SPEAKERS AT THE NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

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.

CENTER FOR THE BOOK LEADS VISIT TO RUSSIA

NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK