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  Live! at the Library: NASA and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Unveil Her Poem for Europa Poet Laureate Ada Limón reads her poem for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission and talks with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden; Nicola Fox, associate administrator of the NASA Science Mission Directorate; and Sheri Wells-Jensen, the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration and Scientific Innovation, about space exploration, poetry and sending inspirational messages into space.

  • Date: 2023-06-01

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  Japanese Culture Day Celebrate Japanese Culture Day at the Library of Congress! Children of all ages, families and teachers can learn about Japanese culture through reading, writing and craft-making with Japanese cultural and linguistic professionals during the Library’s Japanese Culture Day. Collection items related to cherry blossoms and Japanese culture will also be on display.

  • Date: 2023-04-01

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  Literacy Awards Applicant Information Session This webinar will provide an overview of the 2023 Literacy Awards Program application and evaluation criteria. During this session, Literacy Awards staff will review application requirements and respond to questions about the application.

  • Date: 2023-02-02

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  2022 Literacy Awards Program: Nurturing Partnerships Join us for a conversation on Nurturing Partnerships with a select panel from this year's Literacy Awards Program Successful Practices Honorees recipients.

  • Date: 2023-01-19

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  Jason Reynolds: Closing Celebration for National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds will close his tenure as the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by celebrating his GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story platform.

  • Date: 2022-12-13

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  Live! at the Library: Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry with Rita Dove and Heid E. Erdrich This event celebrates the biennial Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, given in 2022 to former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove for Lifetime Achievement and to Heid E. Erdrich for her poetry collection “Little Big Bully." Both winners will read from their work.

  • Date: 2022-12-08

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  An Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa Renowned international journalist Maria Ressa, the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, will talk about her new book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future,” with the Library’s chief communications officer, Roswell Encina.

  • Date: 2022-12-03

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  U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón at the 2022 Miami Book Fair Ada Limón reads from her new poetry collection, “The Hurting Kind,” and talks about her work and her early experiences as U.S. Poet Laureate. Presented in partnership with the Library of Congress and O, Miami and moderated by Robert Casper, head of poetry and piterature at the Library of Congress.

  • Date: 2022-11-13

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  Celebrate 30 Years of Goosebumps and Magic Tree House with R.L. Stine and Mary Pope Osborne Get in a Halloween mood with beloved authors R.L. Stine (master of spookiness and spine-tingles) and Mary Pope Osborne (wizard of imagination and adventure) at the Library of Congress.

  • Date: 2022-10-22

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  Live! at the Library: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Opening Reading Award-winning poet Ada Limón will give her inaugural reading as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, with an introduction by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The historic reading marks the beginning of Limón's laureateship, and it traditionally launches the Library’s literary season.

  • Date: 2022-09-29

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  Live! at the Library with Ian McEwan: The Journey of Life in "Lessons" Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of “Atonement” and “Amsterdam,” will discuss his latest novel, “Lessons,” with the Library’s Literary Director, Clay Smith.

  • Date: 2022-09-22

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  Victory. Stand! A Legendary Act of Protest with Dr. Tommie Smith Dr. Tommie Smith is known for one of the most famous acts of protest in American history during the 1968 Summer Olympics. Together with Dr. Smith, award-winning author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Dawud Anyabwile present their book “Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice” for readers ages 10+. Moderated by community activist and MahoganyBooks store co-owner Ramunda Young.

  • Date: 2022-09-20

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  Live! at the Library: Celebrating Pride Month Join the Library in Celebrating Pride Month with a discussion from journalist James Kirchick on his new book, “Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington,” and Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart.

  • Date: 2022-06-09

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  Live! at the Library: Joy Williams Novelist, short-story and non-fiction author Joy Williams, known for works such as “State of Grace” and “The Quick and the Dead” and 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner, will present a “Manifesto for the Future” and participate in a conversation with the Library's Clay Smith.

  • Date: 2022-05-19

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  Live! at the Library: "Castor and Patience" Performance & Discussion Former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith and composer Gregory Spears will discuss their new opera “Castor and Patience” in a performance of excerpts on the stage of the Library's Coolidge Auditorium. The new opera will have its world premiere in July at Cincinnati Opera.

  • Date: 2022-05-12

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  Joy Harjo Dance Party
  Event has been updated To conclude her laureateship, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo hosts a dance party featuring DJ Tnyce (Haliwa-Saponi).

  • Date: 2022-04-29

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  U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Closing Event To celebrate the conclusion of her laureateship, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (an enrolled member of the Mvskoke Nation) reads and discusses her favorite “ancestor poems.” The evening features a performance by singer-songwriter Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora, North Carolina) and a reading by poet Portlyn Houghton-Harjo (Mvskoke, Seminole), concluding with Harjo’s performance of her poem “Remember.”

  • Date: 2022-04-28

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  U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo at the Miami Book Fair U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo talks with Robert Casper, head of Poetry and Literature at the Library of Congress, about her new memoir, “Poet Warrior,” as well as her work in the position and her signature project, “Living Nations, Living Words.” Presented in partnership with the Miami Book Fair and O, Miami.

  • Date: 2021-11-15

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  U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland To kick off Native American Heritage Month, Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate, joins Deb Haaland, the first Native American cabinet secretary, in a conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

  • Date: 2021-11-01

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  Joy Harjo at the American Indian Community Housing Organization U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo visits Minnesota to talk with students and the local community in partnership with the Minnesota Center for the Book.

  • Date: 2021-10-18

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  Tennessee Center for the Book with Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds, Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, discusses his ambassador platform, GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story, and his award-winning book "Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks," and he also demonstrates new ways educators can connect to kids.

  • Date: 2021-10-07

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  Wine and the White House: A Conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Frederick J. Ryan Jr. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talks with Frederick Ryan Jr., author of “Wine and the White House: A History,” about how U.S. presidents have used wine as a tool of diplomacy. With Manuscript Division historian Michelle Krowl.

  • Date: 2021-10-01

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  Edith Grossman and Mario Vargas Llosa Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Mario Vargas Llosa and his longtime Spanish-to-English translator, Edith Grossman, discuss their work together. Throughout her celebrated career, Grossman has also translated works of other writers such as Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Mayra Montero and Miguel de Cervantes.

  • Date: 2021-06-24

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  Paul Hendrickson on Frank Lloyd Wright Paul Hendrickson, author of “Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright,” discusses how his book was “made” through his use of the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress. According to Hendrickson, Wright was plagued by fire both literally and metaphorically throughout his life.

  • Date: 2021-06-10

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  The Art of the Memoir Poet Cathy Park Hong (“Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”) and novelist Wayétu Moore (“The Dragons, the Giant, the Women”), both nominees for the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography, discuss how their memoirs give voice to history and speak to the present moment.

  • Date: 2021-05-27