News from the Library of Congress
December 2012
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December 28, 2012 (12-230)2012 National Film Registry Selections Showcased in January The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will spotlight the 2012 selections to the National Film Registry, along with other movie classics, during its January film series.
- Date: 2012-12-28
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December 21, 2012 (12-A07)Holiday Schedule, Dec. 2012-Jan. 2013 The following is the holiday operation schedule, including building closures, for the Library of Congress for December 2012 and January 2013.
- Date: 2012-12-21
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December 19, 2012 (12-226)2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures that have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
- Date: 2012-12-19
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December 18, 2012 (12-223)Lincoln's First Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation to be on Display in January The Library of Congress will place on display the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, handwritten by President Abraham Lincoln, for six weeks beginning Jan. 3, 2013, to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the proclamation’s signing.
- Date: 2012-12-18
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December 18, 2012 (12-228)Library of Congress to Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships This summer the Library of Congress once again is offering special 10-week paid fellowships to college students. For a stipend of $3,000, the 2013 class of Junior Fellows will work full-time with Library specialists and curators from May 28 through Aug. 2, 2013.
- Date: 2012-12-18
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December 17, 2012 (12-225)Public Events at the Library of Congress, January – April 2013 Public Events at the Library, Jan-April 2013
- Date: 2012-12-17
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December 17, 2012 (12-229)David J. Christopher Appointed Copyright Chief of Operations Register of Copyrights Maria A. Pallante today named David J. Christopher to the position of Chief of Operations for the United States Copyright Office.
- Date: 2012-12-17
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December 13, 2012 (12-227)Librarian of Congress Names Carole King Next Recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced that Carole King is the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
- Date: 2012-12-13
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December 7, 2012 (12-222)Singapore to Host the 2013 International Summit of the Book Elaine Ng, the chief executive officer of the National Library Board of Singapore, today invited experts and supporters of literacy worldwide to attend the 2013 International Summit of the Book, to take place in Singapore Aug. 17-23.
- Date: 2012-12-07
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December 6, 2012 (12-221)Renowned Reader Supports New Literacy Awards As Library of Congress Hosts International Summit of the Book attendee and longtime friend of reading David Rubenstein announced he is contributing $1.5 million to fund three new Library of Congress annual literacy awards over five years.
- Date: 2012-12-06
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December 5, 2012 (12-224)New Novel Posits "Lost Diary" of Abraham Lincoln Martin will discuss and sign his book, which he researched at the Library of Congress, on Monday, Dec. 10, at noon in the Mumford Room.
- Date: 2012-12-05
November 2012
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November 28, 2012 (12-217)The Southern Journey of Folklorist Alan Lomax Subject of New Publication “The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music” is a new look at the legendary folklorist and his work.
- Date: 2012-11-28
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November 28, 2012 (12-219)Joe Smith's Recorded Interviews with Music Icons Featured on Library Website On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Library will make a series of revealing, unedited recordings available for listening free to the public on its website.
- Date: 2012-11-28
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November 27, 2012 (12-218)Nicole Saylor Appointed Head of American Folklife Center Archive The Library of Congress has appointed Nicole Saylor as Head of the American Folklife Center Archive. Saylor will assume her duties next month. She replaces Michael Taft, who retired in early 2012.
- Date: 2012-11-27
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November 26, 2012 (12-216)Visiting Scholar Wesley Granberg-Michaelson Will Discuss "The Pilgrimage of World Christianity," Dec. 13 Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, a distinguished visiting scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, will discuss the major demographic changes in the Christian world and the impact of the explosion of Christianity in the Global South.
- Date: 2012-11-26
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November 20, 2012 (12-214)William Hitchcock Named Kissinger Chair at John W. Kluge Center Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed William I. Hitchcock as the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center.
- Date: 2012-11-20
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November 16, 2012 (12-215)Cult Classic "Fandango" Among Cinematic Hits in December The December film series at the Library of Congress Packard Campus will feature a special screening on Saturday, Dec. 8 of the 1985 cult classic “Fandango,” with a personal appearance by Marvin J. McIntyre.
- Date: 2012-11-16
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November 15, 2012 (12-210)Veterans History Project Recognizes Vietnam Veterans with Third Installment of Web Feature The latest installment of the Veterans History Project’s (VHP) Experiencing War website feature, titled “Vietnam War: Looking Back, Part 3,” launches today.
