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Film, VideoMultigenerational Ukrainian Foodways with Roman Kovbasniuk Central and Northern New Jersey are home to some of the first Ukrainian communities established in the U.S., and generations of Ukrainian families have continued carrying on Ukraine's wide variety of traditional arts, including embroidery, pysanky and foodways. This film features, Roman Kovbasniuk, a "1.5 generation" Ukrainian-American cook who adds his own layer of meaning to his family recipe. After enjoying the traditional foods...- Contributor: Kovbasniuk, Roman - Moratti, Carolina
- Date: 2022-11-09
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Film, Video2022 Library of Congress Literacy Awards The Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program honors nonprofit organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in the United States or abroad. This short video highlights the 2022 Library of Congress Literacy Awards winners and honorees. Learn more about the inspiring and innovative work of Street Child (2022 David M. Rubenstein Prize recipient), Make Way for Books (2022 American Prize recipient), and...- Contributor: Narrator
- Date: 2022-11-04
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Film, VideoFolklife, Foodways, and Women's Empowerment in Afghanistan This film highlights the work of Nasrin Rafiq, a longtime director of USAID's women's empowerment programs in Afghanistan, moved to the U.S. in 2017. She talks about the ways traditional arts and knowledge fueled economic development for Afghanistan's women, and how specialty dishes like Qabuli Pulao and Shir Berenj reinforce community values. She joins host Carolina Moratti of the Share Your Foodways initiative of...- Contributor: Rafiq, Nasrin - Moratti, Carolina
- Date: 2022-11-02
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Film, VideoA Celebration of the Investiture of Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court This event features an interview with Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin by the Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden concerning Dean Brown-Nagin's book, "Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality." The event will also feature musical performances by the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Concert Choir, Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of...- Contributor: Brown-Nagin, Tomiko - Bulut, Aslihan - Jackson, Ketanji Brown - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2022-09-30
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Film, VideoU.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Opening Reading Ada Limón gives her inaugural reading as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, with an introduction by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The historic reading marks the beginning of Limón's laureateship, and it traditionally launches the Library's literary season.- Contributor: Limón, Ada - Casper, Rob - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2022-09-29
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Film, VideoConversation with Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco is a trio playing the traditional music of Northeastern Mexico, known as Son Huasteco or Huapango music. Son Huasteco music is built around two small guitars, the jarana and the quinta, as well as the violin and the voice. Son Huasteco singing employs a distinctive falsetto style. Improvisation plays a strong role in this music, with each group adding their own...- Contributor: Herbertz, Armando - Zúñiga, Eloy - Winick, Stephen
- Date: 2022-09-28
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Film, VideoTlacuatzin Son Huasteco Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco is a trio playing the traditional music of Northeastern Mexico, known as Son Huasteco or Huapango music. Son Huasteco music is built around two small guitars, the jarana and the quinta, as well as the violin and the voice. Son Huasteco singing employs a distinctive falsetto style. Improvisation plays a strong role in this music, with each group adding their own...- Contributor: Züniga, Eloy - Pérez, Yuyutlztin - Zavala, Manolo
- Date: 2022-09-28
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Film, VideoA Conversation with Nikki Giovanni Nikki Giovanni debuts her new picture book "A Library," in which she and Illustrator Erin K. Robinson "craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape."- Contributor: Robinson, Erin - Giovanni, Nikki - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2022-09-27
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Film, VideoLizzo at the Library Professional singer and musician Lizzo visits the flute vault at the Library of Congress, which contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments. She capped her visit with an impromptu performance with one of the flutes in the Great Hall of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building.- Contributor: Lizzo
- Date: 2022-09-26
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Film, VideoIan McEwan: The Journey of Life in "Lessons" Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of "Atonement" and "Amsterdam," will discuss his latest novel, "Lessons," with the Library's Literary Director, Clay Smith. Ian McEwan's works have earned him worldwide critical acclaim. He won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1976 for his first collection of short stories, "First Love, Last Rites"; the Whitbread Novel Award (1987) and the Prix Fémina Etranger (1993) for "The Child...- Contributor: Smith, Clay - McEwan, Ian
- Date: 2022-09-22
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Film, VideoReflections from the Past, Present and Future with Mosaic Theatre A special preview of "The Till Trilogy," by noted playwright Ifa Bayeza that reflects on the life, death and legacy of Emmett Till. Bayeza will discuss her research on Till that served as the inspiration for her play and connections to the Library's collections. The evening will continue with a performance from the Washington National Opera, and a "voices from the archive" performance by...- Contributor: Douglas, Reginald - O'Leary, Timothy - Bayeza, Ifa
- Date: 2022-09-22
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Film, VideoConversation with Dara Vallely & Anne Hart of Armagh Rhymers The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Since a group of talented actors and musicians founded the Rhymers in the 1970s, they have delighted audiences at festivals, arts centers, theatres, and schools, throughout Ireland and around the world. Through music, storytelling and drama, they provide an experience that is entertaining, educational and...- Contributor: Vallely, Dara - Hart, Anne
- Date: 2022-09-21
