Events at the Library of Congress

Thursday May 26, 2022

Thursday June 2, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    June 2, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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.
  • Event | concerts and performances
    Live! at the Library: Mivos Quartet Thursday
    June 2, 2022
    8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Enjoy a performance from the Mivos Quartet in the Coolidge Auditorium at 8 p.m. Free concert tickets are available here. Explore the Live at the Library of Awesome collections display, featuring collections celebrating Asian mythology, and items on the history of entertainment and pop culture from the Library’s comic book collections.

Thursday June 9, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    June 9, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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.
  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library: Celebrating Pride Month Thursday
    June 9, 2022
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Join the Library in Celebrating Pride Month with a discussion from journalist James Kirchick on his new book, “Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington,” and Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart at 7 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Visitors can also explore Library collection items that Kirchick consulted in researching his book.

Thursday June 16, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    June 16, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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.
  • Event | concerts and performances
    Live! at the Library: Celebrate Juneteenth with Ranky Tanky Thursday
    June 16, 2022
    8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Celebrate Juneteenth with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Ranky Tanky with an exuberant fusion of jazz, blues, gospel and R&B arrangements of traditional Gullah music from America’s Southeast at 8 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Explore a display of Library collections honoring the legacy of enslaved peoples and celebrating emancipation and Black culture in America in the Great Hall.

Thursday June 23, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    June 23, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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.
  • Event | lectures and symposia
    Live! at the Library: An Evening with Annie Leibovitz Thursday
    June 23, 2022
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Take a closer look at photography during An Evening with Annie Leibovitz at 7 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Join one of the most influential photographers of our time to mark the publication of “Wonderland,” a collection of images from Leibovitz’s encounters with fashion over five decades. To accompany the conversation, explore the Library’s new exhibit, “Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s...

Thursday June 30, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    June 30, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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.
  • Event | lectures and symposia
    Live! at the Library: A Conversation with Sean Doolittle Thursday
    June 30, 2022
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden discuss Doolittle’s love for books, his passion for reading and his role as the team’s Summer Reading Ambassador at 7 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Explore a display featuring historic baseball images and treasures from the Library’s collections. Enjoy performances from the Air Force Marine Band in the Great Hall.

Thursday July 7, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    July 7, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 July 14, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    July 14, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 July 21, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    July 21, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 July 28, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    July 28, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 August 4, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    August 4, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 August 11, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    August 11, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 August 18, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    August 18, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 August 25, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    August 25, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 September 1, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    September 1, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 September 8, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    September 8, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 September 15, 2022

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    Live! at the Library Thursday
    September 15, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 September 22, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    September 22, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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 September 29, 2022

  • Event | special events
    Live! at the Library Thursday
    September 29, 2022
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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.