Events at the Library of Congress

Friday August 13, 2021

Event | exhibits and tours
Exploring the Early Americas Friday
August 13, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
Event | exhibits and tours
Mapping a New Nation: Abel Buell's Map of the United States, 1784 Friday
August 13, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery This exhibit features Abel Buell’s Map of the United States, 1784, John Mitchell's Map of the American Colonies, The British Empire and its Limits, Map of the Trans-Allegheny Region, Revolutionary Map of New Jersey, 1777 and many more.
Event | exhibits and tours
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Friday
August 13, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar South Gallery This exhibition showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure.
Event | exhibits and tours
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight For the Vote Friday
August 13, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Gallery This exhibition showcases the campaign for women’s voting rights, which lasted more than seven decades. Considered the largest reform movement in United States history, its participants believed that securing the vote was essential to achieving women’s economic, social, and political equality.
Event | exhibits and tours
Thomas Jefferson's Library Friday
August 13, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Pavilion Through a generous grant from Jerry and Gene Jones, the Library of Congress is attempting to reassemble Jefferson's library as it was sold to Congress.

Saturday August 14, 2021

Event | exhibits and tours
Exploring the Early Americas Saturday
August 14, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
Event | exhibits and tours
Mapping a New Nation: Abel Buell's Map of the United States, 1784 Saturday
August 14, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery This exhibit features Abel Buell’s Map of the United States, 1784, John Mitchell's Map of the American Colonies, The British Empire and its Limits, Map of the Trans-Allegheny Region, Revolutionary Map of New Jersey, 1777 and many more.
Event | exhibits and tours
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Saturday
August 14, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar South Gallery This exhibition showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure.
Event | exhibits and tours
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight For the Vote Saturday
August 14, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Gallery This exhibition showcases the campaign for women’s voting rights, which lasted more than seven decades. Considered the largest reform movement in United States history, its participants believed that securing the vote was essential to achieving women’s economic, social, and political equality.
Event | exhibits and tours
Thomas Jefferson's Library Saturday
August 14, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Pavilion Through a generous grant from Jerry and Gene Jones, the Library of Congress is attempting to reassemble Jefferson's library as it was sold to Congress.

Tuesday August 17, 2021

Event | lectures and symposia
Traditional Folklore in a Digital World: Podcasts Tuesday
August 17, 2021
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us in this first of a two-part series of Zoom presentations with live Q&A on the subject of traditional folklore in a digital world. Special guests include Aaron Mahnke of the Lore podcast, Kristina Downs of the Crimelore podcast, Lamont Jack Pearley of Jack Dappa Blues Radio and the African American Folklorist and Mark Norman of the Folklore Podcast.
More information at zoomgov.com .

Wednesday August 18, 2021

Event | film and video screenings
Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: Foraging and Relations with Jonathan Hall Wednesday
August 18, 2021
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Kicking off the American Folklife Center’s Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia film series and panel discussion program is the film, "Foraging and Relations with Jonathan Hall."
This event will premiere on Facebook .
Event | courses and workshops
Prints & Photographs Virtual Orientation: Picturing Work and Labor Themes Wednesday
August 18, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for an introduction to images relating to work, working people and labor organizations and issues, all from the Library's collections. This orientation will cover search tools, online resources and how to prepare for a visit to our Prints & Photographs Reading Room.
More information at zoomgov.com .

Thursday August 19, 2021

Event | courses and workshops
Come Fly Away with Us: Exploring the Library of Congress Aeronautics Collections Thursday
August 19, 2021
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Come take off with us on a journey to explore the aeronautical collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints and photographs, maps, music, books and periodicals at the Library of Congress.
More information at zoomgov.com .
Event | courses and workshops
Indigenous Land and Resource Rights in New Zealand and Sweden Thursday
August 19, 2021
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only The Law Library’s foreign law specialists for New Zealand and Sweden will compare the rights of the Māori and Sami peoples with respect to land and resources, including discussing key court decisions, laws and government policies.
More information at zoomgov.com .
Event | special events
Pillars of Democracy: The Presidency Thursday
August 19, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join the Kluge Center, the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute for an event analyzing the presidency, how it got where it is today, and how its status might be restored.
More information at zoomgov.com .
Event | exhibits and tours
Exploring the Early Americas Thursday
August 19, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
Event | exhibits and tours
Mapping a New Nation: Abel Buell's Map of the United States, 1784 Thursday
August 19, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery This exhibit features Abel Buell’s Map of the United States, 1784, John Mitchell's Map of the American Colonies, The British Empire and its Limits, Map of the Trans-Allegheny Region, Revolutionary Map of New Jersey, 1777 and many more.
Event | exhibits and tours
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Thursday
August 19, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar South Gallery This exhibition showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure.
Event | exhibits and tours
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight For the Vote Thursday
August 19, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Gallery This exhibition showcases the campaign for women’s voting rights, which lasted more than seven decades. Considered the largest reform movement in United States history, its participants believed that securing the vote was essential to achieving women’s economic, social, and political equality.
Event | exhibits and tours
Thomas Jefferson's Library Thursday
August 19, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Pavilion Through a generous grant from Jerry and Gene Jones, the Library of Congress is attempting to reassemble Jefferson's library as it was sold to Congress.

Friday August 20, 2021

Event | exhibits and tours
Exploring the Early Americas Friday
August 20, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
Event | exhibits and tours
Mapping a New Nation: Abel Buell's Map of the United States, 1784 Friday
August 20, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Northwest Gallery This exhibit features Abel Buell’s Map of the United States, 1784, John Mitchell's Map of the American Colonies, The British Empire and its Limits, Map of the Trans-Allegheny Region, Revolutionary Map of New Jersey, 1777 and many more.
Event | exhibits and tours
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Friday
August 20, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar South Gallery This exhibition showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure.
Event | exhibits and tours
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight For the Vote Friday
August 20, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Southwest Gallery This exhibition showcases the campaign for women’s voting rights, which lasted more than seven decades. Considered the largest reform movement in United States history, its participants believed that securing the vote was essential to achieving women’s economic, social, and political equality.