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July
- July 17, 2008 (08-127)
- Librarian of Congress Appoints Kay Ryan Poet Laureate
- July 14, 2008 (08-129)
- Library of Congress, National Archives Form World Digital Library Partnership
- July 14, 2008 (08-125)
- Library of Congress Organizes Eighth Annual National Book Festival Hosted By Mrs. Laura Bush on the National Mall; Famed Authors to Participate
- July 2, 2008 (08-124)
- How the States Got Their Shapes To Be Discussed at the Library on July 15
- July 1, 2008 (08-123)
- United States Copyright Office Releases Section 109 Report
June
- June 30, 2008 (08-122)
- Swann Foundation Announces Awards for 2008-2009
- June 26, 2008 (08-121)
- William Roger Louis to Discuss United Nations' Role in Creation of Israel at Library of Congress, July 16
- June 26, 2008 (08-120)
- Louis Maier to Discuss His Memoir, "From the Golden Gate to the Black Forest" at the Library of Congress on July 9
- June 25, 2008 (08-119)
- Law Library of Congress Brochure Garners Marketing Award
- June 25, 2008 (08-117)
- Dane Kennedy to Discuss "Decolonization and Disorder" at Library of Congress on July 9
- June 25, 2008 (08-115)
- U.S. Copyright Office Releases New Technology to Process Applications Online
- June 23, 2008 (08-116)
- FLICC Announces Awards for Federal Librarianship
- June 23, 2008 (08-114)
- Library of Congress to Select $1 Million Kluge Prize Winner; "America's Nobel" for Study of Humanity to be Given Dec. 10
- June 13, 2008 (08-113)
- Library of Congress Appoints 50 Junior Fellows to Summer Internship Program
- June 13, 2008 (08-112)
- National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Recognizes Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for Outstanding Service
- June 13, 2008 (08-110)
- Library of Congress Hires Four Preservation Research Scientists
- June 12, 2008 (08-111)
- Library of Congress Announces National and State Winners in Letters About Literature Program
- June 5, 2008 (08-109)
- "From Baghdad to Bombay" is the Subject of June 17 Book Talk
May
- May 28, 2008 (08-108)
- Douglas Rushkoff To Discuss "Open Source Reality" on June 30
- May 22, 2008 (08-106)
- Three State Centers for the Book Recognized For Innovative Reading-Promotion Efforts
- May 22, 2008 (08-104)
- Michael Wesch To Discuss "The Anthropology of YouTube" on June 23
- May 16, 2008 (08-103)
- Veterans History Project Observes Memorial Day 2008
- May 15, 2008 (08-102)
- The Panama Canal Debates of the 1970s To Be Discussed on May 22
- May 15, 2008 (08-094)
- New Library Publication Features Architecture of Public Markets
- May 14, 2008 (08-101)
- "Earth's Water Cycle in a Changing Climate" To Be Discussed By NASA Scientist, June 4
- May 14, 2008 (08-095)
- American Folklife Center Announces Training Program for Indigenous Communities
- May 14, 2008 (08-087)
- Library of Congress Receives Papers of American Composer Charles Strouse on May 14
- May 14, 2008 (08-079)
- "Thriller" in the Library of Congress: 2007 National Recording Registry Announced
- May 13, 2008 (08-098)
- Larry Minear To Lecture on U.S. Citizen-Soldier and Global War on Terrorism
- May 12, 2008 (08-099)
- "The Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine" To Be Discussed on May 30
- May 9, 2008 (08-100)
- Poet Robert Hass to Moderate River of Words Awards Ceremony on May 12
- May 9, 2008 (08-097)
- Veterans History Project Commemorates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- May 9, 2008 (08-096)
- VHP Spotlights Stories of Jewish American Vets of WWII
- May 8, 2008 (08-090)
- Octavio Paz is Subject of Symposium on May 23
- May 7, 2008 (08-093)
- Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier To Discuss the Decade Prior To September 11, "America Between the Wars"
- May 6, 2008 (08-092)
- Author Avi Beker Discusses the Jews as "The Chosen People"
- May 6, 2008 (08-091)
- Libraries and Human Development in Haiti Subject of Symposium on June 10
April
- April 30, 2008 (08-089)
- Library of Congress Receives Original Drawings for the First Spider-Man Story, "Amazing Fantasy #15"
- April 29, 2008 (08-088)
- U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic To Give Swan Song Lecture at Library of Congress, May 8
- April 25, 2008 (08-085)
- Forthcoming Events at the Library of Congress
- April 23, 2008 (08-084)
- NEA Report on Reading to be Discussed on May 8
- April 23, 2008 (08-080)
- Library of Congress to Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with Lectures and Web Site
