Events at the Library of Congress
Tuesday June 17, 2025
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Event | courses and workshops Orientation to Africana Collections and Resources
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
- Online Only
Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide an introduction to the African Section, Africana collections and services, followed by a Q&A.More information at zoomgov.com. -
Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books. -
Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths.
Wednesday June 18, 2025
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Event | concerts and performances Bayous, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways
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Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
12:00 pm -
12:50 pm
EDT
- Online Only
Bayou, Buddha, and Padaek: Southern Louisiana's Lao Foodways is a captivating two-part documentary that delves into the rich culinary traditions of the Lao Buddhist immigrant community in Louisiana. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
12:00 pm -
12:50 pm
EDT
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Event | courses and workshops Finding Pictures: Shawn Walker - Reflections
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Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
EDT
- Online Only
Join Curator Adam Silvia and renowned photographer Shawn Walker for a Finding Pictures webinar where they will debut their documentary interview on Walker’s life in photography, featuring images from the Shawn Walker Photograph Collection held in the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.More information at zoomgov.com. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
EDT
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Event | lectures and symposia Willard Jenkins: Library of Congress Jazz Scholar 2024-2025
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Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
6:30 pm -
7:15 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)
Renowned jazz journalist, author, broadcaster, and arts advocate Willard Jenkins has been named the Library of Congress Jazz Scholar for the 2024-2025 season of Concerts from the Library of Congress. As part of his residency, Jenkins will conduct in-depth research on the Library’s jazz collections. He will present his discoveries in lecture on June 18 at 6:30pm. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
6:30 pm -
7:15 pm
EDT
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Event | concerts and performances Gary Bartz and NTU Troop with Special Guest Theo Croker
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Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
8:00 pm -
10:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Grammy-winning saxophonist and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz brings his legendary groove to the Coolidge Auditorium. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
8:00 pm -
10:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
-
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
-
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
-
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
-
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
-
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Wednesday,
June 18, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
Thursday June 19, 2025
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Event | special events Juneteenth Federal Holiday
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Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- All Buildings
The Thomas Jefferson Building, including the Great Hall and exhibition spaces, will be open to visitors with timed-entry passes on the federal Juneteenth holiday. All other buildings of the Library will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, including all reading rooms. -
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
-
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
-
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
-
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
-
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books. -
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
-
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Thursday,
June 19, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
Friday June 20, 2025
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Event | film and video screenings Flamingo Road (1949)
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Friday,
June 20, 2025
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
EDT
- Culpeper, VA: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy (Joan Crawford) finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by a corrupt political boss. Black & white, 94 min. (Film) -
Friday,
June 20, 2025
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
-
Friday,
June 20, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Friday,
June 20, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
-
Friday,
June 20, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Friday,
June 20, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
-
Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
-
Friday,
June 20, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Friday,
June 20, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT