The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War
03/12/2013
Margaret Wagner discusses "The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War" in commemoration the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies
12/04/2012
Christel Schmidt discusses her book, "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies," and sheds new light on this icon's life and legacy.
The Growth of a Squiggly Letter Language Collection: Armenian at the Library of Congress
08/29/2012
Levon Avdoyan, author of "To Know Wisdom and Instruction," discusses the establishment and growth of the Library's Armenian language collections.
Presidential Campaign Posters
06/19/2012
Ralph Eubanks discusses the new publication, "Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years of Election Art" which represents 100 posters, from the campaigns of Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama.
A Celebration of American Poets Laureate
10/6/2010
Seven former U. S. Poets Laureate/Consultants in Poetry reunite in the historic Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress for a night of poetry.
Baseball Americana Symposium
10/03/2009
Baseball experts and players (including Hall of Famer Ernie Banks) discuss the game
and its history.
Books and Beyond author talk, “World War II: 365 Days”
05/27/2009
As part ot the "Books and Beyond" series, Margaret M. Wagner and Athena Angelos discuss the war and share images from the book.
Books and Beyond event with Timothy Egan
5/11/2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan leads a discussion of the photos of the Farm Security Administration focusing on three of the photographers in the Fields of Vision series: Ben Shahn, Russell Lee and Marion Post Wolcott.
Harold Holzer reads from “In Lincoln's Hand”
2/24/2009
Harold Holzer, co-editor of "In Lincoln's Hand," reads his essay from the book. Recording by the History Channel.
William Safire reads from “In Lincoln's Hand”
2/24/2009
Author William Safire reads his essay from the book "In Lincoln's Hand." Recording by the History Channel.
Sam Waterston reads from “In Lincoln's Hand”
2/24/2009
Actor Sam Waterston reads his essay from the book "In Lincoln's Hand." Recording by the History Channel.
Joshua Wolf Shenk reads from “In Lincoln's Hand”
2/24/2009
Joshua Wolf Shenk, co-editor of "In Lincoln's Hand," reads his essay from the book. Recording by the History Channel.
Books and Beyond author talk, “Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations”
10/23/2007
Author Vincent Virga, curator Ron Grim and Geography & Maps Division director John Hebert discuss the book and LC’s map collections.
National Book Festival Veterans History Project panel discussion
09/29/07
Authors Margaret Wagner, Linda Barrett Osborne, and Susan Reyburn and moderator Tom Wiener discuss “The Library of Congress Companion to World War II.”
Book launch of “Lighthouses” and “Bridges”
5/9/2007
The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrate the publication of "Lighthouses" and "Bridges" with a special program.
Warping Waldseemuller: Computer Modeling and the Quest to Understand the 1507 and 1516 World Maps
11/29/2006
John Hessler, author of "The Naming of America," presents a lecture on the 1507 and 1516 world maps by Martin Waldseemuller.
Books and Beyond authors’ talk, “Women Who Dare” series
11/16/2006
The seven authors of the “Women Who Dare” series, which celebrates the lives of remarkable women who have shaped American history, discuss their books.
Books and Beyond author talk, “The Civil War: 365 Days”
04/11/2006
Writer and editor Margaret E. Wagner and historian Gary W. Gallagher discussed their new book, which draws on the Library's incomparable collections to present a unique perspective on the conflict.
Book launch of “Theaters”
12/6/2005
The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrate the publication of "Theaters" with a special program of music and entertainment.
Book launch of “Barns”
4/10/2003
The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrate the first release in their Visual Sourcebooks series.
"Mary Pickford, Queen of the Movies," The Leonard Lopate Show
4/30/13
Christel Schmidt talks about Mary Pickford, cinema's first great star, along with Ben Model, piano accompanist.
New Book Shows Off the Earliest Relics of Baseball
12/16/2009
Co-authors Phil Michel and Susan Reyburn discuss LC baseball treasures on NPR's “All Things Considered.”
“Breaking Barriers,” the Kojo Nnamdi Show
09/30/2009
Mamie “Peanut” Johnson and Susan Reyburn discuss women in baseball and the book “Baseball Americana.”
