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.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Event — Read for the Record

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Center for the Book and Pearson Education, more than 100 area preschoolers will be on hand to participate in reading "The Little Engine That Could."
Location: Montpelier Room, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5221

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All Public Events for August 2006

Concert

Homegrown 2006 Series

August 16, 2006, Noon - 1 p.m.
Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Keith Bear present a program of Sioux and Mandan Hidatsa storytelling and music from North Dakota, another in the Homegrown 2006 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. No tickets required.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5510

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Event

Bob Hope Gallery closes

August 6, 2006, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment temporarily closes today due to construction. The exhibition space reopens Friday, Aug. 18.
Location: Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-4604

Home Movie Day

August 12, 2006, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The Library's Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded Sound Division hosts the fourth annual Home Movie Day, with screenings of historic home movies from the Library's collections and films brought by the public. The Library is also sponsoring a Home Movie Day in Culpepper, Va., home of the new National Audiovisual Conservation Center, from 6-9 p.m.
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1471

Bob Hope Gallery reopens

August 18, 2006, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment reopens today after a two-week closing due to construction.
Location: Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-4604

Read for the Record

August 24, 2006, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Center for the Book and Pearson Education, more than 100 area preschoolers will be on hand to participate in reading "The Little Engine That Could."
Location: Montpelier Room, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5221

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Film

Get Out the Vote!

August 1, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"The Best Man" (Millar-Turman Productions/United Artists, 1964).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Get Out the Vote!

August 4, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"Election" (MTV Films/Paramount, 1999).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Bob Hope and the American Comedy Tradition

August 8, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"Libeled Lady" (MGM, 1936).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Treasures from the Film Vaults

August 11, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"The Goddess" (Carnegie Productions/Columbia, 1958).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Israeli Film Series

August 15, 2006, Noon - 1 p.m.
The Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Hebrew Language Table and Embassy of Israel present "Father Language." Director Rami Kimchi will be on hand to discuss the film.
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-9897

Bob Hope and the American Comedy Tradition

August 15, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"On the Avenue" (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937) and "Four Star Playhouse: Uncle Fred Flits By" (Four Star Productions/CBS, 1955).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Bob Hope and the American Comedy Tradition

August 18, 2006, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"The Bellboy" (Jerry Lewis Pictures Corp./Paramount, 1960) and "The Geisha Boy" (York Pictures Corp./Paramount, 1960).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Bob Hope and the American Comedy Tradition: Comedy-Variety TV Shows: The Innovators

August 22, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"The Ernie Kovacs Show," April 13, 1956 (NBC) and "The Steve Allen Show," April 5, 1959 (NBC).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Bob Hope and the American Comedy Tradition: Comedy-Variety TV Shows: The Innovators

August 25, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," Sept. 17, 1967 (CBS) and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," March 2, 1970 (NBC).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

Bob Hope and the American Comedy Tradition

August 29, 2006, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
"Up in Smoke" (Paramount, 1978).
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5677

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Lecture

Kluge Scholar Seminar

August 3, 2006, Noon - 1 p.m.
Rockefeller Fellow in Islamic Studies Amirul Hadi, lecturer and chair of the department of Islamic studies at the State Institute of Islamic Studies Ar-Raniry in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, presents a talk on his research project "War and Peace Among a Muslim People of Sumatra: A Study of Acehnese Hikayat Prangs (Heroic Poems)."
Location: Kluge Center Meeting Room, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-2692

Documenting the Middle East

August 3, 2006, Noon - 1 p.m.
The Prints and Photographs Division presents a program titled "Documenting the Middle East: A Look at Photograph Collections in the United States," examining the Middle East photograph collections found in U.S. libraries and archives. Speakers Robert Burton and Jeff Spurr, Harvard University; Ruth Thomasian, Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, Inc.; Susan Woodland, Hadassah Archives; and Arden Alexander, Library Prints and Photographs Division.
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-3636

Benjamin Botkin Series

August 3, 2006, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Margaret Mills, professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and Center for Folklore Studies at Ohio State University, and Kenneth Bilby, research associate in the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Anthropology, present "Politics and Poetics: Fieldwork in Afghanistan and Jamaica" in a program sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5510

LCPA Veterans Forum

August 30, 2006, Noon - 1 p.m.
David J. Danelo, United States Naval Academy graduate and Iraq War veteran, discusses his book "Blood Stripes: The Grunts View of the War in Iraq."
Location: West Dining Room, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-5034

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Workshop

Local History and Genealogy Research Orientation

August 9, 2006, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Learn about resources for genealogical research. Sign up from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in LG G42 or by visiting http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/tours.html. This workshop is being presented by the Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
Location: LJ G07 Conference Room, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5537

Local History and Genealogy Research Orientation

August 23, 2006, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Learn about resources for genealogical research. Sign up from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in LG G42 or by visiting http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/tours.html. This workshop is being presented by the Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
Location: LJ G07 Conference Room, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5537

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