Events at the Library of Congress

Wednesday July 6, 2022

Thursday July 7, 2022

Friday July 8, 2022

  • Event | courses and workshops
    Community 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

  • Event | courses and workshops
    Finding 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.
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    Event | courses and workshops
    Connecting 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

  • Event | courses and workshops
    Orientation 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.
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    Event | lectures and symposia
    A 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.
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    Event | courses and workshops
    CCDI 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

  • Event | courses and workshops
    Orientation 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.
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    Event | courses and workshops
    Connecting 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

  • Event | concerts and performances
    Homegrown: 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.
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    Event | courses and workshops
    Finding 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

  • Event | courses and workshops
    Regulating 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.
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    Event | courses and workshops
    CCDI 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

Wednesday August 3, 2022

  • Event | concerts and performances
    Homegrown: 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

  • Event | concerts and performances
    Homegrown: 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

  • Event | concerts and performances
    Homegrown: 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.
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    Event | courses and workshops
    Virtual 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

Thursday October 20, 2022

Thursday November 10, 2022

Tuesday November 15, 2022

  • Event | courses and workshops
    Discovering 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.