- April 23, 2008 (08-069)
- Library of Congress Opens Main Reading Room to Researchers Age 16 and Older
- April 22, 2008 (08-083)
- Madeleine Albright to Discuss Her New Book at the Library of Congress on May 6
- April 22, 2008 (08-081)
- American Choral Music Web Site Launched
- April 21, 2008 (08-077)
- Eight "Living Legends" Receive Library's Highest Honor
- April 18, 2008 (08-082)
- Bob Hicok and Charles Wright Awarded 2008 Bobbitt National Poetry Prize
- April 16, 2008 (08-078)
- Digital Natives Series Continues with May 12 Lecture, "Everything Bad Is Good for You"
- April 16, 2008 (08-076)
- NASA Scientist To Discuss "Avoiding the Fate of the Mayans" May 6
- April 15, 2008 (08-074)
- Keynote Address by D.C. School Official Michelle Rhee Headlines Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events
- April 15, 2008 (08-073)
- Bill McKibben To Speak On "Environmental Writing Since Thoreau" at the Library on April 29
- April 15, 2008 (08-070)
- Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton Jr. To Discuss His New Autobiography at the Library on April 29
- April 14, 2008 (08-075)
- Library of Congress and History™ Announce Multimedia Partnership To Help Make Library’s Collections More Broadly Accessible, More Compelling
- April 14, 2008 (08-067)
- Library of Congress and Saudi University Form World Digital Library Partnership
- April 8, 2008 (08-072)
- Seven New Living Legends Honored on April 12 To Commemorate Launch of Library of Congress Experience
- April 8, 2008 (08-071)
- Library of Congress to Celebrate Academy of American Poets' "Poem in Your Pocket Day"
- April 3, 2008 (08-068)
- Enhancing Scholarship and Research at the Library of Congress
- April 3, 2008 (08-066)
- Terremark to Host Web Site for New Library of Congress Experience
- April 1, 2008 (08-056)
- Alvin Ailey Exhibition Opens at Library on May 8
March
- March 31, 2008 (08-065)
- Library of Congress to Mark 50th Anniversary of Law Day With Panel Discussion on the Rule of Law on May 1
- March 31, 2008 (08-064)
- Karamah Joins the Global Legal Information Network
- March 31, 2008 (08-063)
- Study Group Issues Report Recommending Changes in Copyright Law to Reflect Digital Technologies
- March 31, 2008 (08-061)
- The Musical Heritage of the Jews of Cochin is Subject of April 7 Program
- March 28, 2008 (08-059)
- "Gardening for Ozone Air Quality" To Be Topic of Lecture at Library, April 8
- March 25, 2008 (08-060)
- Holocaust Historian to Discuss Fate of Croatian Jewry
- March 25, 2008 (08-058)
- Iraq's Reconstruction and Renewal is Subject of March 27 Symposium
- March 21, 2008 (08-055)
- Library Launches Historical Baseball Resources Site
- March 20, 2008 (08-057)
- The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress Opens Lecture Series on "Digital Natives"
- March 19, 2008 (08-A02)
- Jefferson Building Closures April 3-11
- March 19, 2008 (08-054)
- Library of Congress to Host an Afternoon of Spanish Poetry
- March 19, 2008 (08-050)
- Library of Congress, Bantam Books Honor Louis L'Amour
- March 18, 2008 (08-053)
- "Library of Congress Experience" Debuts April 12; Exhibits, Interactives Put Exciting World of Knowledge at Fingertips
- March 18, 2008 (08-052)
- Koussevitzky Foundation Awards Seven Music Commissions
- March 14, 2008 (08-049)
- Chronicling America Newspaper Site Adds More Pages, Features
- March 12, 2008 (08-047)
- Argentine-Jewish Relations Subject of Lecture on March 25
- March 11, 2008 (08-051)
- National Museum of Women in the Arts Official to Deliver Keynote Address For Women's History Month
- March 10, 2008 (08-048)
- The Library of Congress and NEA to Host an Evening of Russian Poetry, April 7
- March 5, 2008 (08-046)
- Experts To Discuss Hyperspectral Imaging and the Waldseemuller World Map
- March 4, 2008 (08-045)
- Library of Congress To Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships
- March 3, 2008 (08-044)
- Center for the Book To Host Program About Deaf Perspectives On Library Research March 13
- March 3, 2008 (08-A01)
- Jefferson Building Special Closure, March 6
- March 3, 2008 (08-043)
- Digital Preservation Program Launches Newsletter
- March 3, 2008 (08-034)
- Library of Congress and the American Musicological Society Announce New Lecture Series
February
- February 28, 2008 (08-042)
- Cartoons By Modernist Painter Ad Reinhardt Discussed at Library of Congress on March 18
- February 27, 2008 (08-041)