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Film, VideoThrough History to Equality: George Chauncey Columbia University history professor George Chauncey is the Library of Congress 2022 Kluge Center honoree, cited for his pathbreaking work on LGBTQ+ history in the United States. His work was critical to several gay rights Supreme Court decisions, including the right of gay people to marry in all states. This video showcases his work and gay life and culture over the past century.- Contributor: Chauncey, George - Nelson, Alondra - Jones, Martha S. - Gregg, Ronald - Kennedy, Anthony M. - Turello, Dan - Hayden, Carla - Gordon, Sarah Barringer
- Date: 2022-09-21
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Film, VideoArmagh Rhymers: Music and Rhyme from Ireland The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Since a group of talented actors and musicians founded the Rhymers in the 1970s, they have delighted audiences at festivals, arts centers, theatres, and schools, throughout Ireland and around the world. Through music, storytelling and drama, they provide an experience that is entertaining, educational and...- Contributor: Armagh Rhymers
- Date: 2022-09-21
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Film, VideoBig Telescopes and Big Discoveries in Our Solar System Big Telescopes and Big Discoveries in Our Solar System With the successful launch and commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Large Synoptic Survey telescope in the final stages of construction, and plans for additional extremely large ground-based and space telescopes underway, the next generation of state-of-the-art observatories is on the horizon. These facilities are not only designed to peek into distant...- Contributor: Milam, Stefanie - Harbster, Jennifer
- Date: 2022-09-21
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Film, VideoKluge Prize Award Ceremony George Chauncey, 2022 winner of the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity will formally receive the award from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Watch live, virtually, as Chauncey receives the award and delivers a speech to mark the occasion.- Contributor: Chauncey, George - Nelson, Alondra - Gregg, Ronald - Barringer Gordon, Sarah - Kennedy, Anthony M. - Butterfield, Kevin - Turello, Dan - Hayden, Carla - S. Jones, Martha
- Date: 2022-09-21
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Film, VideoVictory. Stand! A Legendary Act of Protest with Tommie Smith Tommie Smith is known for one of the most famous acts of protest in American history during the 1968 Summer Olympics. Together with Dr. Smith, award-winning author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Dawud Anyabwile present their book "Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice" for readers ages 10+. Moderated by community activist and MahoganyBooks store co-owner Ramunda Young.- Contributor: Anyabwile, Dawud - Barnes, Derrick - Smith, Tommie - Valentine, Monica - Young, Ramunda
- Date: 2022-09-20
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Film, VideoDays of Sand: Small Press Expo Author Series Author Aimée de Jongh discuss researching and creating her award-winning graphic novel Days of Sand, a story of the American Dust Bowl.- Contributor: Bernard, Warren - De Jongh, Aimée - Thomas, Deborah
- Date: 2022-09-16
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Film, VideoThe Kitchen Sisters with Frances McDormand The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) join Academy Award-winning actor Frances McDormand in conversation about their lives and work for this special Live! At the Library evening in the Coolidge Auditorium. A special evening of engaging stories and behind-the-scenes looks into the Kitchen Sisters' archive and their work as audio documentarians and pioneering radio and podcast producers. The event marks the Library's...- Contributor: McDormand, Frances - Nelson, Davia - Silva, Nikki
- Date: 2022-09-15
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Film, VideoConversation with Juan Antonio Torres and Araceli Tzigane Sánchez of Vigüela Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain. The band was established in the mid-1980s, after the Franco regime, by young people who looked to folk culture for a way to channel their creative desires while staying rooted in their local communities. Grounded in this history, the band members value their tradition and perform it...- Contributor: Torres, Juan Antonio - Sánchez, Araceli Tzigane - Winick, Stephen
- Date: 2022-09-14
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Film, VideoVigüela Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain. The band was established in the mid-1980s, after the Franco regime, by young people who looked to folk culture for a way to channel their creative desires while staying rooted in their local communities. Grounded in this history, the band members value their tradition and perform it...- Contributor: Vigüela
- Date: 2022-09-14
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Film, VideoConstitution Day 2022: The Hughes Court: From Progressivism to Pluralism, 1930 to 1941 Harvard Law Professor Mark Tushnet will discuss his book on the Hughes-era Supreme Court in a conversation with the Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law, Risa Goluboff. Professor Tushnet's book was produced as part of the Holmes Devise History of the United States Supreme Court series.- Contributor: Dennis, Jeanne - Tushnet, Mark - Bulut, Aslihan - Goluboff, Risa
- Date: 2022-09-14
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Film, VideoSi Je Mourais La-Bas In this segment of From the Vaults, Emily Moore, Assistant Curator in Rare Book and Special Collections, examines a livre d'artiste from the Aramont Library. A collaboration between writer Guillaume Apollinaire and artist Georges Braque, Si Je Mourais La-Bas explores universal themes of grief, friendship and desire through a delicate balance of poetry and woodcut prints.- Contributor: Moore, Emily
- Date: 2022-09-12
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Film, VideoAunt Susan & Harriet, the Moses of her People In this segment of From the Vaults, Amanda Zimmerman looks at an inscription left by Susan B. Anthony in her personal copy of Harriet, the Moses of Her People. The inscription recalls a happy meeting between Anthony and Tubman at the dawn of the 20th century, as they looked back on their struggles for suffrage.- Contributor: Zimmerman, Amanda
- Date: 2022-09-12
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Film, VideoGreat Reads from Great Places: Central I (Young Readers) Introduced by Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, this video features Baptiste and Miranda Paul, authors of "Peace" (chosen by the Wisconsin Center for the Book); Clayton Anderson, author of "Letters from Space" (chosen by the Nebraska Center for the Book); Carol Boston Weatherford, author of "R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul" (chosen by the Michigan Center for the...- Contributor: Paul, Baptiste - Paul, Miranda - Wohnoutka, Mike - Boozer, Don - Weatherford, Carol Boston - Larochelle, David - Subisak, Tracy - Anderson, Clayton - Walker, Suzanne
- Date: 2022-09-03