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December

December 29, 2010 (10-271)
American Colony in Jerusalem is Subject of New Web Presentation
December 29, 2010 (10-269)
Khalid Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Kluge Center
December 28, 2010 (10-273) (REVISED January 4, 2011)
Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry
December 22, 2010 (10-270)
Library’s Packard Campus Announces January Film Series
December 21, 2010 (10-268)
Public Events at the Library of Congress, January - April 2011
December 17, 2010 (10-272)
Maria Pallante Appointed Acting Register of Copyrights
December 16, 2010 (10-267)
Library of Congress Project Wins Preservation Award
December 15, 2010 (10-266) (REVISED January 10, 2011)
Exhibition of Liljenquist Civil War Photos To Open April 22

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November

November 30, 2010 (10-A09)
Holiday Schedule, Dec. 2010-Jan. 2011
November 23, 2010 (10-264)
Holiday Movie Classics and Family Fun Showcase Packard Campus Film Series
November 23, 2010 (10-265) (REVISED November 30, 2010)
American Folklife Center Symposium Highlights American Workers
November 23, 2010 (10-263)
Joan Nathan to Discuss Jewish Cooking in France on Dec. 13
November 19, 2010 (10-262)
Mongolian Americans Are Subject of Dec. 3 Program
November 18, 2010 (10-261)
British Filmmaker Rex Bloomstein to Discuss Jewish Humor and Identity in His Films on Dec. 3
November 18, 2010 (10-260)
Law Library of Congress to Celebrate Human Rights Day Dec. 10
November 17, 2010 (10-259)
Library of Congress Presents Country Music Association Songwriters Series Dec. 4
November 15, 2010 (10-258)
Conference on Creating Freedom in the Americas to Be Held Nov. 19

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November 10, 2010 (10-253)
Library Acquires Innovative Music Collection from Snapshots Foundation
November 10, 2010 (10-A08) (REVISED November 18, 2010)
Special Operations Constraints in November
November 10, 2010 (10-257) (REVISED November 16, 2010)
Veterans History Project Commemorates First Decade with New Web Feature
November 9, 2010 (10-254)
Maira Kalman to Discuss New Book, "And the Pursuit of Happiness"
November 9, 2010 (10-255)
Lucia Perillo Awarded Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
November 8, 2010 (10-256)
Early Modern French-Jewish Communities in Louisiana Subject of Book Talk
November 4, 2010 (10-243)
Prints and Photographs Division Chief Appointed
November 3, 2010 (10-252)
Braille Institute Creates Cylke Digital Platinum Award
November 2, 2010 (10-251)
Allen to Discuss “Tories: Fighting for the King in America’s First Civil War,” Nov. 30
November 1, 2010 (10-250)
Library to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November
November 1, 2010 (10-248)
Library Acquires Marilyn Church Collection of Courtroom Trial Drawings
November 1, 2010 (10-247)
Galileo's “Sidereus Nuncius” Subject of Conference

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October

October 28, 2010 (10-249)
National Library Service Honors Nation’s Veterans
October 28, 2010 (10-242)
Library Unveils Redesigned Search System for Archival Finding Aids
October 28, 2010 (10-245)
Baritone Thomas Hampson to Receive Living Legend Award
October 26, 2010 (10-246)
Publishing Office to Host Fall Preview of Books and Gifts on Nov. 17
October 22, 2010 (10-244)
Library’s Packard Campus Celebrates Vintage Silent Films in November
October 22, 2010 (10-241)
Mary Mazanec Selected as Deputy Director of Congressional Research Service
October 21, 2010 (10-239)
Russia Presents Library of Congress With Digital Copies of Lost U.S. Silent Films
October 21, 2010 (10-A07)
Library To Conduct Shelter-in-Place Drills
October 20, 2010 (10-240)
Historian George Reid Andrews Discusses “Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay"

