November 2002 - Vol. 61, No. 11
National Book Festival
Cover Story
The Second National Book Festival drew top authors and big crowds.
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9/11 - REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS
The Library sponsored a series of events commemorating the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. -
9/11 - TREASURES LOST
Another 9/11 panel on Sept. 24 examined the destruction of cultural artifacts in the New York attack. -
9/11 - ARTISTS RESPONDS
Comic book artists and illustrators discussed their work in telling the story of 9/11 and its aftermathat a Library event Oct. 2. -
HOLDING THE PURSE STRINGS
U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marín delivered the Library's Hispanic Heritage Month keynote address Sept. 24. -
SERVING WITH HONOR
Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) spoke at the Library promoting Hispanic participation in the Veterans History Project. -
LIVELY LAUREATE
In his second term as Poet Laureate, Billy Collins opened the Library's fall literary season. -
HANDS ACROSS THE WATER
The European Division hosted a Sept. 10 conference on German-American relations one year after 9/11. -
20,000 UNDER THE SEA
Geologist/cartographer Marie Tharp has donated to the Library her vast collections of maps of the ocean floor. -
WELCOME SCHOLARS
The first group of Kluge chairs and scholars have taken up residence in the Library's Kluge Center.