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December
- December 28, 2000 (00-199)
- Library of Congress Classification Schedules Available Online During Pilot Test
- December 27, 2000 (00-200)
- Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry
- December 27, 2000 (00-089)
- Cold War Cartoons to Be Discussed June 15
- December 18, 2000 (00-197)
- Mystery Author John Dunning to Appear at the Library of Congress
- December 18, 2000 (00-192)
- Library of Congress Receives $1 Million Grant from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- December 14, 2000 (00-191)
- Library of Congress Introduces Free Matinee Concerts in 2001
- December 12, 2000 (00-193)
- Program to Honor Poet Elizabeth Bishop and Founding of Brazil
- December 11, 2000 (00-194)
- Library of Congress to Begin Its First Electronic Archives
- December 11, 2000 (00-190)
- Library of Congress To Host Numerous Events During Midwinter Meeting of American Library Association in Washington
- December 11, 2000 (00-189)
- Koussevitzky Commissions for 2000 Announced: Awards for New Musical Works Made to 10 Composers
- December 4, 2000 (00-186)
- Library of Congress Co-Publishes Collaborative Work on the History and Significance of Braille
- December 4, 2000 (00-181)
- Aaron Copland Collection Debuts on American Memory Web Site
November
- November 30, 2000 (00-187)
- Call for Applications for 2001 American Memory Fellows Institute at Library of Congress
- November 29, 2000 (00-184)
- The Coca-Cola Company Donates 50 Years of Television Commercials Reflecting World Culture To the Library of Congress: 20,000 Ads Are Largest Gift of Corporate Archives in Library's History
- November 27, 2000 (00-177)
- Library of Congress and Copyright Office Announce New Online Copyright Registration Program in Cooperation with Music Publishers
- November 22, 2000 (00-188)
- David Ferry Wins 2000 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
- November 22, 2000 (00-185)
- Media Advisory: Recorded Sound Collections Endangered; Conference Scheduled for Dec. 1-2
- November 21, 2000 (00-183)
- "American Treasures" Exhibition Features Thanksgiving Holiday
- November 21, 2000 (00-179)
- Presidential Inauguration Collection Debuts On American Memory Web Site
- November 20, 2000 (00-182)
- Daniel J. Boorstin to Be Honored at Library of Congress on December 4
- November 17, 2000 (00-180)
- Library of Congress Leads Audio Preservation Initiatives for the 21st Century
- November 17, 2000 (00-178)
- Library of Congress, Copyright Office to Sign Agreement for Online Registration and Deposit of Musical Works from the Harry Fox Agency
- November 9, 2000 (00-176)
- Congress Establishes Veterans' Oral History Project in American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
- November 9, 2000 (00-175)
- Library of Congress Hosts MirĂ³ and Wihan String Quartets
- November 9, 2000 (00-172)
- Hirschfeld Exhibition to Open
- November 9, 2000 (00-160)
- Library of Congress and Arena Stage Present Concert Readings of Unpublished Zora Neale Hurston Play
- November 7, 2000 (00-174)
- New Book about Research in Library History Published by the Library of Congress
- November 7, 2000 (00-173)
- Jordi Savall Brings the Concert of Nations to the Library of Congress
- November 7, 2000 (00-164)
- Library of Congress Acquires Arnold T. Schwab Archives: Collection Related to Work of Marian Nevins MacDowell
- November 6, 2000 (00-170)
- ECIP Program Expands to Include Clinical Medicine
- November 1, 2000 (00-171)
- West Virginia Center for the Book Established
- November 1, 2000 (00-146)
- Descendants of L. Frank Baum Give Library of Congress Glinda Of Oz Manuscript: Handwritten Manuscript Was Baum's Last Book
October
- October 31, 2000 (00-169)
- Media Advisory: Thomas Jefferson Exhibition Extended to Nov. 16; Jefferson's Library Will Remain on View Through the Summer of 2001
- October 31, 2000 (00-167)
- Library of Congress Celebrates Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 13-17: Daily Map Talks to Be Held in "American Treasures" Exhibition
- October 31, 2000 (00-166)
- Two Collections on Americans and Their Land Debut on American Memory Web Site
- October 30, 2000 (00-168)
- Author Jeffery Paine to Speak at the Library of Congress Nov. 2
- October 27, 2000 (00-165)
- Tadashi Yamamoto, Leading Japanese Intellectual, to Speak on Responsive Governance November 20 at the Library of Congress
- October 27, 2000 (00-163)
- New Literary Map of Metropolitan Washington to Be Discussed at the Library of Congress on November 1
- October 27, 2000 (00-162)