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October 19, 2010 (10-237)
Book About “Forgotten Women” at Valley Forge Is Subject of Discussion
October 19, 2010 (10-238)
Media Myths Are Subject of Book Discussion
October 15, 2010 (10-236)
W.S. Merwin to Give Inaugural Reading as U.S. Poet Laureate on Oct. 25
October 15, 2010 (10-234)
Library Seeks Applicants for Kemp Scholar in Political Economy
October 13, 2010 (10-233)
Americas Award for Children’s Literature Presented Oct. 23
October 13, 2010 (10-232)
Alexander Scourby’s Narration of King James Bible Available as Talking Book
October 12, 2010 (10-231)
Library Seeks Nominations for Kissinger Chair
October 12, 2010 (10-230)
Asian Adoptees Subject of Oct. 19 Book Talk

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October 8, 2010 (10-229)
Swann Foundation Accepting Fellowship Applications Foundation Supports Research in the Humorous Arts of Caricature and Cartoon
October 8, 2010 (10-225)
Mirta Kupferminc Screens “The Name and the Number,” Oct. 26
October 8, 2010 (10-227)
Volcanoes Lecture By NASA Scientist Oct. 27
October 7, 2010 (10-228)
Librarian of Congress Issues Call to Record Veterans’ Histories
October 7, 2010 (10-226)
Young Readers Center to Open on Selected Saturdays This Fall
October 6, 2010 (10-224)
Music and Modern Jewish Identity in the Late Russian Empire Nov. 4
October 5, 2010 (10-223)
Main Reading Room Open House on Columbus Day Holiday
October 5, 2010 (10-221)
FLICC Announces 11th Annual Awards for Federal Librarianship
October 4, 2010 (10-222)
Library of Congress Acquires Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Portraits
October 1, 2010 (10-219)
Library of Congress to Celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month

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September

September 30, 2010 (10-218)
Library’s Packard Campus Announces October Film Series
September 30, 2010 (10-217)
Harvard University Library Director to Make “The Case for Books”
September 30, 2010 (10-216)
National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest Winners Announced
September 29, 2010 (10-194)
Library Releases Final Study Showing Dire State of Sound Recording Preservation and Access
September 29, 2010 (10-212)
Photographer Paolo Ventura Discusses Book “Winter Stories”
September 28, 2010 (10-215)
Poetry at Noon Readings Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 7
September 24, 2010 (10-211)
“Books As Weapons” During World War II Subject of Author Discussion
September 24, 2010 (10-214)
Fun and Fascination Abound at the 10th Annual National Book Festival
September 25, 2010 (10-220)
2010 Library of Congress National Book Festival Attracts 150,000 to National Mall

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September 24, 2010 (10-213)
Preservation Roadmaps for the 21st Century Symposium
 Oct. 20
September 23, 2010 (10-206)
Bronx School Highlighted in Library of Congress Professional Development Program
September 21, 2010 (10-210)
Jewish Women’s Lives Under Medieval Islam Is Subject of Oct. 25 Lecture
September 21, 2010 (10-207)
Library of Congress Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Series of Events
September 17, 2010 (10-208)
Israeli Writer and Director Michal Govrin to Speak at the Library on Oct. 18
September 15, 2010 (10-205)
Library of Congress Discovers Lost British TV Treasures
September 14, 2010 (10-A06)
Jefferson Building Closes Early Sept. 24
September 14, 2010 (10-203)
Roger White to Discuss Policy Analysis and Public Policy, Sept. 23

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September 14, 2010 (10-204)
Sociologist Jeffrey Alexander to Discuss “Obama’s Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power,” Oct. 14
September 13, 2010 (10-195) (REVISED January 10, 2011)
Library of Congress Takes to the Road, Bringing Rolling Exhibition to the Heartland
September 13, 2010 (10-198)
Israeli Writer Joshua Sobol to Speak at the Library on Oct. 8
September 13, 2010 (10-197)
Cheetah Conservation Is Topic of Sept. 29 Lecture
September 10, 2010 (10-202)
Young People's Literature Ambassador Katherine Paterson in Special Program During National Book Festival Week
September 9, 2010 (10-201)
Library of Congress Provides Online Content for Scholastic’s Re-Launch of Dear America Series
September 9, 2010 (10-200)
“Three Presidents, Three Policies: Nixon, Bush, Obama and Europe” Lecture by Klaus Larres on Sept. 16
September 9, 2010 (10-A05)
Statement by James Billington Upon the Death of John W. Kluge
September 8, 2010 (10-196)
Library of Congress, Investigation Discovery Team for “Hardcover Mysteries” Author Event
September 3, 2010 (10-191)
Confucian Genealogy To Be Presented to the Library of Congress Sept. 11
September 3, 2010 (10-192)
New Poetry Anthology Features Works by the Poets Laureate
September 2, 2010 (10-190)
Veterans History Project Highlights Pioneering Women Pilots of World War II
September 2, 2010 (10-193)
NASA Oceanographer Gene Carl Feldman to Discuss "Observing the Living Oceans from Space" on Sept. 22

