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TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
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Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Central I (Young Readers) 2022 · Talk Introduced by Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, this video features Baptiste and Miranda Paul, authors of "Peace" (chosen by the… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Central I (Books for Teens) 2022 · Talk Introduced by Suzanne Walker, Director of the Indiana Center for the Book, this video features Joelle Charbonneau, author of "Verify" (chosen by the Illinois… Library of Congress Library Unbound: Xander Harcourt 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Library Unbound: Tamara Rorie 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Western Region I 2022 · Talk Western Region I features Sara Peté, director of the Washington Center for the Book, in conversation with Cindy Lou Aillaud, author of "Recess at 20 Below"… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Central Region II (Books for Young Readers) 2022 · Talk Introduction by Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book, and featuring Karen M. Greenwald, author of "A Vote for Susanna: The First Woman… Library of Congress Conversation with Mivos Quartet 2022 · Talk Anne McLean from the Music Division leads a conversation with the members of the Mivos Quartet about their program at the Library of Congress. She also speaks… Library of Congress Library Unbound: Jennifer Evers 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Stories from Eastern States 2022 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Stories from Eastern States features Rocco Staino, director of the Empire State Center for the Book, in conversation with Lisa… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Eastern Region I (Stories Bring Us Together) 2022 · Talk This video features Lizz Sinclair, of Maine's Center for the Book, in conversation with authors and illustrators of books selected by 4 states from the… Library of Congress Library Unbound: Sasha Dowdy 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Central II (Books for Teens) 2022 · Talk Introduction by Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book, and featuring Charles Waters and Irene Latham, author of "African Town" (chosen… Library of Congress Library Unbound: Amal Morsey 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Library Unbound: Jarrod MacNeil 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Eastern Region II 2022 · Talk Roadmap To Reading: Great Reads from Great Places: Region II-East, which includes states and territories from the Allegheny Plateau, and the misty Blue Ridge… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Hear the Authors Discuss Their Work. Western II (Author Stories) 2022 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Western Region II features Lucas Fralick, coordinator of the Wyoming Center for the Book, in conversation with Dusti Bowling,… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Western II (Untold Stories) 2022 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Western Region II features Jennifer Widman, director of the South Dakota Center for the Book, in conversation with Kali… Library of Congress Library Unbound: John Cole 2022 · Talk Library of Congress Unbound a video series aiming to highlight the 2022 National Book Festival theme: Books Bring Us Together. We hope the series allows us to… Library of Congress Conversation with Juan Antonio Torres and Araceli Tzigane Sánchez of Vigüela 2022 · Talk Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain. The band was established in the mid-1980s, after the… Library of Congress Vigüela 2022 · Talk Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain. The band was established in the mid-1980s, after the… Library of Congress Armagh Rhymers: Music and Rhyme from Ireland 2022 · Talk The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Since a group of talented actors and… Library of Congress Conversation with Dara Vallely & Anne Hart of Armagh Rhymers 2022 · Talk The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Since a group of talented actors and… Library of Congress Through History to Equality: George Chauncey 2022 · Talk Columbia University history professor George Chauncey is the Library of Congress 2022 Kluge Center honoree, cited for his pathbreaking work on LGBTQ+ history… Library of Congress Books for Your Ears: The NLS, the Library of Congress and the History of the Talking Book 2022 · Talk This all-day symposium focuses on the past, present and future of audiobooks hosted by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and… Library of Congress Books for Your Ears: The 3,000 Mile Table Read - Producing Audiobooks 2022 · Talk This all-day symposium focuses on the past, present and future of audiobooks hosted by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and… Library of Congress Books for Your Ears: Greatest Hits 2022 · Talk This all-day symposium focuses on the past, present and future of audiobooks hosted by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and… Library of Congress Books for Your Ears: Making Books Talk 2022 · Talk This all-day symposium focuses on the past, present and future of audiobooks hosted by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) and… Library