- Public Service Announcement: Security and Preservation Symposium Oct. 30-31
- October 27, 2000 (00-161)
- Interlibrary Loans Delivered Online: New Service Tests Feasibility of Using the Internet to Fill Requests
- October 27, 2000 (00-159)
- Fanfares and Free Concerts Highlight Copland Centennial Celebration at Library of Congress
- October 27, 2000 (00-139)
- Library of Congress Acquires Nicolas Slonimsky Collection
- October 20, 2000 (00-157)
- Law Library Hours to Change
- October 18, 2000 (00-151)
- Mark Roosa Named Director for Preservation at Library of Congress
- October 17, 2000 (00-133)
- "To Preserve and Protect" Symposium to be Held at Library Oct. 30-31: Participants to Discuss "Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources"
- October 10, 2000 (00-156)
- Media Advisory: Front Doors of Library's Madison Building to Close Temporarily
- October 5, 2000 (00-155)
- John Kluge Donates $60 Million to Library of Congress for Study Center and Prize: The Largest Private Monetary Donation Ever Given to the Library of Congress
- October 2, 2000 (00-154)
- New Literary Map of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Depicts the Area's Rich Literary Heritage
- October 2, 2000 (00-153)
- "Living Legend" Herman Wouk to Read from His Work on Wednesday, November 8
- October 2, 2000 (00-152)
- Author and Marketing Consultant Estelle Ellis to Speak on Nov. 6
- October 2, 2000 (00-141)
- Library of Congress, Other U.S. Libraries Join International Community on Use of Pinyin
September
- September 26, 2000 (00-150)
- Public Service Announcement: Library of Congress Holds Fifth Annual Preservation Workshop October 19
- September 26, 2000 (00-144)
- T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., and Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., to Discuss the Needs of Children on Tuesday, October 10
- September 25, 2000 (00-149)
- Department of Defense Official to Deliver National Disability Employment Awareness Month Keynote Oct. 11
- September 25, 2000 (00-148)
- Bicentennial Symposium on National Libraries to Be Held on October 23-26, 2000
- September 25, 2000 (00-147)
- Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz to Read at the Library of Congress
- September 25, 2000 (00-145)
- Public Service Announcement: Brazelton and Greenspan to Speak
- September 21, 2000 (00-143)
- Library of Congress Hosts Fifth Annual Preservation Awareness Workshop on Thursday, October 19
- September 20, 2000 (00-142)
- American Folklife Center to Create National Heritage Fellows Collection
- September 19, 2000 (00-140)
- Posters from the WPA Now Available Online
- September 19, 2000 (00-136)
- Director of White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans to Deliver Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote
- September 13, 2000 (00-138)
- New York Times Reporter Steven Holmes to Discuss His Biography of Ron Brown on Wednesday, Oct. 11
- September 12, 2000 (00-137)
- Center for the Book to Participate in "New York Is Book Country" Book Fair on September 24
- September 12, 2000 (00-135)
- Freedom to Read to Be Celebrated at the Library of Congress on Monday, September 25
- September 13, 2000 (00-130)
- Joint Conference on Armenia to Be Held September 27-28
- September 12, 2000 (00-127)
- Library of Congress Desk Calendar Features America's Film Treasures
- September 12, 2000 (00-123)
- Library of Congress Desk Calendar Features the Work of Charles and Ray Eames
- September 11, 2000 (00-132)
- George Washington's Diaries to Be Available Online
- September 5, 2000 (00-131)
- Theodore Zeldin and Guests Michael Kahn and Judi Moore Latta to Discuss Conversation at the Library on September 28
- September 1, 2000 (00-128)
- Media Advisory: Franklin the Turtle to Kick Off International Literacy Day at Library of Congress, Sept. 8; "Law and Order's" Chris Meloni to Read to More Than 300 Kids
August
- August 31, 2000 (00-129)
- Diverse Group of Online Collections Debuts on American Memory
- August 30, 20000 (00-126)
- NLS International Union Catalog Upgraded for Web-Braille Readers
- August 30, 2000 (00-125)
- New Braille Instruction Manual Issued by the Library of Congress
- August 30, 2000 (00-124)
- United Kingdom Catalog Records Expand Holdings of International Union Catalog Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals
- August 28, 2000 (00-122)
- Library of Congress Publishes Annual Report for 1999
- August 28, 2000 (00-121)
- Number of American Memory Fellows Reaches 200; 50 Fellows 'Graduate' During Fourth Annual Summer Institute
- August 25, 2000 (00-113)
