Thursday
November 7, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Great Hall
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
Thursday
November 7, 2024
5:45 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
LJ 119
Gather your friends for a one-of-a-kind trivia night testing your knowledge of the stories, histories and collections preserved within the world’s largest library!
Thursday
November 7, 2024
6:00 pm -
7:30 pm
EST
Hispanic Reading Room
Glória Alhinho of Georgetown University will join Library staff to commemorate the birth of Luís de Camões, whose profound influence on world literature has earned him the title of Portugal’s national poet. The Library has vast and unique collections by and about Camões.
Thursday
November 21, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day at the Library of Congress with interactive games and crafts that explore the history of ocean mapmaking and navigation through the centuries. The Library’s celebration includes a display of oceanic collection items and a talk by Vicki Ferrini of Columbia University on the history of ocean mapping.
Thursday
November 21, 2024
6:30 pm -
7:30 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
LJ 119
Vicki Ferrini will trace the history of ocean mapping and explain how the future of ocean exploration promises to unite science and society in unprecedented ways in a talk entitled "From Paper to Pixels: The Evolution of Ocean Mapping and Exploration."
Thursday
December 5, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
Thursday
December 12, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
Thursday
December 19, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
Thursday
December 26, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.