Event Film and Video Screenings Summer Movies on the Lawn: "Love and Basketball" (2000) Event has been updated

Date and Location

Part of Live at the Library ; Summer Movies on the Lawn

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

Join us for a special screening of the film, “"Love and Basketball" (2000) starring Sanaa Lathan.

Part of the Library’s seventh annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn,” this series showcases iconic films from the Library’s National Film Registry and will be presented on Thursday evenings at sundown on the southeast lawn of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, located on the corner of 2nd Street SE and Independence Avenue. 

No tickets are required, but visitors are encouraged to arrive early as space is limited. Visitors must stay with their items on the lawn at all times. Guests may bring their own blankets, chairs, food and beverages, but alcohol is prohibited.

Restrooms are available in the James Madison Building located at 101 Independence Ave SE. Please be advised, visitors must navigate U.S. Capitol Police security screening to enter the building to use the facilities. Restrooms in this building are fully accessible.