- Media Advisory: Public Events at the Library of Congress, September-December 2000
- August 24, 2000 (00-120)
- Globalcenter to Host 'America's Library' Web Site; More than 15 Million 'Hits' Handled by Site for Kids and Families Since April 24 Debut
- August 23, 2000 (00-119)
- Herblock Exhibition Opens October 11
- August 23, 2000 (00-115)
- Violinist Louis Kaufman's Papers Acquired by Library of Congress
- August 23, 2000 (00-114)
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Collection Given to Library of Congress
- August 22, 2000 (00-118)
- French Author to Speak at the Library of Congress
- August 22, 2000 (00-117)
- "Globalization and Identity in Muslim Societies" Symposium at the Library of Congress
- August 22, 2000 (00-102)
- Visitor Favorites Featured in "American Treasures" Exhibition This Summer: Contents of Lincoln's Pockets Is Top Choice
- August 17, 2000 (00-116)
- Library of Congress Acquires Digital Trading Cards
- August 17, 2000 (00-111)
- Library of Congress Announces 75th Anniversary of Free Concerts in the Coolidge Auditorium
- August 17, 2000 (00-101)
- Library of Congress Publishes Guide to the Moldenhauer Music Archives
- August 17, 2000 (00-079)
- Library of Congress Web Site Tells Preservation Story: "Bach to Baseball Cards" Describes Preservation Treatments
- August 14, 2000 (00-112)
- International Literacy Day to Be Marked at the Library of Congress on September 8
- August 14, 2000 (00-110)
- Fellowships in International Studies Available
- August 7, 2000 (00-109)
- Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Federal Libraries, Librarians, and Library Technicians
- August 7, 2000 (00-108)
- Handbook for the Study of Book History Published by the Library of Congress
- August 7, 2000 (00-107)
- Library of Congress Leads Cooperative Effort to Develop a Global Online Reference Service; Libraries in U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia to Offer Collaborative Digital Reference Service
- August 7, 2000 (00-105)
- Swann Foundation Announces 2000-2001 Fellow and Applications for 2001-2002
- August 7, 2000 (00-104)
- Two Collections Debut on American Memory Web Site: University of Washington and Denver Public Library Contribute Online Materials
July
- July 31, 2000 (00-103)
- Librarian of Congress Appoints Stanley Kunitz Poet Laureate
- July 28, 2000 (00-099)
- Library of Congress Joins Other Institutions and The Dance Heritage Coalition in Announcing the Identification of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100"
- July 28, 2000 (00-098)
- Library of Congress Publications Earn Design Awards
- July 26, 2000 (00-100)
- "LC 21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress" Issued by the National Research Council: Report Offers Recommendations for Library's Future Technology Strategies
- July 10, 2000 (00-097)
- Library of Congress Publishes New Guide to Asian Collections
- July 10, 2000 (00-076)
- Bicentennial Celebration Activities Continue at the Library of Congress
- July 5, 2000 (00-096)
- Joseph Ellis and Annette Gordon-Reed to Discuss Jefferson and his Legacy at the Library on July 25
June
- June 26, 2000 (00-095)
- Library of Congress Adds New Online Collections to the American Memory Web Site
- June 26, 2000 (00-091)
- Kissinger Chair Established at the Library of Congress
- June 21, 2000 (00-094)
- Two Day Conference on Cold War Archives Scheduled
- June 21, 2000 (00-092)
- Prima Ballerina's Collection Comes to the Library of Congress
- June 20, 2000 (00-093)
- Media Advisory: All Facilities in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress Closed July 1-4; Thomas Jefferson Building and John Adams Building Also Closed on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4
- June 7, 2000 (00-090)
- Blondie Exhibition Opens
May
- May 30, 2000 (00-088)
- 2000 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry for the Most Distinguished Book of Poetry Published in 1998 or 1999
- May 30, 2000 (00-085)
- New Web Site for Kids and Families Registers More Than 6 Million 'Hits' Since Debut
- May 30, 2000 (00-082)
- Sondheim 70th Birthday Concert at Library of Congress Attracts Cream of Broadway: Festivities to Be Broadcast on NPR
- May 25, 2000 (00-077)
- Grant from Luce Foundation to Support Asian Acquisitions and Fellowships
- May 24, 2000 (00-074)
- Library of Congress to Receive Pinkerton Archives
- May 23, 2000 (00-087)
- Harold Bloom to Discuss His New Book About Reading
- May 23, 2000 (00-084)
- Washington and Alaska Win 2000 Boorstin Center for the Book Awards
- May 23, 2000 (00-083)
- Americas Award to Be Presented at Library of Congress
