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Library of Congress Ánnámáret 2021 · Talk For her Homegrown concert, Ánnámáret is joined by two members of her Nieguid duovdagat project: Ilkka Heinonen (who specializes in folk music on the jouhikko,… Library of Congress Kardemimmit 2021 · Talk Kardemimmit is a quartet consisting of Maija Pokela, Jutta Rahmel, Anna Wegelius and Leeni Wegelius, four women who sing and play kantele. The kantele is a… Library of Congress Lupita Nyong'o and Carla Hayden 2021 · Talk A fascinating conversation for young people with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Lupita Nyong'o, Oscar-winning actor and author of the number one… Library of Congress The U.S.-China Relationship and North Korea 2021 · Talk A panel of experts moderated by most recent Library of Congress Chair in U.S.-China Relations Carla Freeman discussed the likely outcomes of recent missile… Library of Congress Conversation with MET Orchestra Musicians 2021 · Talk The Library's Kazem Abdullah talks with the MET Orchestra musicians about the founding of their organization during the pandemic, their work as members of an… Library of Congress Recent Additions to the Law Library of Congress Rare Books Collection 2021 · Talk Nathan Dorn displays a selection of new additions to the rare book collection of the Law Library of Congress. Library of Congress How Political Institutions Shape Outcomes and How We Might Reform Them 2021 · Talk In the U.S., political institutions reflect choices and compromises about how we balance between majority and minority interests. Kluge Prize winner Danielle… Library of Congress Conversation with Michael Tilson Thomas 2021 · Talk The Library's Kazem Abdullah leads a conversation with New World Symphony artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas. They discuss the symphony's concert… Library of Congress Armenian Traditional Endband 2021 · Talk Expert in Armenian binding Tamara Ohanyan illustrates the steps involved in making an Armenian endband, most often seen on canonical bindings dating from the… Library of Congress Terri Lyne Carrington: Jazz and Clave 2021 · Talk Three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, 2021 NEA Jazz Master, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington discusses and demonstrates brush patterns… Library of Congress Terri Lyne Carrington: Brush Sounds 2021 · Talk Three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, 2021 NEA Jazz Master, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington discusses and demonstrates brush patterns… Library of Congress Terri Lyne Carrington: Ride Cymbal Dance 2021 · Talk Three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, 2021 NEA Jazz Master, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington discusses and demonstrates the ride… Library of Congress Terri Lyne Carrington: Five Stroke and Stickings 2021 · Talk Three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, 2021 NEA Jazz Master, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington discusses and demonstrates the technique… Library of Congress Terri Lyne Carrington: Fun with Triplets 2021 · Talk Three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, 2021 NEA Jazz Master, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington discusses and demonstrates the technique… Library of Congress Vrï 2021 · Talk Vrï is a trio from Wales in the U.K., whose members describe their music as 'chamber-folk'. Bringing together the experience of Jordan Price Williams (cello,… Library of Congress Ainissa Ramirez on How Technology Shapes Our Lives 2021 · Talk Materials scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez discusses her book, "The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another." She looks at… Library of Congress The State of Minnesota: Boo Boo Bear Mission: The True Story of a Teddy Bear's Adventures in Iraq 2021 · Talk Listen to members of Congress read from their favorite books for young people in "Read Around the States." Each video includes an interview with the author,… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: River of the Gods: The Search for the Source of the Nile with Candice Millard 2022 · Talk Renowned historian Candice Millard discusses "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile," an engaging account… Library of Congress National Book Festival Opening Celebration: Books Bring Us Together 2022 · Talk On the eve of the 2022 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., join Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and festival co-chairman David M. Rubenstein as… Library of Congress A Conversation with Nikki Giovanni 2022 · Talk Nikki Giovanni debuts her new picture book "A Library," in which she and Illustrator Erin K. Robinson "craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not… Library of Congress Ian McEwan: The Journey of Life in "Lessons" 2022 · Talk Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of "Atonement" and "Amsterdam," will discuss his latest novel, "Lessons," with the Library's Literary Director, Clay Smith.… Library of Congress Victory. Stand! A Legendary Act of Protest with Tommie Smith 2022 · Talk 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… Library of Congress Big Telescopes and Big Discoveries in Our Solar System 2022 · Talk Big Telescopes and Big Discoveries in Our Solar System With the successful launch and commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Large… Library of Congress Reflections from the Past, Present and Future with Mosaic Theatre 2022 · Talk A special preview of "The Till Trilogy," by noted playwright Ifa Bayeza that reflects on the life, death and legacy of Emmett Till. Bayeza will discuss her… Library of Congress Constitution Day 2022: The Hughes Court: From Progressivism to Pluralism, 1930 to 1941 2022 · Talk Harvard Law Professor Mark Tushnet will discuss his book on the Hughes-era Supreme Court in a conversation with the Dean of the University of Virginia School… Library of Congress Kluge Prize Award Ceremony 2022 · Talk George