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August

August 30, 2010 (10-186)
Public Events at the Library of Congress, September to December 2010
August 27, 2010 (10-188)
Library’s Packard Campus Spotlights Home Movies in September
August 27, 2010 (10-189)
C.S. Lewis Expert Michael Ward to Discuss His Book “Planet Narnia” on Sept. 29
August 26, 2010 (10-187)
Seven U.S. Poets Laureate To Read at Library of Congress on Oct. 6
August 26, 2010 (10-A04)
Statement on Aug. 26 Building Evacuation
August 24, 2010 (10-185)
William Cope Moyers to Discuss His Book “Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption” on Sept. 28
August 24, 2010 (10-184)
Benjamin Fordham Named Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar
August 23, 2010 (10-170)
Library of Congress Announces Anniversary Concert Season
August 17, 2010 (10-179)
National Book Festival Website Features Favorite-Author Voting

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August 13, 2010 (10-182)
The Role of Language in Shaping the Cultural Identity of Medieval French Jews Is Subject of Sept. 20 Book Talk
August 11, 2010 (10-177)
Photographer Carol M. Highsmith Launches 21st-Century America Project
August 10, 2010 (10-181)
Armenian American Painter Arshile Gorky Subject of Vardanants Day Lecture on Sept. 28
August 3, 2010 (10-175)
Young Readers Center Offers Summer Programs
August 3, 2010 (10-178)
Library of Congress Launches National Digital Stewardship Alliance
August 3, 2010 (10-176)
What to Do This Summer: Enter the Write It! Film It! Summer Video Contest Based on Exquisite Corpse Adventure Online Story
August 3, 2010 (10-180)
Library of Congress and Ad Council Launch New PSAs to Encourage Parents to Read with Their Children

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July

July 30, 2010 (10-174)
Library of Congress Places William P. Gottlieb’s Iconic Jazz Images on Flickr
July 29, 2010 (10-173)
Library’s Packard Campus Celebrates Movie Classics in August
July 28, 2010 (10-172)
Library of Congress Seeks Applicants for Kislak Fellowship
July 26, 2010 (10-169)
Librarian of Congress Announces DMCA Section 1201 Rules for Exemptions Regarding Circumvention of Access-Control Technologies
July 22, 2010 (10-167)
Calvin Coolidge Is Focus of Discussion on Civility in Politics
July 21, 2010 (10-168)
Library of Congress Talking-Book Program Receives APEX Award for Publication Excellence
July 15, 2010 (10-162)
10th Annual National Book Festival to Headline Follett, Glass, Kostova
July 14, 2010 (10-166)
NFL Commissioner and Library of Congress Kick Off Jack Kemp Legacy Project
July 9, 2010 (10-165)
Library of Congress Seeks Volunteer Docents
July 9, 2010 (10-163)
Robert R. Newlen Appointed Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach and Services
July 6, 2010 (10-160)
Historian Daniel Branch to Discuss “The Airlift: African Students Overseas in the Era of Decolonization,” July 28
July 2, 2010 (10-161)
Hyperspectral Imaging by Library of Congress Reveals Change Made by Thomas Jefferson in Original Declaration of Independence Draft
July 2, 2010 (10-159)
Library’s Packard Campus Announces July Film Series
July 1, 2010 (10-157)
Librarian of Congress Appoints W.S. Merwin Poet Laureate

