News from the Library of Congress
December 2015
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December 22, 2015 (15-222)Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Bay Psalm Book Exhibitions Close on Jan. 2 Twelve days remain to view the Library of Congress exhibitions “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom” and “First Among Many: The Bay Psalm Book and Early Moments in American Printing.” Both exhibitions close at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2.
- Date: 2015-12-22
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December 22, 2015 (15-219)
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December 18, 2015 (15-221)Library of Congress to Receive 9/11-Responder Oral History Collection The Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center will become the home of a significant collection of oral histories provided by responders to the devastating Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel announced today.
- Date: 2015-12-18
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December 17, 2015 (15-220)Fifth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature To Be Inaugurated The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader will inaugurate the fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature on Jan. 7.
- Date: 2015-12-17
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December 17, 2015 (15-218)National Film Registry Titles Featured in January Feature films and short subjects named to the National Film Registry for posterity will be showcased at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia, in January.
- Date: 2015-12-17
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December 16, 2015 (15-216)2015 National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call Acting Librarian of Congress David Mao announced today the annual selection of 25 motion pictures of cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to be named to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
- Date: 2015-12-16
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December 14, 2015 (15-217)Congress.gov Adds Congressional Record Index, Quick-Search Function The free legislative information website Congress.gov beginning today added the Congressional Record Index to the site’s searchable data sets. It is the last of multiple upgrades to the site throughout 2015 as the Library of Congress moves toward discontinuing the legacy information site THOMAS.gov.
- Date: 2015-12-14
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December 9, 2015 (15-A08)Holiday Schedule, Dec. 2015–Jan. 2016 The following is the holiday operation schedule, including building closures, for the Library of Congress for December 2015 and January 2016.
- Date: 2015-12-09
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December 7, 2015 (15-214)Library of Congress Seeks Applicants for Junior Fellows Summer Internships The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its 2016 Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program— a 10-week paid fellowship for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Date: 2015-12-07
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December 4, 2015 (15-213)Global Refugees Are Subject of Dec. 14 Program at the Library of Congress The Library will host a program titled “Global Refugees: The Case of Jews and Greeks in 20th-Century Czechoslovakia” on Dec. 14.
- Date: 2015-12-04
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December 3, 2015 (15-208)Library Acquires the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams Collection The Library of Congress has taken another step in its effort to preserve American television and video by acquiring a collection of kinescopes, videotapes, 16 mm and Super 8 home movies of legendary comedian Ernie Kovacs and his wife, singer-actress-comedienne Edie Adams.
- Date: 2015-12-03
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December 1, 2015 (15-A07)Jefferson Building To Close December 3 On Thursday, December 3, the Great Hall, all exhibitions and the Library Shop in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress will be closed to the public for a special event.
- Date: 2015-12-01
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December 1, 2015 (15-210)Library of Congress Literacy Awards Publishes 2015 Best Practices The Library of Congress Literacy Awards program, now in its third year, has just published “Best Practices 2015,” a review of the outstanding work in the field of literacy being done by the three 2015 Literacy Awards award winners.
- Date: 2015-12-01
November 2015
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November 30, 2015 (15-212)New Book Shows How American and French Revolutions Influenced Atlantic Areas According to author Janet Polasky, “Nation-based histories cannot do justice to the rowdy, radical interchange of ideas around the Atlantic world during the tumultuous years from 1776 to 1804."
- Date: 2015-11-30
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November 30, 2015 (15-211)Author Matthew Green Discusses Minority Party Role in Congress In his analysis, political scholar Matthew N. Green disputes the belief that the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives is of little importance.
- Date: 2015-11-30
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November 23, 2015 (15-209)"Star Wars" Event to Feature Four Young People's Authors Four best-selling authors for young people who have written new books based on the “Star Wars” saga will read aloud in a “readers’ theater” presentation from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at the Library of Congress in its Coolidge Auditorium.
- Date: 2015-11-23
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November 19, 2015 (15-205)Mary Dudziak to Discuss America's Entry into World War I Historian Mary L. Dudziak will present a lecture on America’s entry into World War I, examining how the American people were mobilized to support a faraway conflict.
