., 1966) and "Rhythm 'n' Greens" (Inter-State Films, U.K., 1964). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"2 Days in the Valley"
September 23, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
"2 Days in the Valley" (Redemption Productions - Rhysher Entertainment/MGM/UA, 1996). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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The Case of the Curious Bride
September 25, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Preservation Showcase Series: "The Case of the Curious Bride" (First National, 1935) and "Jimmy the Gent" (Warner Bros., 1934). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Kamikaze 1989"
September 26, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
"Kamikaze 1989" (Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion - Trio-Film - Oase Film Produktions - ZDF, West Germany, 1982). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Holiday
Labor Day
September 1, 2008, 8:30 AM - 5:00 AM
All buildings xxx floor All buildings building
All Library buildings will be closed in observance of the federal Labor Day holiday. Contact: (202) 707-8000
Lecture
Kunqu
September 4, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Marjory Bong-Ray Liu of Arizona State University presents a lecture titled "Kunqu: China's First Great Multi-art Theatrical Tradition." Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Raymond Scheindlin Book Talk
September 8, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
African/Middle Eastern Reading Room Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Raymond Scheindlin discusses his newest book, "Song of the Distant Dove: Judah Halevi's Pilgrimage," in a program sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division. Contact: (202) 707-3779
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Baghdadi Jews in British Burma
September 9, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Asian Reading Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Ruth Cernea discusses her book "Almost Englishmen: Baghdadi Jews in British Burma" in a program co-sponsored by the Asian Division and Hebrew Language Table. Contact: (202) 707-9897
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Space-based Ornithology
September 10, 2008, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Jim Smith presents "Space-Based Ornithology" in a program co-sponsored by the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division and NASA. Contact: (202) 707-5664
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19th Century American Publishing
September 12, 2008, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
LJ Room A-113 1st floor Thomas Jefferson building
Michael Winship presents a lecture titled "The Tragedy of the Book Industry: Book Stores and Book Distribution in the United States, 1850-1950." Contact: (202) 707-2692
Kluge Scholar Seminar
September 18, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room 1st floor Thomas Jefferson building
Kluge Fellow Subarno Chattarji discusses "Will There Be Peace Again? Some Aspects of Vietnamese Representations of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Music, War and the LOC
September 18, 2008, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Annegret Fauser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presents a lecture titled "After Pearl Harbor: Music, War and the Library of Congress." Contact: (202) 707-6937
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Marie Arana
September 18, 2008, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Mumford 6th floor James Madison building
Marie Arana delivers the keynote address for the Library's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Contact: (202) 707-9169
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ChinaInfoBank and Soshoo
September 23, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Asian Reading Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Reference librarians Ming Sun Poon and Yuwu Song discuss "The Application of 'ChinaInfoBank' and 'Soshoo' Databases." Reservations are required by Sept. 16. Contact: (202) 707-1798
The Hemingses of Monticello
September 23, 2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room 1st floor Thomas Jefferson building
Annette Gordon-Reed discusses her book "The Hemingses of Monticello" in a program co-sponsored by the Manuscript Division and the John W. Kluge Center. Contact: (202) 707-2692
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An Intellectual Journey
September 24, 2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room 1st floor Thomas Jefferson building
Gerald Stourzh discusses his book "From Vienna to Chicago and Back" in a program sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center. Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Abkhazia
September 25, 2008, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
West Dining Room 6th floor James Madison building
Kluge Fellow Paul Crego presents a lecture titled "Abkhazia and the New Cold War." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Workshop
Library Research Orientation
September 8, 2008, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center. Contact: (202) 707-2138
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Library Research Orientation
September 8, 2008, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center. Contact: (202) 707-2138
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Library Research Orientation
September 15, 2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center. Contact: (202) 707-2138
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Library Research Orientation
September 29, 2008, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center. Contact: (202) 707-2138
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