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June

June 29, 2010 (10-A03)
Independence Day Holiday Hours
June 29, 2010 (10-158)
Jason Parker to Discuss “The Empires Who Came in From the Cold: Decolonization and the Cold War” July 21
June 24, 2010 (10-153)
Author to Discuss “The Marx Brothers As Social Critics”
June 23, 2010 (10-152)
Nina Simone Biography Subject of Book Talk
June 23, 2010 (10-116)
The Sounds of Fighting Men, Howlin’ Wolf and Comedy Icon Among 25 Named to the National Recording Registry
June 23, 2010 (10-156)
Library of Congress Talking-Book Program Honors TelecomPioneers for 50 years of Machine Repair Service
June 22, 2010 (10-154)
Roberta Stevens To Be Inaugurated As 2010 American Library Association President
June 22, 2010 (10-155)
Historian William Roger Louis to Discuss “The European Colonial Empires in Asia and Africa” on July 12
June 21, 2010 (10-143)
New International Institutions Join World Digital Library

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June 18, 2010 (10-148)
Seattle and Virginia Beach Libraries Receive Awards for Serving the Blind and Physically Handicapped
June 17, 2010 (10-151)
Swann Foundation Announces Awards for 2010-2011
June 16, 2010 (10-149)
Women Judges in Post-Apartheid South Africa Subject of Film To Be Shown by Law Library of Congress on June 23
June 16, 2010 (10-150)
Poetry and Literature Center Seeks Poem Submissions for Poetry at Noon Series
June 14, 2010 (10-147)
Library of Congress Appoints 41 Junior Fellows to Summer Internship Program
June 11, 2010 (10-146)
Digital Talking Books Celebrated by Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Readers
June 11, 2010 (10-142)
Law Library Staff Member Receives Distinguished Service Award
June 9, 2010 (10-144)
Film Producers to Discuss “The Gift to Stalin” at Library of Congress, June 23

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June 9, 2010 (10-139)
AFC Announces New Members of Board of Trustees
June 9, 2010 (10-141)
Lucy D. Suddreth Appointed Chief of Support Operations
June 9, 2010 (10-140)
Robert Dizard Jr. Appointed Chief of Staff
June 9, 2010 (10-134)
Alabama Center for the Book Moves to University of Alabama Libraries
June 8, 2010 (10-138)
NASA Scientist Eric Brown de Colstoun to Discuss “Chesapeake Bay from Space: New Views of a National Treasure” on June 22
June 7, 2010 (10-137)
Library Selects 2010-2011 Teacher-In-Residence
June 4, 2010 (10-135) (REVISED June 9, 2010)
American Folklife Center Symposium Explores Culture Along Canada-U.S. Border
June 3, 2010 (10-132)
Library of Congress Focus of “Modern Marvels” June 10
June 1, 2010 (10-121) (REVISED August 5, 2010)
Veterans History Project Marks the Anniversary of the Beginning of the Korean War

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May

May 28, 2010 (10-133)
Library of Congress and Columbia University Agree to Develop Geospatial Data-Preservation Clearinghouse
May 27, 2010 (10-130)
Library Opens New Exhibition Honoring Bob Hope and Political Satire
May 27, 2010 (10-129)
Audio Versions of “The Exquisite Corpse Adventure” Now Available
May 26, 2010 (10-128)
Blane K. Dessy Appointed Executive Director of FLICC and FEDLINK
May 25, 2010 (10-127)
Allende, Meltzer, Pamuk, Paterson, Remnick, Smiley, Turow Headline National Book Festival
May 24, 2010 (10-124)
D.C. Councilmember David Catania to Keynote Library’s Celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month
May 24, 2010 (10-126)
Filmmaker Jean Bodon Will Show “Leon Blum: For All Mankind” And Discuss Film at the Library of Congress on June 16
May 24, 2010 (10-119)
Library of Congress Announces Gershwin Prize for Popular Song To Sir Paul McCartney
May 24, 2010 (10-120)
Qatar Foundation, Library of Congress Sign Memorandum of Understanding