- Veterans History Project Presents "Women of Four Wars"
- February 27, 2008 (08-040)
- "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food" To Be Discussed by Jennifer 8. Lee On March 17
- February 25, 2008 (08-033)
- Carlos Chavez and Silvestre Revueltas Subjects of Symposium, Concert Series March 12 - 15
- February 21, 2008 (08-036)
- Book Critic Michael Dirda To Discuss "Classics for Pleasure" at the Library on March 6
- February 20, 2008 (08-039)
- 1507 World Map is Subject of New Library Publication
- February 20, 2008 (08-035)
- Library of Congress Installs Communications System for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Staff
- February 20, 2008 (08-030)
- Poet Laureate Chooses Two New Voices in American Poetry for 11th Annual Witter Bynner Award and Reading, March 6
- February 19, 2008 (08-038)
- The Task of the Hebrew Translator is Subject of March 26 Program
- February 19, 2008 (08-037)
- Raphael Cohen-Almagor To Read From New Book of Poetry on March 12
- February 13, 2008 (08-032)
- The Library of Congress Announces Spring 2008 Poetry at Noon Series
- February 13, 2008 (08-031)
- Former Oklahoma Representative Mickey Edwards To Discuss New Book On Conservatism On March 5
- February 11, 2008 (08-029)
- The Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum and Library Services Collaborate on Preservation Outreach
- February 8, 2008 (08-028)
- 2008 National Book Festival To Be Held Sept. 27
- February 8, 2008 (08-024)
- Library of Congress Presents Symposium on New Deal
- February 6, 2008 (08-027)
- Library of Congress Receives Books From Window of China Project
- February 5, 2008 (08-026)
- Israeli Film Series Continues With Three Films From the Ma'ale Film School To Be Screened on Feb. 19
- February 5, 2008 (08-025)
- Miss Columbia, Once a Favored National Icon, Featured in Swann Fellow's Talk on March 5
January
- January 31, 2008 (08-023)
- WWII Veteran and Acclaimed Artist Tracy Sugarman Discusses Memoir, Illustrations at Library on Feb. 7
- January 30, 2008 (08-022)
- The Druze Heritage is Subject of Feb. 7 Symposium
- January 30, 2008 (08-021)
- Artistic Performances, Lectures and Comedy Revue Film Headline Library's African American History Month Events
- January 28, 2008 (08-020)
- Library of Congress Acquires Papers of Civil Rights Activist James Forman
- January 28, 2008 (08-019)
- Free Speech and Its Limits in a Democracy Topic of Feb. 12 Lecture By Raphael Cohen-Almagor
- January 28, 2008 (08-018)
- Alan Leshner to Discuss New Science of Addiction and What It Means to Society, March 4
- January 24, 2008 (08-017)
- Love Poems To Be Read At Library of Congress Feb. 12
- January 23, 2008 (08-016)
- W.R. Smyser Named as the Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
- January 23, 2008 (08-015)
- Senate Historian Donald A. Ritchie to Discuss 1932 Election of FDR at the Library on Feb. 14
- January 18, 2008 (08-013)
- Contemporary African Art Exhibition is Subject of Jan. 30 Lecture
- January 16, 2008 (08-012)
- Three Images of the Crowd at Lincoln's Second Inauguration Discovered at Library of Congress
- January 15, 2008 (08-010)
- Bestselling Author Michael B. Oren To Discuss "America in the Middle East" at the Library on Feb. 7
- January 11, 2008 (08-008)
- Library of Congress and Foundation Center Create New Funding Guide for Preserving Historical, Cultural Collections
- January 10, 2008 (08-009)
- Library of Congress, Microsoft Announce Agreement to Support New Interactive Experience for Visitors
- January 9, 2008 (08-007)
- Center for the Book Receives Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America
- January 8, 2008 (08-006)
- Library of Congress Seeks Nominations for the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Poetry Prize
- January 7, 2008 (08-005)
- Spring 2008 Literary Season of Evening Poetry Events
- January 7, 2008 (08-004)
- Digital Preservation Program Adds New Partners To Preserve State Government Digital Information
- January 4, 2008 (08-003)
- Contemporary Significance of Confucianism is Subject of Jan. 24-25 Conference
- January 4, 2008 (08-002)
- “Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good” To Be Screened Jan. 29
- January 3, 2008 (08-001)
- Librarian of Congress Appoints Author Jon Scieszka Inaugural National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
- December 31, 2007 (07-255)
- Economic Historian Herman Van der Wee To Discuss Globalization Through the Centuries, Jan. 17