Events at the Library of Congress

Wednesday July 6, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Rodopi Ensemble Wednesday
July 6, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring the Rodopi Ensemble. The Rodopi Ensemble has been presenting the sounds, rhythms and melodies of Thrace for almost three decades. The group started its musical journey in the 1990s, and took the name Rodopi Ensemble to indicate its border-crossing musical style.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Thursday July 7, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsObject Lesson: The Work Projects Administration (WPA) Poster Collection Thursday
July 7, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join Reference Librarians for an object lesson looking at the Work Projects Administration (WPA) Poster Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Friday July 8, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsCommunity Collections Grant Informational Webinar Friday
July 8, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for an online webinar to provide information about the Community Collections Grant program. In this webinar, staff will be answering questions about the application process and pointing attendees toward resources.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday July 12, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsFinding Pictures: Using and Making Online Finding Aids Tuesday
July 12, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Archivists take you behind-the-scenes in an introduction to the Prints & Photographs Division’s online finding aids, documents that describe and inventory archival collections.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsConnecting Communities Digital Initiative Grant Opportunity for Higher Education Webinar Tuesday
July 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering higher education institutions three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities of...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday July 14, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsOrientation to Legal Research Webinar Series: Federal Legislative History Thursday
July 14, 2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join senior legal reference librarians for an Orientation to Legal Research, this month focusing on Federal Legislative History. This webinar will discuss how to find debates, hearings, reports, and other documents that may reflect a bill’s legislative intent as it moves through Congress.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | lectures and symposiaA Conversation with Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin to Celebrate The Law Library of Congress' 190th Anniversary Thursday
July 14, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only To celebrate the Law Library of Congress' 190th anniversary, join us for a special webinar titled, "Lessons Learned from the Life of Constance Baker Motley: A Conversation with Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin." Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut will interview Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin about her book, "Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley And The Struggle For Equality," and the lessons learned from the life and...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsCCDI Grant Opportunity for Libraries, Archives and Museums Webinar Thursday
July 14, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering libraries, archives, and museums three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday July 19, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsOrientation to Law Library Collections Webinar Tuesday
July 19, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections. Some of the resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library’s research guides, digital collections, and the Guide to Law Online, among others.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsConnecting Communities Digital Initiative Grant Opportunity for Higher Education Webinar Tuesday
July 19, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering higher education institutions three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities of...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday July 20, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: The Chosen Few Wednesday
July 20, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown from Home concert featuring The Chosen Few. The Chosen Few stands firmly in the great tradition of unaccompanied religious singing in the Tidewater region of Virginia.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External. -
Event | courses and workshopsFinding Pictures: Using and Making Online Finding Aids Wednesday
July 20, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Archivists take you behind-the-scenes in an introduction to the Prints & Photographs Division’s online finding aids, documents that describe and inventory archival collections.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday July 21, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsRegulating Remote Work During the Pandemic and After: Global Perspectives Thursday
July 21, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join senior legal reference librarians for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar entitled “Regulating Remote Work During the Pandemic and After: Global Perspectives.” In this entry in the series, Ruth will discuss pre-COVID 19 regulation of remote work, as well as newly adopted legislation introduced during the pandemic in several jurisdictions, including the EU and EU members, countries in Latin America, Israel, Russia, Ukraine,...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsCCDI Grant Opportunity for Libraries, Archives and Museums Webinar Thursday
July 21, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering libraries, archives, and museums three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday August 2, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsLocal Business History using Dun's Reference Book Tuesday
August 2, 2022
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Business Reference and Research Specialists will show you how researchers might use this publication to explore local business history or trace a family business for genealogy research.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday August 3, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Janusz Prusinowski Kompania Wednesday
August 3, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Janusz Prusinowski Kompania for progressive village music from Poland. Janusz Prusinowski Kompania play rural music of Polish villages on fiddles, flutes, accordions, and other traditional instruments. They ground their music in dance rhythms, adding a modern improvisational flair to old melodies.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday August 17, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: WÖR Wednesday
August 17, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for the Homegrown at Home concert featuring the band WÖR. With finely textured arrangements, WÖR injects new energy into 18th-century melodies from the Flanders region of Belgium.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday September 14, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Vigüela Wednesday
September 14, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Vigüela. Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External. -
Event | courses and workshopsVirtual Business Research Orientation Wednesday
September 14, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only The Virtual Business Research Orientation provides an overview of resources and services for business research, with an emphasis on Library of Congress tools and search strategies that can be used from home.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday September 22, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsAn Introduction to Islam in Africa Thursday
September 22, 2022
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Educator and author Farhana Shah will introduce audiences to the history of Islam, how it began in Africa, and basic Muslim practices and culture.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday October 20, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsContemporary Islamic Culture in Africa and the Middle East Thursday
October 20, 2022
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This program will focus on literature, foods, music, and fashion in modern Muslim societies and its many influences.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday November 10, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsIslam in East Africa (Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania) Thursday
November 10, 2022
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only This program will focus on the history of Islam in East Africa and the evolution of Islamic culture in the region as seen in contemporary films and documentaries.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday November 15, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsDiscovering Science Collections Virtually at the Library of Congress Tuesday
November 15, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only The Library of Congress collections are robust in both science and technology. Science subject specialists will provide a tour of these collections, with an emphasis on collections available online. This webinar will also cover how the Library developed these collections and recommended research strategies to discover science at the Library of Congress.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.