Friday
December 13, 2024
7:30 pm -
10:00 pm
EST
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Packard Campus Theater
Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is a lonely Chicago transit worker who rescues a handsome commuter from the path of a speeding subway train. As he languishes in a coma, his concerned family mistakes her for his fiancée, and she goes along with the deception. Color, 100 min. (Film)
Friday
December 13, 2024
8:00 pm -
10:00 pm
EST
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Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Julius Rodriguez, also known as "OrangeJulius," at 25, is a prodigious jazz talent blending R&B and classical influences with virtuosic piano and drum performances, praised by The New York Times.
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
From quirky presidential pets to literate horses to activists who hit the streets to advocate for animal rights, this small, curated display offers a small cross-section of from Library’s animal-themed collections.
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
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.
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This small, curated display features a selection of the 1974 work of editorial cartoonish Herbert L. Block, known to the world as Herblock, including cartoons about the Watergate investigation.
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
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.
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
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…
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
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.
Friday
December 13, 2024
10:30 am -
11:30 am
EST
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.
Saturday
December 14, 2024
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm
EST
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Packard Campus Theater
Billy Peltzer receives an unusual pet for Christmas, which leads to incredible trouble when he fails to take care of it properly. Color, 106 min. (Film)
Saturday
December 14, 2024
7:30 pm -
10:00 pm
EST
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Packard Campus Theater
Only Batman (Michael Keaton) can defend the city from total chaos as The Penguin (Danny DeVito) lays twisted waste to Gotham City. Meanwhile, the Dark Knight may have met his equal in the lethally lithe Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), who may be friend or foe. Color, 126 min. (Film)
Saturday
December 14, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
From quirky presidential pets to literate horses to activists who hit the streets to advocate for animal rights, this small, curated display offers a small cross-section of from Library’s animal-themed collections.
Saturday
December 14, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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.
Saturday
December 14, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This small, curated display features a selection of the 1974 work of editorial cartoonish Herbert L. Block, known to the world as Herblock, including cartoons about the Watergate investigation.
Saturday
December 14, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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.
Saturday
December 14, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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…
Saturday
December 14, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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.
Monday
December 16, 2024
8:00 pm -
10:00 pm
EST
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Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou are superbly matched partners in this recital pairing Scriabin piano works with song cycles by Olivier Messiaen and John Zorn that Hannigan describes as “deeply spiritual, mysterious tender and ecstatic.”
Tuesday
December 17, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
From quirky presidential pets to literate horses to activists who hit the streets to advocate for animal rights, this small, curated display offers a small cross-section of from Library’s animal-themed collections.
Tuesday
December 17, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This small, curated display features a selection of the 1974 work of editorial cartoonish Herbert L. Block, known to the world as Herblock, including cartoons about the Watergate investigation.
Tuesday
December 17, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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.
Tuesday
December 17, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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…
Tuesday
December 17, 2024
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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
December 17, 2024
10:30 am -
11:30 am
EST
Apple/OutlookGoogle
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
December 18, 2024
3:00 pm -
4:00 pm
EST
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Online Only
Spotlighting five newly ready-for-research collections spanning an exciting range of formats and time-periods, Library staff will share visual delights sure to inspire your next research adventure.
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