of Congress Otra piel para otra entraña: Another Skin for my Insides 2022 · Talk This video is a filmed performance of the "Otra piel para otra entraña" book-dress in the Hispanic Reading Room of the Library of Congress featuring Ruth… Library of Congress Wuza Wuza 2022 · Talk Watch a special performance from Wuza Wuza, Dance music from Ghana. All Wuza-Wuza pieces reflect life through the unity of rhythm and movement. The… Library of Congress Conversation with Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco 2022 · Talk Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco is a trio playing the traditional music of Northeastern Mexico, known as Son Huasteco or Huapango music. Son Huasteco music is built… Library of Congress Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco 2022 · Talk Tlacuatzin Son Huasteco is a trio playing the traditional music of Northeastern Mexico, known as Son Huasteco or Huapango music. Son Huasteco music is built… Library of Congress Exploring our Collections: Cultural Heritage Computational Data Curation 2022 · Talk The Purpose of this event is to allow a cultural heritage colleague at the cutting edge of the connection between advanced preservation science and… Library of Congress Trade Policies: U.S.-China Relations 2022 · Talk During 2018 and 2019, the United States levied three rounds of new tariffs on U.S. imports from China. More recently, there has been increasing bipartisan… Library of Congress A Celebration of the Investiture of Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 2022 · Talk This event features an interview with Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin by the Librarian of… Library of Congress The Kitchen Sisters with Frances McDormand 2022 · Talk The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) join Academy Award-winning actor Frances McDormand in conversation about their lives and work for this… Library of Congress Aunt Susan & Harriet, the Moses of her People 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults, Amanda Zimmerman looks at an inscription left by Susan B. Anthony in her personal copy of Harriet, the Moses of Her… Library of Congress Days of Sand: Small Press Expo Author Series 2022 · Talk Author Aimée de Jongh discuss researching and creating her award-winning graphic novel Days of Sand, a story of the American Dust Bowl. Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Kelly Lytle Hernández on the Mexican Revolution 2022 · Talk The Mexican Revolution happened over a century ago, but its impact continues to resonate beyond its borders. Historian and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Kelly… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop with Danyel Smith 2022 · Talk With a career in media and journalism spanning nearly three decades, Danyel Smith - host of the music podcast Black Girl Songbook - masterfully chronicles… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: At the Heart of Modernity with Howard W. French 2022 · Talk What happens when you consider the origins of modernity and center Africa rather than Europe? Howard W. French's book, "Born in Blackness," explores that very… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: D.C. Reads Writer Clint Smith 2022 · Talk In this collaboration with D.C. Public Library, Clint Smith talks about his book "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: The Bald Eagle with Jack E. Davis 2022 · Talk Strength. Resolution. Freedom. The bald eagle is among the most enduring American symbols, but there is a complicated history beneath that worship. David M.… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement with Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Kate Clifford Larson 2022 · Talk Constance Baker Motley and Fannie Lou Hamer were two crucial figures in the civil rights movement. Tomiko Brown-Nagin's book "Civil Rights Queen" tells… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe with David Maraniss 2022 · Talk Olympic champion Jim Thorpe (1887-1953) is known as one of America's great sportsmen. In his book "Path Lit By Lightning: the Life of Jim Thorpe," two-time… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Literature to Life Presents a Performance from Richard Wright's "Black Boy" 2022 · Talk Watch a performance of Richard Wright's "Black Boy," presented by Literature to Life. Your favorite book comes to life before your eyes: one person telling… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Literature to Life Presents a Performance from Junot Díaz's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" 2022 · Talk Watch a performance of Junot Díaz's "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," presented by Literature to Life. Your favorite book comes to life before your… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Literature to Life Presents a Performance from James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk" 2022 · Talk Watch a performance of James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk," presented by Literature to Life. Your favorite book comes to life before your eyes: one… Library of Congress Ruby Bridges Talks About Her New Picture Book! 2022 · Talk Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she made history as the first Black student to integrate an elementary school in the South. In "I Am Ruby Bridges…