Events at the Library of Congress

Monday October 14, 2024

Event | exhibits and tours

Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Experience the Main Reading Room
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 4:45 pm EDT Main Reading Room The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
Event | exhibits and tours

"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Gallery A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
Event | exhibits and tours

Thomas Jefferson's Library
Monday
October 14, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Pavilion Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.

Tuesday October 15, 2024

Event | exhibits and tours

Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
Event | exhibits and tours

"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Gallery A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
Event | exhibits and tours

Thomas Jefferson's Library
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Pavilion Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
Event | exhibits and tours

Experience the Main Reading Room
Tuesday
October 15, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading Room The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Wednesday October 16, 2024

Event | exhibits and tours

Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).
Event | exhibits and tours

"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Gallery A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
Event | exhibits and tours

Thomas Jefferson's Library
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Pavilion Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
Event | exhibits and tours

Experience the Main Reading Room
Wednesday
October 16, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading Room The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Thursday October 17, 2024

Event | exhibits and tours

Celebrating 30 Years of the Small Press Expo
Thursday
October 17, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display highlights material from the annual SPX comics and graphic arts festival.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Thursday
October 17, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Thursday
October 17, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

Hispanic Heritage: Oscar Hijuelos
Thursday
October 17, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display features a variety of materials from the Library’s newly acquired personal papers collection of the New York based Cubano author Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013).