- Date: 2012-11-15
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November 13, 2012 (12-209)Movie Icon Mary Pickford Subject of New Book, Book Talk and Film Tour A new book on "America's Sweetheart" of the early 20th century, Mary Pickford, sheds new light on this icon’s life and legacy.
- Date: 2012-11-13
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November 9, 2012 (12-193)Library of Congress to Host First International Summit of the Book The Library of Congress on December 6 and 7 will host the first International Summit of the Book.
- Date: 2012-11-09
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November 8, 2012 (12-211)Veterans History Project Marks November with "Share Your Thanks & Make it Meaningful" Initiative During the month of November, the Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center encourages individuals to participate in the “Make It Meaningful Initiative.”
- Date: 2012-11-08
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November 8, 2012 (12-213)Special Programming to Complement Civil War Exhibition Opening Monday The Library of Congress commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with an exhibition titled “The Civil War in America,” opening Monday, Nov. 12. Special free programming will complement the exhibition throughout its duration through June 1, 2013.
- Date: 2012-11-08
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November 7, 2012 (12-208)Bioethics and Human Rights Subject of 2012 Human Rights Day Celebration A group of distinguished speakers will discuss issues surrounding bioethics and human rights at a panel held in honor of international Human Rights Day at the Library of Congress, Dec. 6
- Date: 2012-11-07
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November 6, 2012 (12-207)Library of Congress Presents a Stage Reading of "The Radiant Love of Maria S.C.," Nov. 20 In celebration of the 145th anniversary of the birth of Maria Sklodowska-Curie, the Library of Congress will present a stage reading of a new play about her life and scientific work.
- Date: 2012-11-06
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November 1, 2012 (12-206)Changes to Concerts from the Library of Congress for Nov. 3 and Nov. 9 The Library of Congress has announced changes to two upcoming programs from its concert series.
- Date: 2012-11-01
October 2012
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October 31, 2012 (12-194)World Digital Library Adds Florentine Codex The Florentine Codex, a unique manuscript dating from 1577 preserved in the Medicea Laurenziana Library in Florence, is for the first time available online in digital format, the Library of Congress announced today.
- Date: 2012-10-31
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October 31, 2012 (12-201)Father Justin Sinaites and Michael Toth to Discuss Hyperspectral Imaging of Ancient Texts Father Justin Sinaites, the librarian at St. Catherine’s Monastery, and Michael B. Toth, the program manager of the Sinai Palimpsest Project, will discuss how advanced hyperspectral imaging is revealing ancient texts in the library at St. Catherine’s.
- Date: 2012-10-31
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October 25, 2012 (12-A06)Library Buildings, Reading Rooms Closed Nov. 10-12 Selected Library buildings will closed to the public and all websites will be unavailable during the upcoming Veteran's Day weekend.
- Date: 2012-10-25
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October 25, 2012 (12-203)Historic Dupont Circle Meetings of Young Progressives Subject of New Book In “On Dupont Circle: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Progressives Who Shaped Our World” (Counterpoint, 2012), author James Srodes offers a vivid portrait of these meetings.
- Date: 2012-10-25
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October 24, 2012 (12-199)David Grinspoon Begins Tenure Nov. 1 as Baruch Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology American astrobiologist David H. Grinspoon begins his one-year tenure Nov. 1 as the first Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center.
- Date: 2012-10-24
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October 24, 2012 (12-202)Library of Congress Young Readers Center to Host KidsEuro Events For the past five years, the embassies of the 27 European Union member states have joined together to bring musicians, actors, puppeteers, dancers and films from all over Europe to the Washington area in a series of programs.
- Date: 2012-10-24
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October 24, 2012 (12-204)Hollywood Presidents Take Center Stage at Packard Campus Theater In the week preceding the elections, the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper, Va., will showcase three films featuring Hollywood presidents to kick off the schedule of free movie screenings for the month of November.
- Date: 2012-10-24
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October 23, 2012 (12-197)Library of Congress Awards Gerald Stern The Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, Jan. 24 The Library of Congress will award the 2012 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry to Gerald Stern for his book “Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992.”
- Date: 2012-10-23
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October 22, 2012 (12-198)Chronicling America Posts 5 Millionth Page The Chronicling America website, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, a free, searchable database of historic U.S. newspapers, has posted its 5 millionth page.