Chauncey, 2022 winner of the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity will formally receive the award from Librarian of Congress… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Altered Americas with B.L. Blanchard and Lucinda Roy 2022 · Talk If you've ever asked what America would be like if things happened differently, then you're in good company. In B.L. Blanchard's "The Peacekeeper," North… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Come Into My World: Vivid Places and People in Fiction with Tochi Onyebuchi and Leslye Penelope 2022 · Talk Sometimes the characters and places in a novel can feel more vivid, more real than our everyday realities. Tochi Onyebuchi's sci-fi novel, "Goliath," set in… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Thieves and Their Petty Little Secrets with Chelsea Abdullah and M.J. Kuhn 2022 · Talk Thieves: We love to hate them! And Chelsea Abdullah and M.J. Kuhn love to write them. Abdullah's "The Stardust Thief" creates a universe where story is… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Holly Black Talks About Her New Novel "Book of Night" 2022 · Talk Bestselling author Holly Black's adult debut "Book of Night" is a dark modern fantasy full of crime, betrayal and magicians who can manipulate shadows. A… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: The Magic of Music and Movies with Alex Jennings and Nghi Vo 2022 · Talk Songs, sirens and spells! In Alex Jennings' debut novel, "The Ballad of Perilous Graves," Perry knows the rhythm of New Orleans like his own heartbeat and can… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Black Girls Sew with Hekima Hapa and Lesley Ware 2022 · Talk Black and brown girls and boys need a space where they do not have to encounter misrepresentation of their culture. "Black Girls Sew" offers the tools,… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: From Mind to Mindfulness with Tracy Dennis-Tiwary and Ellen Vora 2022 · Talk Anxiety affects more than 40 million Americans - a number that continues to climb following the pandemic. In "The Anatomy of Anxiety," psychiatrist Dr. Ellen… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Feeling Burned Out? This Session Is for You with Celeste Headlee 2022 · Talk Society has normalized working hard to an extreme, leaving little time for hobbies, breaks and families. In "Do Nothing," Celeste Headlee seeks to shift our… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: How to Invest with David M. Rubenstein 2022 · Talk What do most successful investors have in common? David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group, has interviewed the greatest investors in the world to… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Little Pieces of Hope with Todd Doughty 2022 · Talk Need something to brighten your day? In "Little Pieces of Hope," Todd Doughty does just that. As a collection of quotes, short essays, prompts, playlists and… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Creating Connection and Bridging Divides with Geoffrey L. Cohen 2022 · Talk Everyone desires to feel a sense of community. In "Belonging," Geoffrey L. Cohen uses his research in psychology to explain how individuals can overcome… Library of Congress Books for Your Ears: Learning to Read 2022 · Talk An all-day symposium on the past, present and future of audiobooks hosted by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and the… Library of Congress Si Je Mourais La-Bas 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults, Emily Moore, Assistant Curator in Rare Book and Special Collections, examines a livre d'artiste from the Aramont Library.… Library of Congress U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Opening Reading 2022 · Talk Ada Limón gives her inaugural reading as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, with an introduction by Librarian of Congress… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: The Power of Laughter with Nuar Alsadir 2022 · Talk Taking laughter's revelatory capacity as a starting point, and rooted in Nuar Alsadir's experience as a poet and psychoanalyst, "Animal Joy" seeks to recover… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: The Parts That Can't Be Made to Fit: Linda Gregerson 2022 · Talk Poetry is our way to contend with the unthinkable, the unknowable. In her seventh poetry collection, "Canopy" - her first in over a decade - award-winning… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Rebecca Miller's New Story Collection "Total" 2022 · Talk Rebecca Miller returns to short fiction for the first time since her prodigious collection of stories, "Personal Velocity," with the arresting, darkly… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: My Body, Not My Self: Wrestling with Identity with Diana Goetsch and Sarah Ruhl 2022 · Talk Who hasn't at some point felt like their body isn't the same as the person, the soul inhabiting that body? In "This Body I Wore," Diana Goetsch chronicles a… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Bring on the Blur: Reality vs. Fantasy with Kim Fu and Lidia Yuknavitch 2022 · Talk Lidia Yuknavitch and Kim Fu's new books are set in reality but...off-kilter realities. In Yuknavitch's "Thrust," a girl with the gifts of a carrier travels… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Honoree Jesmyn Ward 2022 · Talk Jesmyn Ward is the latest honoree of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. In this video, she talks about her work with Clay Smith and receives… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Past Pain, Future Hope with Tomás Q. Morín and Morgan Talty 2022 · Talk Tomás Q. Morín and Morgan Talty's new books feature characters who contend with life's challenges - sometimes well, sometimes not so well. Morgan Talty's… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Geraldine Brooks Talks About Her New Novel, "Horse" 2022 · Talk A discarded painting, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: From these strands, Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks braids a…