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May 21, 2010 (10-122) (REVISED June 4, 2010)
Library’s Packard Campus Announces June Film Series
May 20, 2010 (10-123)
Library of Congress Seeks Applicants For Kluge Fellowships
May 18, 2010 (10-117)
Veterans History Project Explores Integration of the U.S. Armed Forces Through the Service of Asian-Pacific American Veterans
May 17, 2010 (10-108)
Photo Book of American Music During Great Depression Subject of Discussion
May 14, 2010 (10-118)
Library’s 2010 Florence Tan Moeson Fellows Announced
May 14, 2010 (10-115)
Library Collaborates With Chicago History Museum To Preserve Radio Icon Studs Terkel’s Historic Recordings
May 14, 2010 (10-114)
Jewish Women Comedians Are Subject of Documentary Film
May 11, 2010 (10-113)
Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan Is Subject of New Web Presentation

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May 11, 2010 (10-109)
Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court Is Subject of Book Discussion
May 11, 2010 (10-110)
Exploits of Baseball’s Negro Leagues Before Jackie Robinson Subject of New Book
May 11, 2010 (10-107)
Letters About Literature Reading-Promotion Program Winners Announced
May 10, 2010 (10-112)
Library Forum Examines Online Serial Acquisition
May 10, 2010 (10-106)
Library of Congress Seeks Nominations for the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Poetry Prize
May 10, 2010 (10-111)
FLICC National Awards Program for Achievements Made in Fiscal Year 2009
May 6, 2010 (10-105)
David Rubenstein of Carlyle Group Donates $5 Million to Library of Congress
May 5, 2010 (10-103)
Cartoons of Early Turkish Republic To Be Topic of Swann Fellow’s Lecture on June 1
May 5, 2010 (10-101)
David S. Mao Appointed Deputy Law Librarian of Congress
May 4, 2010 (10-100)
"History as a Way of Life: Jürgen Kocka in Conversation with Klaus Larres" on May 18
May 4, 2010 (10-099)
Poet Laureate Kay Ryan’s Farewell Reading on May 20
May 4, 2010 (10-098)
AFC Announces New Members of Board of Trustees
May 3, 2010 (10-102) (REVISED July 30, 2010)
Library’s Japanese Collection Past, Present and Future Subject of Display, Symposium

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April

April 28, 2010 (10-095)
Law Library of Congress Leads Effort to Restore Haiti’s Legal Resources
April 28, 2010 (10-096)
Composer John Adams Reads from Autobiography at the Library of Congress
April 27, 2010 (10-094)
Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung and the “Red Book” Subject of Library Symposium June 19
April 27, 2010 (10-080) (REVISED April 28, 2010)
Selections from the Dayton C. Miller Collection on Display
April 27, 2010 (10-097)
American Folklife Center Announces 2010 Homegrown Concert Series
April 26, 2010 (10-082)
Public Events at the Library, May through August 2010
April 26, 2010 (10-076)
Library of Congress to Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month With Lectures and Website
April 23, 2010 (10-093)
Re-Examining the Portolan Chart: History, Navigation and Science
April 23, 2010 (10-092)
Library's Packard Campus Announces May Film Series

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April 22, 2010 (10-086)
Veterans History Project and Hebrew Language Table Explore American Jewish Service in World War II
April 21, 2010 (10-084)
Multiculturalism and the Rule of Law Subject of 2010 Law Day Program
April 21, 2010 (10-091)
Ethics Expert James Childress to Discuss Unresolved Tensions in American Health Care on May 6
April 20, 2010 (10-085)
Symposium Celebrates New Book on the First White House Library
April 19, 2010 (10-079)
Pass It On: Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress on May 10
April 19, 2010 (10-077)
Latin-American Jewish Studies Subject of May 17 Lecture
April 16, 2010 (10-083) (REVISED April 27, 2010)
Library of Congress to Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
April 16, 2010 (10-075)
First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to U.S. Is Subject of May 24 Lecture

