Collection Items
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Film, VideoRecess at 20 Below In this recording, Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, reads from Recess at 20 Below by Cindy Lou Aillaud. In addition, Cindy Lou Aillaud is interviewed by Sara Juday, the Co-President of the Alaska...- Contributor: Aillaud, Cindy Lou - Juday, Sara - Murkowski, Lisa
- Date: 2023-03-22
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Film, VideoVisual Culture and the Black Experience in Nineteenth-Century New York City Jessica Larson was among the Swann Fellow awardees selected in 2022 to speak at the Library. Her project, "Building Black Manhattan: Architecture, Art, and the Politics of Respectability, 1857-1914," examines the architecture...- Contributor: Larson, Jessica - Duke, Sara
- Date: 2023-03-22
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Film, VideoInternational Women's Day Symposium: Panel Discussion The morning continues with a panel session and conversation around the current state of investments in technology, increasing women in leadership positions, and how to incorporate diverse thinking when solving for today's...- Contributor: Harris, Zaneilia - Rappaport, Assaf - Bahat, Merav - Enosh, Baat - Hassan, Felicity - Burclaff, Natalie
- Date: 2023-03-22
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Film, VideoInternational Women's Day Keynote Speaker: Vivienne Ming An inspiring program featuring Vivienne Ming, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, inventor and artificial intelligence expert as keynote speaker on inclusion and the future of work.- Contributor: Burclaff, Natalie - Ming, Vivienne - Zwaard, Katherine - Ofek, Danielle - Segal, Liri Halperin
- Date: 2023-03-22
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Film, VideoA Conversation with Joni Mitchell Gershwin Prize honoree Joni Mitchell appears in conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in the historic Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building.- Contributor: Mitchell, Joni - H. Vita, Susan - Werb, Shari - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2023-03-15
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Film, VideoWashington Men's Camerata Watch Frank Albinder and the Washington Men's Camerata take us through a survey of music by Barber, Beach, Fine, Foote, Weber, Wagner and more. This program of music for men's chorus by...- Contributor: Washington Men's Camerata - Albinder, Frank
- Date: 2023-02-21
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Film, VideoCurtis on Tour: Eric Owens Acclaimed in major opera houses worldwide, bass-baritone Eric Owens brings a charming salon evening to the Library, joined by a quintet of exceptional young artists from the Curtis Institute. Their delightful Liederabend...- Contributor: H. Vita, Susan
- Date: 2023-02-01
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Film, VideoRachel Podger, Violin Rachel Podger is "the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin," declares The Times (London). A charismatic musician known for her masterly interpretations and immaculate technique, Podger is a favorite partner for...- Contributor: H. Vita, Susan - Podger, Rachel
- Date: 2023-02-01
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Film, VideoDemocracy and "Common Sense": A Conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld Kluge Center Director Kevin Butterfield interviews Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North, Sophia Rosenfeld. This wide-ranging conversation will explore the idea of "common sense" in the political sphere, and...- Contributor: Butterfield, David - Rosenfeld, Sophia
- Date: 2023-01-27
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Film, VideoMade at the Library: Author Michael Hill Discusses His Book "Funny Business" The program will trace the making of "Funny Business" from the acquisition and archival processing of the Art Buchwald Papers by the Manuscript Division to Hill's use of materials from the collection...- Contributor: Benoit Kim, Colleen - Bair, Barbara - Hill, Michael
- Date: 2023-01-26
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Film, VideoNational Ambassador for Young People's Literature Watch the Library of Congress inaugurate Meg Medina, the eighth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. The National Ambassador is charged with fostering a love of reading, writing and civic engagement among...- Contributor: Birkhead, Shaina - Hayden, Carla - Medina, Meg - Reynolds, Jason - Creightney, Anya
- Date: 2023-01-24
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Film, VideoModernism and the Book: Literature, Fine Binding, and Books by Artists Making the Modern Book will offer visitors an introduction to the Aramont Library and its formation over the past four decades. It will also address the way in which the Aramont Library's...- Contributor: Moore, Emily - Cooksey, Gabby - Legendre, Adrien - Hastings, Patrick
- Date: 2023-01-19
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Film, VideoEvening Roundtable "Artists Approach the Book" Watch artists, scholars, and specialists at the Library of Congress during a symposium celebrating the donation of the Aramont Library. A monument to modern Western creativity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and...- Contributor: Murphy, Jamie - Moore, Emily - Shure, Ken - Holder, Robin
- Date: 2023-01-19
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Film, VideoIntroduction, Collection Overview and Conversation with the Curators Watch a conversation with the original Aramont Library Curator, Gordon Hollis. Gordon is accompanied by the current Aramont Curator, Stephanie Stillo and Assistant Curator, Emily Moore of RBSCD.- Contributor: Dimunation, Mark - Hollis, Gordon - Moore, Emily - Stillo, Stephanie
- Date: 2023-01-19
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Film, VideoAynne Kokas on "Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty" Aynne Kokas discusses her new book "Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty." Kokas considers how data exploitation and privacy affect social media, gaming, and other technology services...- Contributor: Kokas, Aynne - Breiner, Andrew
- Date: 2023-01-18
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Film, VideoThe 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Goes to Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell, the singer/songwriter whose poetic lyrics and jazz-influenced arrangements helped define a generation of musicians, is the 2023 honoree for the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Mitchell's hits...- Contributor: Mitchell, Joni
- Date: 2023-01-12
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Film, VideoKarma Pakshi and Two Mongol Emperors: Genesis of the Reincarnate Lamas Tradition A book discussion and signing for the recent release of Dr. Charles E. Manson's new work, The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi: Tibetan Mahasiddha Dr. Manson is a librarian 'over the water', looking...- Contributor: Meinheit, Susan - Manson, Charles
- Date: 2023-01-11