- Date: 2015-11-19
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November 18, 2015 (15-A06)Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule All Library of Congress buildings will be CLOSED to the general public on Thursday, Nov. 26 in observance of the federal Thanksgiving holiday.
- Date: 2015-11-18
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November 18, 2015 (15-202)Willie Nelson Honored in Star-Studded Gershwin Prize Tribute Concert The Library of Congress is celebrating Willie Nelson’s 60-year career and his selection as the 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Washington, D.C., with a series of events, culminating in a star-studded concert tonight.
- Date: 2015-11-18
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November 16, 2015 (15-206)Bing and Bogart Featured in Library's December Film Series The Library of Congress celebrates the holidays in its December film series with stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood such as the late Maureen O’Hara, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Bob Hope and Humphrey Bogart.
- Date: 2015-11-16
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November 16, 2015 (15-204)Islamic Law Reform Subject of Human Rights Day Program Dec. 8 In recognition of Human Rights Day, the Library of Congress will host a panel discussion on Islamic law reform on Dec. 8.
- Date: 2015-11-16
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November 13, 2015 (15-207)Constitutional Scholar Maeva Marcus to Edit Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Supreme Court History Series The Library of Congress and the Permanent Committee of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise announce the appointment of Maeva Marcus as the general editor of the “Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States.”
- Date: 2015-11-13
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November 10, 2015 (15-198)Koussevitzky Foundation Announces Commission Winners The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to five composers.
- Date: 2015-11-10
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November 9, 2015 (15-203)Dante's 750th Birthday Anniversary To Be Celebrated The Library of Congress is marking Dante’s 750th birthday anniversary with a panel of distinguished scholars who will talk about the great Italian poet’s influence on music, American art and popular culture, philosophy, science and the law.
- Date: 2015-11-09
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November 5, 2015 (15-199)VHP Celebrates 15th Anniversary With New Web Presentation To mark its 15th anniversary, the Veterans History Project has launched “VHP at 15: Collections Over the Years,” the newest installment of VHP’s online “Experiencing War” series.
- Date: 2015-11-05
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November 2, 2015 (15-200)Library of Congress Concert Will Honor Marta Casals Istomin The Library of Congress will present its Living Legend Award to Marta Casals Istomin, the renowned cellist, teacher and classical-music artistic director, at the Library on Nov. 2.
- Date: 2015-11-02
October 2015
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October 30, 2015 (15-197)John Witte to Discuss the Lasting Impact of the Protestant Reformation On Nov. 5, distinguished legal scholar John Witte Jr. will present a lecture on the effects of the Protestant Reformation still being felt today in Western society.
- Date: 2015-10-30
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October 29, 2015 (15-201)Roosevelt's Decision to Run for Third Term Is Subject of Book Discussion In “Roosevelt’s Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War," author Richard Moe focuses on FDR’s decision to run a third time, a decision that was far from inevitable.
- Date: 2015-10-29
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October 29, 2015 (15-196)American Folk Musician David Bromberg Donates His Papers to the Library of Congress American folk-music legend David Bromberg, a guitar and fiddle virtuoso who has become a renowned expert in rare violins, has donated papers pertaining to his musical career to the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center.
- Date: 2015-10-29
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October 28, 2015 (15-195)Library of Congress Literacy Award Winners for 2015 Announced Acting Librarian of Congress David S. Mao today announced the recipients of the 2015 Library of Congress Literacy Awards, a program originated and sponsored by philanthropist David M. Rubenstein.
- Date: 2015-10-28
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October 27, 2015 (15-194)American Archive of Public Broadcasting Launches Online Reading Room Making Historical Public Media Content Available to the Public In conjunction with UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, WGBH and the Library of Congress have launched the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) Online Reading Room.
- Date: 2015-10-27
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October 26, 2015 (15-193)November Events To Be Held in Remembrance of Kristallnacht The Library of Congress will host two public events in November in remembrance of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” which took place in cities throughout Germany and Austria on Nov. 9, 1938.
- Date: 2015-10-26
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October 26, 2015 (15-192)George "Machine Gun" Kelly Is Subject of Book Discussion Joe Urschel documents this chase in “The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation” (Minotaur Books, 2015). He will discuss and sign his book on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at noon in the Mary Pickford Theater.
