Events at the Library of Congress

Tuesday September 10, 2024

Wednesday September 11, 2024

  • Event | lectures and symposia

    Constitution Day 2024: The Taft Supreme Court

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT     LJ 119     This event will feature Yale Law School's Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post discussing his book, "The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930", in an interview with Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center William Treanor.
    This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
  •
    Event | film and video screenings

    "SENTENCED" by Stephen and Ayesha Curry with the Children's Literacy Project

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     The 70-minute documentary "SENTENCED" delves into the harsh and personal reality of intergenerational illiteracy, capturing the poignant stories of four American families from South-Central Los Angeles, rural Appalachia, and New York City. The film also includes insights from educational partners in Fort Worth, Detroit, and Memphis, emphasizing that illiteracy is a pervasive community issue that transcends regions, demographics, politics, and races.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     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. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     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, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Southwest Gallery     A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT     Southwest 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

    Experience the Main Reading Room

    Wednesday
    September 11, 2024
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT     Main Reading Room     The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Thursday September 12, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! At The Library: Film Costume Ball

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT     Great Hall     Get inspired by the Library's film collections and come dressed in your favorite film-inspired attire for a fun-filled evening at the Film Costume Ball. Whether you choose to be a gallant hero, a notorious villain, a fanciful creature, or channel the charm of a classic Hollywood icon, don't miss this chance to celebrate the magic of the movies in one of the nation’s most…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     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. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     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, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)     This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     Southwest Gallery     A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT     Southwest 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

    Experience the Main Reading Room

    Thursday
    September 12, 2024
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT     Main Reading Room     The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Friday September 13, 2024