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Film, VideoPrinting Maps on Oversized Paper: The 18th Century Paper Mills in the Toscolano District Hajji Ahmed, is a rare Turkish Heart-Shaped wall map of the World, printed in Venice in 1795 with Turkish text dated 1559-1560, printed in Arabic movable type. The Library of Congress has...- Contributor: Pugliese, Silvia - Parks, Amelia - Pastuch, Carissa - Eusman, Elmer
- Date: 2023-01-09
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Film, VideoThe Flute of Ice: A Mumming from the Vault It's 1816 and President Madison sends a flute made of ice to the North Pole Library. Father Christmas, the North Pole Librarian, and Dr. Joculus have to deal with dueling monsters! Will...- Date: 2022-12-21
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Film, VideoWriting Gaia: The Scientific Correspondence of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis An interview with former Blumberg Chair Bruce (Bruno) Clarke and Clarke's coeditor, Sébastien Dutreuil on their forthcoming book. Clarke and Dutreuil provide historical background and explain the concepts and references introduced throughout...- Contributor: Clarke, Bruce - Dutreuil, Sébastien - Turello, Dan
- Date: 2022-12-15
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Film, Video2022 National Film Registry Announcement The 2022 Library of Congress National Film Registry announces its 25 inductions in this short video. It features clips from honorees such as "Iron Man," "When Harry Met Sally," "Carrie," "House Party,"...- Date: 2022-12-14
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Film, VideoJason Reynolds: Closing Celebration for National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds will close his tenure as the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by celebrating his "GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story" platform. In this video we celebrate Jason Reynolds,...- Contributor: Birkhead, Shaina - Werb, Shari - Stover, Maiya - Reynolds, Jason - Franklin, Demar
- Date: 2022-12-13
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Film, Video"Join In" Exhibition Opening Reception Library of Congress Kluge Center Director Dr. Kevin Butterfield interviewed Dr. Olivier Zunz about the life and work of Alexis de Tocqueville to celebrate the opening of the Library of Congress "Join...- Contributor: Bulut, Aslihan - Butterfield, Kevin - Zunz, Olivier
- Date: 2022-12-13
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Film, VideoRebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry with Rita Dove and Heid E. Erdrich This event celebrates the biennial Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, given in 2022 to former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove for Lifetime Achievement and to Heid E. Erdrich for her...- Contributor: E. Erdrich, Heid - Dove, Rita - Werb, Shari - C. Bobbitt, Phillip
- Date: 2022-12-08
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Film, VideoThe Poetry of Everyday Life: Reflections of an Urban Folklorist Folklorist Steve Zeitlin, the founding director of City Lore, one of America's leading research centers for the documentation of urban folklife and grassroots culture, eloquently reflects on his career, recounts some of...- Contributor: Saylor, Nicky - Zeitlin, Steve
- Date: 2022-12-08
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Film, VideoBrahms & Schubert: Taking the Lied at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to holograph music manuscripts. This year (2022) our celebration in honor of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge - founder of Concerts from...- Contributor: McKinney, Janet - Plylar, David
- Date: 2022-12-07
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Film, VideoLiteracy Awards 10-Year Anniversary The Library of Congress celebrates ten years of recognizing outstanding organizations that promote literacy and reading in the United States and abroad through the Literacy Awards Program. Since 2013 and through the...- Contributor: Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2022-12-05
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Film, VideoAn Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Renowned international journalist Maria Ressa, the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, will talk about her new book, "How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future," with...- Contributor: Ressa, Maria - Encina, Roswell - Werb, Shari
- Date: 2022-12-03
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Film, VideoBanda Magda Educational Video #1: The Accordion Greek-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, educator and bandleader Magdalini Giannikou discusses the accordion.- Contributor: Giannikou, Magdalini
- Date: 2022-12-02
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Film, VideoBanda Magda Educational Video #3: The Creative Process- Contributor: Giannikou, Magdalini
- Date: 2022-12-02
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Film, VideoBanda Magda Educational Video #2: Odd Rhythms Greek-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, educator and bandleader Magdalini Giannikou discusses odd rhythms in Greek popular music.- Contributor: Giannikou, Magdalini
- Date: 2022-12-02
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Film, VideoConversation with Banda Magda Greek-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, educator and bandleader Magdalini Giannikou speaks with the Music Division about her concert presented in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. In addition, she shares her...- Contributor: Morales, Claudia - Giannikou, Magdalini
- Date: 2022-12-02
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Film, VideoHow to Import a Wifi Network Configuration NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import a wifi network configuration on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoNLS eReader Zoomax How-To Series: How to Access NFB Newsline NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to access and read content from NFB Newsline on the NLS Braille eReader by Zoomax. NLS staffer Judy Dixon Dixon details how to access and read...- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoHow to Use One-Handed Mode NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to use one-handed mode on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoNLS eReader Zoomax How-To Series: How to Import BARD Login Credentials NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import BARD login credentials on the NLS Braille eReader by Zoomax.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoHow to Import BARD Login Credentials NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import BARD login credentials on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoHow to Access NFB Newsline NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to access and read content from NFB Newsline on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoHow to Access Bookshare NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to access and read content from Bookshare on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01
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Film, VideoHow to Import a Wifi Network Configuration NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import a wifi network configuration on the NLS Braille eReader by Zoomax.- Contributor: Dixon, Judy
- Date: 2022-12-01