- May 23, 2000 (00-081)
- Media Advisory: Pinkerton's Inc. Donates Archives to Library of Congress
- May 16, 2000 (00-080)
- Media Advisory: Local Legacies Participants to Visit Washington to Celebrate Their Unique Cultural Traditions at the Library of Congress
- May 9, 2000 (00-073)
- Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky to Close 1999-2000 Literary Series at the Library of Congress
- May 8, 2000 (00-074a)
- Robert Dizard Appointed Staff Director of Copyright Office
- May 4, 2000 (00-075)
- John Cole Receives 2000 Lippincott Award from the American Library Association
- May 4, 2000 (00-072)
- Two-Day Symposium on Old Norse Sagas to Be Held at the Library of Congress
- May 2, 2000 (00-067)
- State Department Official to Deliver Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Keynote Address at the Library of Congress
- May 2, 2000 (00-060)
- Scottish Musical Talents Alison Kinnaird and Christine Primrose Perform at Library of Congress May 17
- May 1, 2000 (00-071)
- Wizard of Oz Book to Be Featured at "Books & Beyond" Presentation on Tuesday, May 30
- May 1, 2000 (00-070)
- E. Ethelbert Miller to Discuss His New Memoir at the Library of Congress on Wednesday, May 31
- May 1, 2000 (00-069)
- Library of Congress Approves Mississippi Center for the Book
April
- April 27, 2000 (00-068)
- Media Advisory: Bob Hope and Family to Participate in Opening of New Gallery at the Library of Congress: The Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment to Open
- April 27, 2000 (00-061)
- Pickford Theater Schedule
- April 24, 2000 (00-051)
- "America's Library" Web Site for Kids and Families Debuts: "There's a Better Way to Have Fun with History"
- April 20, 2000 (00-066)
- Media Advisory: National Birthday Party Celebrates 200th Birthday of the Library of Congress
- April 17, 2000 (00-064)
- Media Advisory: New Web Site for Kids and Families to Debut from Library of Congress -- "There Is a Better Way to Have Fun with History"
- April 17, 2000 (00-063)
- James Conaway to Discuss His New Bicentennial History of the Library of Congress on Monday, May 15
- April 17, 2000 (00-058)
- The Library of Congress to Hold Exhibition and Symposium on Icelandic Sagas
- April 14, 2000 (00-062)
- Media Advisory: Press Preview of Two Bicentennial Exhibitions at the Library of Congress
- April 14, 2000 (00-059)
- Library of Congress to Honor "Living Legends"
- April 14, 2000 (00-053)
- Library of Congress Postage Stamp Ceremony to Be Held April 24
- April 14, 2000 (00-052)
- Library of Congress Commemorative Coins Available April 24
- April 13, 2000 (00-048)
- Bicentennial Celebration Announced: Library of Congress to Offer New Web Site, Stamp, Coins, Exhibits and Concert
- April 11, 2000 (00-054)
- Commemorative Stamp and Coins Mark Library of Congress Bicentennial
- April 10, 2000 (00-056)
- D.C. Students to Read Favorite Poems April 13
- April 6, 2000 (00-055)
- Library of Congress to Hold Discussion on "Architectural Alphabet" Book About Jefferson Building April 17
- April 6, 2000 (00-045)
- New Guide to the Library of Congress to Be Published
- April 3, 2000 (00-049)
- Japan Documentation Center Closes on March 31
- April 3, 2000 (00-047)
- A Young People's Poetry Week Celebration: Young Voices from the Nation's Capital at the Library of Congress April 13
March
- March 30, 2000 (00-050)
- Library of Congress Will Celebrate New American Poetry Anthology April 26
- March 30, 2000 (00-046)
- Robert Hass to Host "River of Words" Program at the Library of Congress April 29
- March 22, 2000 (00-044)
- Media Advisory: Library of Congress to Symposium on Egypt and Globalization March 28
- March 22, 2000 (00-038)
- New Book Features the Architecture of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building
- March 20, 2000 (00-043)
- Early-Music Groups Will Go for Baroque at the Library of Congress
- March 20, 2000 (00-042)
- Library of Congress Signs Contract to Hire People with Severe Disabilities
- March 20, 2000 (00-041)
- Library of Congress Debuts Digital Collection on Puerto Rico
- March 20, 2000 (00-039)
- New Book Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson
- March 20, 2000 (00-028)
- Library of Congress Receives Gift of Revolutionary War Maps Drawn by Lafayette's Cartographer
- March 16, 2000 (00-040)
- Poetry Reading, Voice, and Publication in the 19th and 20th Centuries to Be Discussed at Library Symposium on April 4
- March 16, 2000 (00-037)
- Lecture on Edvard Grieg's Letters at the Library of Congress April 11
- March 16, 2000 (00-036)