- Date: 2012-10-22
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October 19, 2012 (12-200)Participant in 1962 University of Mississippi Race Riot Discusses His New Book “James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot” (University Press of Mississippi, 2012) is the memoir of one of the participants, a young Army second lieutenant named Henry T. Gallagher, born and raised in Minnesota.
- Date: 2012-10-19
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October 18, 2012 (12-195)Documentary Film on Jews of Hungary Subject of Dec. 10 Program Gabor Kalman will deliver a lecture at the Library with clips from his award-winning film titled “There Was Once …” at noon on Monday, Dec. 10 in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Building at 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
- Date: 2012-10-18
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October 16, 2012 (12-192)Library of Congress Highlights Historical Civil War Figures in New Blog The Library of Congress will debut a unique new blog to complement its exhibition, “The Civil War in America,” which opens Nov. 12.
- Date: 2012-10-16
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October 15, 2012 (12-191)Swann Foundation Accepting Fellowship Applications he Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, administered by the Library of Congress, is accepting applications for its graduate fellowship for the 2013-2014 academic year. Applications are due by close of business on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.
- Date: 2012-10-15
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October 11, 2012 (12-186)National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest Winners Announced The Center for the Book and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and the Fellowship of American Bibliographic Societies have announced the winners of the National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest.
- Date: 2012-10-11
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October 10, 2012 (12-190)John Witte, Jr., Will Discuss "Sharia in the West?" Nov. 1 Legal scholar John Witte, Jr., will discuss how Western legal systems grapple with non-state-based, family-law systems such as Sharia, Halacha and Canon Law.
- Date: 2012-10-10
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October 10, 2012 (12-189)Library of Congress Celebrates Woody Guthrie with Round-Robin Performance Oct. 13 Legendary folk artists Noel Stookey, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Jimmy LaFave join Bob Santelli, GRAMMY Museum® Executive Director and author of “This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song,” for a round- robin performance and conversation celebrating Woody Guthrie.
- Date: 2012-10-10
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October 10, 2012 (12-A05)Jefferson Building To Close Early Oct. 25 On Thursday, Oct. 25, the Great Hall, all exhibitions and the Library Shop in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress will close to the public at 2 p.m. for a special event.
- Date: 2012-10-10
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October 5, 2012 (12-181)Serial Online Story Created for the Library of Congress Relaunches Just in time for the Halloween season, the Library of Congress is re-releasing its popular online serial adventure story, “The Exquisite Corpse Adventure,” a rollicking family entertainment available for free and for download at iTunesU.
- Date: 2012-10-05
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October 3, 2012 (12-188)Call for Applications: NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is accepting applications and nominations for the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology.
- Date: 2012-10-03
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October 2, 2012 (12-184)Wesley Granberg-Michaelson Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at John W. Kluge Center Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Wesley Granberg-Michaelson as a distinguished visiting scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center.
- Date: 2012-10-02
September 2012
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September 28, 2012 (12-187)Main Reading Room Open House on Columbus Day Twice each year, the Library of Congress opens its magnificent Main Reading Room for a special public open house. The fall open house will take place on the federal Columbus Day holiday, Monday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Date: 2012-09-28
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September 28, 2012 (12-A04)Temporary Exhibition Closure Oct. 9-11 Due to new exhibition installation work, the exhibition, “Thomas Jefferson’s Library,” in the Southwest Pavilion of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, will be closed to the public from Oct. 9-11.
- Date: 2012-09-28
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September 27, 2012 (12-182)NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati to Discuss "Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective," Oct. 16 Abdalati will demonstrate the tremendous power of the space-based perspective in science, exploration and in daily life, in his lecture “Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective.”
- Date: 2012-09-27
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September 27, 2012 (12-183)Fright Nights in October at the Packard Campus Theater The free screenings at the Library of Congress Packard Campus theater in October will feature a host of scary horror films and the first offerings in a three-month series of spy films—“007@50”—celebrating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise.
- Date: 2012-09-27
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September 27, 2012 (12-185)World Premiere of Nico Muhly's Library of Congress Commission, "Compare Notes Nico Muhly’s “Compare Notes,” an intriguing work for violin and piano commissioned by the Library of Congress’ McKim Fund, will receive its world premiere at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12.
- Date: 2012-09-27