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.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Tour — Public Tours of the Jefferson Building

10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
Location: Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact: (202) 707-8000

Film — "Dr. Strangelove"

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
National Film Registry: "Dr. Strangelove" (Columbia Pictures, 1964).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

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All Public Events for July 2009

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"Sixteen Candles"

July 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Cinema of John Hughes: "Sixteen Candles" (Universal, 1985).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

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Concert

Homegrown Concert Series

July 16, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers present a concert of gospel music in a program sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5510

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Exhibition

Obamabilia on Display

July 31, 2009, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A display of "Obamabilia"--Obama-related memorabilia from Africa ranging from campaign buttons to beer labels--closes today.
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-7937

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Film

"An American in Paris"

July 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
National Film Registry: "An American in Paris" (MGM, 1951).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Key Largo"

July 9, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
"Key Largo" (Warner Bros., 1948).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

July 11, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Cinema of John Hughes: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (Paramount, 1986).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Chinatown"

July 16, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
National Film Registry: "Chinatown" (Paramount, 1974).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"The Breakfast Club"

July 17, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Cinema of John Hughes: "The Breakfast Club" (Universal, 1985).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Seventh Heaven"

July 18, 2009, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday Silents: "Seventh Heaven" (Fox Film Corporation, 1927).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Dr. Strangelove"

July 24, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
National Film Registry: "Dr. Strangelove" (Columbia Pictures, 1964).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Steamboat Bill, Jr."

July 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday Silents: "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (Buster Keaton Productions, 1928).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

"Under the Volcano"

July 30, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
From Page to Screen: "Under the Volcano" (Ithaca/Universal, 1984).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

Mad Max/Road Warrior

July 31, 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
$5 Per Carload: The Best of Drive-In Movies: July 31: "Mad Max" (Mad Max Films/AIP, 1979) and "The Road Warrior" (Kennedy Miller/Warner Bros., 1981).
Location: Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus Building
Contact: (202) 707-9994

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Lecture

Space Race

July 1, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
2008 Kluge Fellow Neil Maher discusses "Ground Control: Beyond an Environmental History of the Space Race."
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-2692

Egyptian Culture

July 1, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
Maha Mahmoud of the Egyptian Embassy discusses "Egyptian Women and Their Contribution To Education, Labor, Economy and Social Life in Egypt."
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-7311

La Fora Urutia Expedition

July 1, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
John Hebert, chief of the Geography and Map Division, discusses "La Fora Urutia Expedition."
Location: LM B01 Geography and Map Reading Room, Basement floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-8543

Limited War, Unlimited

July 8, 2009, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Historian Marilyn B. Young presents "Limited War, Unlimited" in a program sponsored by the Kluge Center.
Location: Kluge Center Meeting Room, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-2692

Harappan Civilization

July 9, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
Petr Eltsov discusses "The Great Tradition of Ancient South Asia: From Sanskrit Literature to the Archaeology of the Harappan/Indus Civilization."
Location: Kluge Center Meeting Room, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-2692

Bahamian Art

July 9, 2009, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Erica James, director of the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, presents a lecture on the development of the Bahamian fine arts.
Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-2011

Women and Decolonization

July 15, 2009, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Historian Philippa Levine presents "Still Invisible: Women, Gender and Decolonization" in a program sponsored by the Kluge Center.
Location: Kluge Center Meeting Room, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-2692

C. M. Mayo Book Talk

July 20, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
C. M. Mayo discusses her novel "The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-2013

Mystery Writers Series

July 29, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
Katherine Neville, author of "The Eight" and "The Fire," discusses her work.
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-8246

Mercator's Projection

July 29, 2009, Noon - 1 p.m.
John W. Hessler of the Geography and Map Division, presents "The Determination of Things Difficult: Mercator's Projection and the Discovery of the Complex Loxodromic Curve.
Location: LM B01 Geography and Map Reading Room, Basement floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1639

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Panel Discussion

NATO

July 9, 2009, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Law Library of Congress celebrates NATO's 60th anniversary with panel discussion on organization's legal challenges.
Location: Montpelier Room, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1496

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Tour

Public Tours of the Jefferson Building

Monday to Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. (no 3:30 p.m. tour on Saturdays)
Location: Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact: (202) 707-8000

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