- New Book Celebrates 200-Year History of the Library of Congress
- March 16, 2000 (00-035)
- Library of Congress Moves Closer to Digital Talking Books
- March 16, 2000 (00-034)
- Former Ambassador Delivers Eighth Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture April 19
- March 13, 2000 (00-009)
- Library of Congress Celebrates Bicentennial with Major Exhibition on Thomas Jefferson
- March 9, 2000 (00-033)
- Poet Laureate Grants Witter Bynner Fellowships to Poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Joshua Weiner
- March 9, 2000 (00-030)
- New On-Line Collections Added to American Memory Web Site: Lincoln, Bernstein, and African American Materials
- March 8, 2000 (00-029)
- Symposium on John Bingham and the 14th Amendment to Be Held March 20
- March 7, 2000 (00-027)
- 1999 Serge Koussevitzky Awards Announced: Commissions for New Musical Works Given to 10 Composers
- March 7, 2000 (00-010)
- The Wizard of Oz Is Saluted in Library of Congress Bicentennial Exhibition
- March 7, 2000 (00-008)
- James Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Convention Go on Display in the "American Treasures" Exhibition
- March 6, 2000 (00-032)
- John Perry Barlow to Speak at FLICC Forum on Government Futures and Information Technology
- March 6, 2000 (00-031)
- Federal Libraries and Information Centers, Librarians and Technicians Win FLICC Awards
- March 1, 2000 (00-026)
- Media Advisory: Defense Department Official to Deliver Women's History Month Keynote Address at the Library of Congress
February
- February 28, 2000 (00-025)
- Media Advisory: Congressional Research Service of Library of Congress Holds Daylong Conference on "Informing the Congress and the Nation"
- February 28, 2000 (00-024)
- Minnesota Humanities Commission Becomes New Home of the Minnesota Center for the Book
- February 28, 2000 (00-023)
- New Volume of James Madison's Writings to Be Discussed at the Library on Thursday, March 23
- February 28, 2000 (00-022)
- John Cole to Present Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture at Catholic University on March 30
- February 28, 2000 (00-021)
- Union Catalog For Blind and Physically Handicapped Readers Adds 38,000 Records of British-Produced Braille and Audio Materials
- February 25, 2000 (00-019)
- Poetry in America: A Library of Congress Bicentennial Celebration to Be Held at the Library of Congress, April 3-4
- February 24, 2000 (00-020)
- Library of Congress and National Library of Spain Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Internet Project
- February 24, 2000 (00-018)
- William Jay Smith to Read His Poems at the Library of Congress March 16
- February 24, 2000 (00-017)
- University of Virginia Donates Book to Library of Congress to Help Reconstitute Thomas Jefferson's Library
- February 22, 2000 (00-016)
- Composer Elinor Remick Warren to Be Honored at Library of Congress; Symposium and Concert Explore Life and Work of Remarkable Composer; Collections Presented to Library
- February 22, 2000 (00-013)
- Library of Congress Hosts Conference on Cataloging Policy in the Digital Age Nov. 15-17
- February 11, 2000 (00-015)
- Media Advisory: Suzanne Smith Book Talk Rescheduled for February 23 at Library of Congress; Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit
- February 10, 2000 (00-014)
- Update Media Advisory: Materials of Abraham Lincoln Debut On-Line in Honor of His Birthday; Materials Previously Available Only in Library's Reading Rooms to Be Offered on Library's Web Site
- February 9, 2000 (00-012)
- Lincoln Legal Papers DVD Edition Is Presented to the Library; Demonstration of DVD and "Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library" to Be Part of Program
- February 7, 20000 (00-011)
- California Center for the Book Expanded and Moved to UCLA
- February 7, 2000 (00-007)
- New Book of Literary Maps to Be Featured at February 28 "Books & Beyond" Presentation
- February 4, 2000 (00-005)
- Spring Literary Series Announced
January
- January 31, 2000 (00-006)
- Media Advisory: All Library of Congress Buildings Closed February 19-21
- January 28, 2000 (00-004)
- International Symposium on Democracy and the Rule of Law
- January 27, 2000 (00-003)
- New Radio Series to Air for Library of Congress Bicentennial
- January 11, 2000 (00-002)
- Lawrence Boudon Named Editor of the Handbook of Latin American Studies
- January 6, 2000 (00-001)
- Media Advisory: Symposium on British-American Relations to Be Held
Transcripts
- April 14, 2000 (00-0414-npc)
- Remarks by James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, National Press Club, Washington D.C., April 14, 2000