Monday
March 2, 2020
7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will host a conversation with Grammy Award-winning country music singer and songwriter Garth Brooks and country music artist, actress, author, celebrity chef and wife of Brooks, Trisha Yearwood.
Monday
February 24, 2020
6:00 pm -
7:00 pm
EST
Family Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW, Washington D.C. 20566
Jacob Tobia, actor, producer and author of the national bestselling memoir “Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story” and Casey McQuiston, author of the novel, "Red, White and Royal Blue," join Roswell Encina of the Library of Congress in a conversation about their creative lives and work.
Monday
February 17, 2020
6:00 pm -
7:00 pm
EST
Justice Forum of the REACH, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW, Washington D.C. 20566
Nicholas Alexander Brown moderates a panel discussion on the relationship between art and activism, focusing on the application of visual arts in the LGBTQ+ community. Panelists include: Lady Dane, Donna Slash, Jess Meadows, Jason Barnes, and Otessa Marie Ghadar.
Monday
February 10, 2020
6:00 pm -
7:00 pm
EST
Justice Forum of the REACH, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW, Washington D.C. 20566
Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown, authors of "We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation" and creators of Instagram’s @lgbt_history, use imagery and narrative culled from years of research to examine how the struggles and triumphs of the queer past can inform the present with an eye toward a liberated future.
Wednesday
February 5, 2020
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
EST
LJ 119
Anne Farris Rosen, a Washington, DC journalist, discusses her father John Herbers' memoir, Deep South Dispatch: Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist.
Thursday
January 30, 2020
8:30 am -
Tuesday
March 10, 2020
4:30 pm
EST
Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Northern Republicans in Congress proposed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that granted the newly freed slaves freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote, respectively.
Thursday
January 16, 2020
10:30 am -
11:45 am
EST
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Award-winning author Jason Reynolds will be inaugurated as the 2020-2021 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the seventh writer to hold this position. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will lead a conversation with Reynolds during the ceremony, which will also include a special appearance by 2018-2019 National Ambassador Jacqueline Woodson.
Thursday
December 5, 2019
8:30 am -
Tuesday
June 30, 2020
4:30 pm
EST
South Gallery
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words 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.
Wednesday
November 13, 2019
7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
André Aciman discusses the launch of his new book, “Find Me,” the sequel to his bestselling “Call Me By Your Name,” which was made into an Academy Award-winning film.
Friday
November 8, 2019
6:00 pm -
7:00 pm
EST
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Brad Meltzer discusses the launch of his new PBS KIDS series, “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,” based on his books for children, “Ordinary People Change the World.”
Wednesday
November 6, 2019
7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Karen Armstrong discusses her new book, “The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts.”
Thursday
October 24, 2019
7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EDT
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Alexander McCall Smith discusses his new book, “To the Land of Long Lost Friends: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series.” Smith is a leading writer of contemporary mysteries and is known for placing women in the role of detectives with his popular series “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.”
Tuesday
October 22, 2019
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
EDT
LJ 119
Assistant Deputy Librarian Colleen Shogan will interview author Evan Thomas on his recent biography of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Wednesday
October 2, 2019
11:00 am -
4:00 pm
EDT
Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)
The Library of Congress and Embassy of India welcomes the public to a display that draws from the Library’s vast collections to highlight the life of Mahatma Gandhi and his contributions to inspiring nonviolence in India and the United States. The daylong display marks the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth.
Tuesday
September 24, 2019
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
EDT
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Edwidge Danticat discusses her new book, “Everything Inside: Stories.” Danticat, a prominent Haitian-American writer, is the author of numerous books, including “The Art of Death,” “Claire of the Sea Light” and “I’m Dying.”
Thursday
September 19, 2019
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
EDT
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Awarding-winning poet Joy Harjo will give her inaugural reading as the 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress.
Saturday
September 14, 2019
4:00 pm -
5:30 pm
EDT
LJ 119
Jennifer Schwed and Doug Bradshaw, writers and directors of 19: The Musical, will discuss their research and creative process for developing the performance. 19 is the dynamic and little-known story of Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and the suffragists who fought for women's rights 100 years ago. The inspirational story of these fearless women is brought to life…
Wednesday
September 11, 2019
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
EDT
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Join us for the kick-off event of the Library of Congress National Book Festival Presents series for an exciting evening of magic and moderated conversation with award-winning actor and author Neil Patrick Harris as he celebrates the publication of the third book in his New York Times bestselling book series, "The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third."
Saturday
July 13, 2019
10:00 am -
4:00 pm
EDT
Great Hall
Join the Library in honoring the movement and considering its connections to today. Connect to the stories of suffragists through theatrical presentations, exhibit tours, and hands-on activities in the exhibition and in the Young Readers Center.
Thursday
July 11, 2019
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
EDT
LJ 119
Walter Isaacson, acclaimed author, longtime President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, and Tulane University history professor, will be interviewed by Assistant Deputy Librarian Colleen Shogan. They will explore the lives of innovators, from Leonardo da Vinci to Steve Jobs, and how they changed the world. Isaacson will discuss the importance of innovation and curiousity, as well as the costs that sometimes come with…
Thursday
June 13, 2019
6:00 pm -
7:00 pm
EDT
Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Please join the John W. Kluge Center and the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden for a Changemaker Conversation with the Librarian: "Women in Leadership, Featuring Drew Gilpin Faust."
Friday
June 7, 2019
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
EDT
Southwest Gallery
Janice Ruth, exhibition curator of Shall Not Be Denied and Acting Chief of the Manuscript Division, will lead a tour of the Library’s new exhibition on the history of the suffrage movement.
Wednesday
June 5, 2019
8:30 am -
Thursday
June 4, 2020
4:30 pm
EDT
Southwest Gallery
Handwritten letters, speeches, photographs and scrapbooks, created by American suffragists who persisted for more than 70 years to win voting rights for women, will be featured in a new exhibition at the Library of Congress.
Tuesday
June 4, 2019
8:30 am -
4:30 pm
EDT
Southwest Gallery
Handwritten letters, speeches, photographs and scrapbooks, created by American suffragists who persisted for more than 70 years to win voting rights for women, will be featured in a new exhibition at the Library of Congress.
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