December 1998 - Vol. 57, No. 12
Concert Night at the Library
Cover Story
For more than 70 years, chamber music has been a mainstay of the Library, and a team of dedicated employees works hard to make the Library's annual concert series a success.
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PRESERVING OUR FILM HERITAGE
The Librarian has named 25 more motion pictures to the National Film Registry. -
POETS PRIZE
Frank Bidart has won the annual Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt prize in poetry for his book Desire. -
RECORDING AWARDS
Two recorded titles of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped have won TORGI awards from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. -
READ ALL ABOUT IT
The Center for the Book has begun its third decade of promoting books and reading on television. -
ALA at LC
American Library Association President-elect Sara Long spoke at the Library in October. -
STYRON'S CHOICE
Author William Styron and his biographer James West III appeared in the Library's Books & Beyond series. -
AN AMERICAN POET
The life and works of Sterling Brown were celebrated at a special two-day symposium at the Library. -
POETRY FROM THE NETHERLANDS
Three Dutch poets read from new and published works in an October event. -
WAR AND REMEMBERANCE
Panel discussions highlighted a conference at the Library examining the Spanish-American War. -
THE ITALIAN PERSPECTIVE
Author and journalist Enzo Siciliano spoke in the Library's New Literature from Europe series. -
GLIN AT WORK
The Global Legal Information Network convened its annual project directors conference in September. -
YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS
The Friends of the Law Library of Congress is dedicated to supporting the mission and growth of the Law Library.