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April 15, 2010 (10-081)
Twitter Donates Entire Tweet Archive to Library of Congress
April 13, 2010 (10-078)
True Story Behind Stevenson’s “Kidnapped” Is Subject of Book Discussion
April 13, 2010 (10-074)
“Shakespeare’s Birthday Reading” At Library of Congress on April 20
April 12, 2010 (10-070)
Astronomer Richard Mushotzky to Discuss “Shedding Light on Dark Matter” at Library of Congress, April 21
April 9, 2010 (10-072)
O’Sullivan’s Survey Photographs of American West Subject of Book Talk
April 8, 2010 (10-068)
“Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book” Editor to Discuss Work
April 8, 2010 (10-069)
“Exquisite Corpse Adventure” Launches Guess the Mystery Author Contest
April 7, 2010 (10-067)
Library of Congress to Host Millennium Arts Salon 10th Anniversary Lecture By Walter O. Evans, Noted Collector of African American Art, Books, Manuscripts
April 7, 2010 (10-066)
Library of Congress Unveils Redesigned Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
April 2, 2010 (10-065) (REVISED April 5, 2010)
Zambia’s Cultural Heritage Is Subject of April 13 Program At the Library of Congress
April 2, 2010 (10-062)
New Library Publication Features Architecture of Dams
April 1, 2010 (10-063)
“Concerts from the Library of Congress" Radio Series Airs
April 1, 2010 (10-064) (REVISED April 6, 2010)
Library’s Packard Campus Showcases Movie Classics in April Film Series

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March

March 25, 2010 (10-061)
Digital Talking-Book Internet Service Delivers One Millionth Download
March 24, 2010 (10-060)
“Fields of Vision” Series Features 20th-Century Photographers
March 23, 2010 (10-058)
Author Hugh Howard to Discuss “Houses of the Founding Fathers” On April 19 at Library of Congress
March 22, 2010 (10-059)
“Church of the Presidents” Is Subject of Author’s Book Discussion
March 22, 2010 (10-056)
Jonathan D. Spence To Present Fourth Kislak Lecture on April 13
March 22, 2010 (10-057)
Library’s Baseball Treasures Subject of Talk on April 12
March 19, 2010 (10-055)
Library of Congress Acquires Dexter Gordon Collection of Jazz
March 19, 2010 (10-054)
“Secret Flights” of the Wright Brothers Are Subject of Book Discussion
March 15, 2010 (10-053)
William Schuman’s Seventh Symphony Subject of Lecture on March 25

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March 12, 2010 (10-051) (REVISED March 30, 2010)
Library of Congress to Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships
March 11, 2010 (10-052) (REVISED April 9, 2010)
Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung’s “Red Book” Is Focus of Library Exhibition Opening June 17
March 11, 2010 (10-049) (REVISED April 1, 2010)
Poet Laureate Kay Ryan to Hold Videoconference With Community College Students on April 1
March 8, 2010 (10-046)
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Website Debuts
March 5, 2010 (10-048)
Story Tellers and Story Keepers: The Library of Congress and The Country Music Association Celebrate Country Music
March 5, 2010 (10-044)
Arlen/Gershwin/Harburg Revue “Life Begins at 8:40” In Concert at the Library of Congress, First Performance in 75 Years; Recording Follows
March 4, 2010 (10-047)
“It’s Never Too Late for Love” Poetry Reading At Library of Congress on March 12
March 4, 2010 (10-043)
Resource Description and Access (RDA) Accessible through Cataloger’s Desktop
March 3, 2010 (10-045)
The Creative Coalition Joins with the Library of Congress to Celebrate the Nation’s Creative Patrimony
March 2, 2010 (10-042)
March Film Series Announced at the Library’s Packard Campus Theater

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February

February 26, 2010 (10-040)
NASA Scientist James B. Garvin to Discuss “Mars Update” at Library of Congress, March 17
February 25, 2010 (10-041)
Journalist Hoda Kotb to Deliver Women's History Month Keynote Address on March 19
February 25, 2010 (10-039)
“Island in a Storm” Author to Discuss His Book That “Warns of a Warmer World”
February 23, 2010 (10-032)
Author Cecelia Tichi to Discuss “Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched Progressive America,” March 25
February 23, 2010 (10-A02)
Jefferson Building Restrictions March 2
February 23, 2010 (10-038)
African Student Airlift to America Subject of Book Talk at the Library of Congress on March 12
February 22, 2010 (10-036)
“Libraries & the Cultural Record” Honors John Y. Cole’s Contributions to Library
February 22, 2010 (10-033)
Library of Congress to Co-Sponsor National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
February 19, 2010 (10-035)
“Remarkable” Mixed-Race Family in 20th Century Is Subject of Book Discussion