- Date: 2015-10-26
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October 26, 2015 (15-190)Library of Congress Acquires Robert Dawson's Images of Public Libraries The Library of Congress has acquired 681 photographs from “The Public Library: An American Commons,” a photographic survey by Robert Dawson of public libraries in the United States.
- Date: 2015-10-26
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October 23, 2015 (15-191)Marie Arana Named Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South Author and journalist Marie Arana has been named the John W. Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South at the Library of Congress.
- Date: 2015-10-23
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October 22, 2015 (15-188)Program to Highlight Native American Research and Resource Organizations On Nov. 10, "Connecting American Indian and Federal Libraries" will showcase three Native American research and resource organizations and nearly 20 presenters from the tribal, federal and scholarly communities.
- Date: 2015-10-22
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October 19, 2015 (15-189)Beatles, W.C. Fields, William Wellman Films Highlighted in November The career of William “Wild Bill” Wellman, who directed “Wings” (1927)—the first film to win an Academy Award for best picture—will be celebrated at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater in November.
- Date: 2015-10-19
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October 16, 2015 (15-185)Comfort Begins Tenure as Third NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology Historian of science Nathaniel Comfort began his one-year tenure this month as the third Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center.
- Date: 2015-10-16
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October 15, 2015 (15-187)Lomax Family Manuscripts Now Online The American Folklife Center today launched the online publication of the Lomax Family manuscripts, with access to 25,000 pages created primarily by folklorist Alan Lomax during the 1940s and 1950s.
- Date: 2015-10-15
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October 15, 2015 (15-180)"Facing Change: Documenting America" Reveals the Nation in the 21st Century The Library of Congress has released “Facing Change: Documenting America” by Leah Bendavid-Val, a new national portrait of America featuring the work of 10 of the country’s most celebrated photojournalists.
- Date: 2015-10-15
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October 14, 2015 (15-184)Photojournalist and Social Reformer Jacob Riis Is Subject of New Book, Exhibitions A new book and exhibition highlights the life and work of pioneering photojournalist and social reformer Jacob Riis, who covered New York City at the turn of the 20th century.
- Date: 2015-10-14
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October 9, 2015 (15-182)First Collection of Materials Acquired by Smithsonian Is Subject of Discussion Author Helena E. Wright has just published “The First Smithsonian Collection: The European Engravings of George Perkins Marsh and the Role of Prints in the National Museum” (Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2015).
- Date: 2015-10-09
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October 8, 2015 (15-181)Graphic Novelist Peter Kuper to Discuss and Sign New Work Peter Kuper will discuss and sign his new book, "Ruins," on Oct. 20
- Date: 2015-10-08
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October 7, 2015 (15-171)Online Resource of Historic Newspapers Posts 10 Millionth Page Chronicling America, a free, online searchable database of historic U.S. newspapers, has posted its 10 millionth page.
- Date: 2015-10-07
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October 6, 2015 (15-179)Texas Center for the Book Has New Home at State Library and Archives The Library of Congress Center for the Book and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) announce the relocation of the Texas Center for the Book to a new home at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin, Texas.
- Date: 2015-10-06
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October 5, 2015 (15-175)FEDLINK Opens Nominations for Federal Librarianship Awards To honor the innovative ways in which federal libraries, librarians and library technicians fulfill the information demands of government, business, research, scholarly communities and the American public, FEDLINK has opened nominations for its national awards for federal librarianship for FY2015.
- Date: 2015-10-05
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October 2, 2015 (15-176)National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest Winners Announced The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collections Division, along with the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America, the Fellowship of American Bibliographic Societies and the Grolier Club have announced the winners.
- Date: 2015-10-02
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October 1, 2015 (15-177)Library Announces Its First Online Conference for Educators The Library of Congress will bring teachers and education experts from across the nation together in its first online conference for educators.
- Date: 2015-10-01
September 2015
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September 30, 2015 (15-178)Library of Congress Presents Talks, Film and Tours Focusing on Civil Rights Movement The Library of Congress will present events in October and November that examine the civil rights movement and its impact.
- Date: 2015-09-30
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September 29, 2015 (15-A05)Advisory: In Event of Federal Shutdown In the event of a temporary shutdown of the federal government, beginning Thursday, October 1, all Library of Congress buildings will close to the public and researchers.
- Date: 2015-09-29