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February 19, 2010 (10-037)
Book Detailing Stalin-Era Records of Soviet Intelligence to Be Discussed
February 19, 2010 (10-034)
"Voices from Afghanistan" Reception on Feb. 23 Marks Exhibition Opening And Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Acquisition
February 18, 2010 (10-031)
The Lost Kingdom of Sikkim is Subject of Illustrated Presentation At the Library of Congress on March 13
February 15, 2010 (10-020) (REVISED February 17, 2010)
Ronald Florence to Discuss New Book On Hungary’s Jews during World War II
February 5, 2010 (10-029) (REVISED February 12, 2010)
Taha Husayn’s Legacy in the Arab World is Subject Of March 23 Conference at the Library of Congress
February 4, 2010 (10-030)
Veterans History Project Spotlights the Service of Submariners
February 3, 2010 (10-023)
Influential Lobbyist of the Gilded Age Is Subject of Book Discussion
February 2, 2010 (10-028)
Poet Laureate’s Project, “Poetry for the Mind’s Joy,” Featured on Library of Congress Website
February 2, 2010 (10-027)
Love Poems and Romance Movie “Bright Star” Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Library of Congress, Feb. 9
February 2, 2010 (10-026)
Russian Poet’s Search for Yiddish is Subject of Documentary Film To Be Discussed at the Library of Congress on Feb. 16
February 1, 2010 (10-022)
New Biography of Media Giant Joseph Pulitzer Is Subject of Book Discussion

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January

January 29, 2010 (10-024)
“The United States and Sino-Indian Maritime Rivalry” Panel Discussion at Library of Congress on Feb. 22
January 29, 2010 (10-025)
Veterans History Project Marks Tenth Year with Events and Initiatives
January 28, 2010 (10-019) (REVISED February 23, 2010)
Indian-Israelis Are Subject of Book Talk At the Library of Congress on March 31
January 28, 2010 (10-016)
Cinematic Treasures Headline Library’s Packard Campus Film Series
January 28, 2010 (10-021) (REVISED January 29, 2010)
Galileo’s 1610 “Starry Messenger” Will Be on Display at NASA Scientist Michelle Thaller’s Lecture on Galileo and the Telescope
January 26, 2010 (10-018) (REVISED February 16, 2010)
"Voices from Afghanistan" Exhibition Marks Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Acquisition
January 25, 2010 (10-017)
James Childress Appointed to Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History
January 21, 2010 (10-015)
Poet Laureate Chooses Jill McDonough and Atsuro Riley For 13th Annual Witter Bynner Award and Reading, Feb. 18
January 21, 2010 (10-014)
Center for the Book Co-Publishes Major New Reference Work on Regional Americana

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January 19, 2010 (10-013)
William Roger Louis Named to John W. Kluge Center Chair for Countries and Cultures of the North
January 19, 2010 (10-012)
Jefferson’s ‘Flight from Monticello’ Is Subject of Book Discussion
January 19, 2010 (10-011)
Library of Congress Announces Spring Literary Season
January 15, 2010 (10-005)
Main Reading Room Open House on Presidents' Day
January 14, 2010 (10-009)
New Online Exhibition, Symposium on NAACP Slated
January 14, 2010 (10-010)
Abdolkarim Soroush to Discuss "Persian Rumi Versus American Rumi"
January 13, 2010 (10-007)
New York Library Association Becomes Home of New York Center for the Book
January 13, 2010 (10-008)
Timothy H. O'Sullivan's Frontier Photographs Subject of New Publication, Exhibition

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January 13, 2010 (10-006)
Library of Congress Collection on Display at Smithsonian American Art Museum
January 12, 2010 (10-002)
Rare 1602 World Map, the First Map in Chinese to Show the Americas
January 12, 2010 (10-A01)
Main Reading Room Early Closure Jan. 13
January 8, 2010 (10-004)
Judaica Collections in Russia Subject of Feb. 3 Lecture at the Library of Congress
January 6, 2010 (10-003)
Enhancements to THOMAS Public Legislative Information System Mark System’s 15th Anniversary
January 5, 2010 (10-001)
Katherine Paterson Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

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