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Library of Congress NLS eReader Zoomax How-To Series: How to Access NFB Newsline 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to access and read content from NFB Newsline on the NLS Braille eReader by Zoomax. NLS staffer Judy Dixon Dixon details how… Library of Congress How to Use One-Handed Mode 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to use one-handed mode on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare. Library of Congress NLS eReader Zoomax How-To Series: How to Import BARD Login Credentials 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import BARD login credentials on the NLS Braille eReader by Zoomax. Library of Congress How to Import BARD Login Credentials 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import BARD login credentials on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare. Library of Congress How to Access NFB Newsline 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to access and read content from NFB Newsline on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare. Library of Congress How to Access Bookshare 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to access and read content from Bookshare on the NLS Braille eReader by HumanWare. Library of Congress How to Import a Wifi Network Configuration 2022 · Talk NLS staffer Judy Dixon details how to import a wifi network configuration on the NLS Braille eReader by Zoomax. Library of Congress Concert Hall Acoustics and the Sonic Ideal in Early 20th-Century America 2022 · Talk Mark Pottinger, professor of music and chair of music and theater at Manhattan College, reconstructs the listening soundscape that informed the design and… Library of Congress Conversation with Jamal Aliyev and Fazil Say 2022 · Talk Cellist Jamal Aliyev and pianist/composer Fazil Say speak with Anne McLean of the Music Division about their performance as part of the Concerts from the… Library of Congress What's So Great About the 48? 2022 · Talk David Plylar of the Music Division offers a few ways to listen to music from the first volume of J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier. The talk uses the… Library of Congress ALILO: Vocal Ensemble from the Country of Georgia 2022 · Talk ALILO is a six-person professional vocal ensemble from the country of Georgia, founded in 2000. The group's repertoire includes sacred and folk music dating… Library of Congress Transatlantic Conversations: Lawmaking and Representation in the U.S. and the U.K. 2022 · Talk The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and the American Trust for the British Library welcome Baroness Ann Taylor, current member of the House of… Library of Congress Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life 2022 · Talk Long after his death in 1893, Benjamin Franklin Butler was remembered largely by caricatures: as "Beast Butler," the Yankee general who insulted the honor of… Library of Congress Navigating Life Transitions for Successful Aging 2022 · Talk As part of the Annual Health and Wellness Fair that is open to Library Staff, Contractors, and visitors. Dr. Melissa Batchelor held a presentation on the… Library of Congress 2022 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film 2022 · Talk The Librarian of Congress and Ken Burns announced the 2022 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film winners at this awards ceremony. The hour-long… Library of Congress Painting with Sound: George Crumb's Visionary Music 2022 · Talk Steven Bruns from the University of Colorado Boulder gave a lecture on the music of George Crumb as part of a special performance by Margaret Leng Tan in… Library of Congress A Conversation with Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola 2022 · Talk Winners of multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy awards, Cuban pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola-- known as "La Sonera del… Library of Congress Federal Public Service Recognition Week: Lanisa Kitchiner 2022 · Talk For Public Service Recognition 2022 at the Library of Congress, Lanisa Kitchiner, Chief of the Library of Congress Concert African And Middle Eastern Division… Library of Congress Federal Public Service Recognition Week: Michele Glymph 2022 · Talk For Public Service Recognition 2022 at the Library of Congress, Michele Glymph, Music Specialist in the Library of Congress Concert Office, describes her work… Library of Congress Federal Public Service Recognition Week: Carla Hayden 2022 · Talk A message from Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden in honor of Federal Public Service Recognition Week. Join the Library in celebrating the contributions… Library of Congress Federal Public Service Recognition Week: Mark Horowitz 2022 · Talk For Public Service Recognition 2022 at the Library of Congress, Mark Horowitz, Reference Specialist in the Library of Congress Music Division, talks about his… Library of Congress Fiscal and Organizational Sustainability for Preservation Programs 2022 · Talk Jacob Nadal will describe how the Library of Congress Preservation Directorate plans for and maintains its preservation programs. These include a series of… Library of Congress Preservation Digitization Program Overview 2022 · Talk The Preservation Services Division performs a wide variety of reformatting including brittle books, foreign newspaper digitization, as well as tangible media… Library of Congress Preserving the Legacy of Robert Cornelius 2022 · Talk Daguerreotypes are amongst the earliest photographic records and the Library holds over 800 of these images, including the iconic daguerreotype self-portrait… Library of Congress Fragments, Discovery and Creating Knowledge 2022 · Talk Using state-of-the-art, non-invasive examination techniques, Preservation Research and Testing Division (PRTD) staff are collaborating with other library… Library of Congress Moving Collections to an Off-Site Facility 2022 · Talk This presentation will provide a top level overview of the issues to keep in mind if a library decides to move a portion of their collections to an offsite… Library of Congress Pillars of Democracy: Churches & Other Civic Institutions 2022 · Talk The Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center, with the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute, host the Pillars of Democracy series to… Library of Congress Pamyua 2022 · Talk The American Folklife Center presents the ensemble Pamyua, who performs traditional Inuit (Yup'ik) drum-songs from Alaska with a distinct and unique American… Library of Congress Conversation with Pamyua 2022 · Talk The American Folklife Center presents a conversation with Pamyua's founding members, Phillip Blanchett and Stephen Blanchett Library of Congress The World of Ptolemy and the Birth of the Cartographic Atlas 2022 · Talk Explore images of rare atlases printed between 1475 and 1600 being shown together as a complete group for the very first time. Library of Congress The Fires of Philadelphia 2022 · Talk Author Zachary M. Schrag discusses his book "The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation." Library of Congress Exploring Uroscopy in Early Medical Texts 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults, Stephanie Stillo explores Ulrich Pinder's 1506 Epiphanie Medicorum and the popular practice of uroscoy in early European… Library of Congress Memory, Experience & Imagination in Works of Lao & Hmong American Authors 2022 · Talk Writers, Kao Kalia Yang, Bryan Thao Worra and Thavisouk Phrasavath will reflect on their work before joining a larger conversation with the audience. The… Library of Congress Conversation with Chao Tian, Chinese Dulcimer Master 2022 · Talk Chao Tian is a master of the Chinese hammered dulcimer, as well as a sound designer and visual artist. Her creative interests include synesthesia in… Library of Congress Chao Tian & Tom Teasley 2022 · Talk Chao Tian is a master of the Chinese hammered dulcimer, as well as a sound designer and visual artist. Her creative interests include synesthesia in… Library of Congress 2022 Kluge Prize Announcement 2022 · Talk Historian George Chauncey will receive the 2022 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. Chauncey is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of… Library of Congress James Kirchick on the Hidden History of Gay Washington 2022 · Talk 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… Library of Congress Behind the Books: A Day in the Life at the Library of Congress with Dani Thurber 2022 · Talk Behind the Books is a video series dedicated to providing a snapshot of the experience of members at the Library of Congress. Here, we have Dani Thurber… Library of Congress Behind the Books: A Day in the Life at the Library of Congress with Elmer Eusman 2022 · Talk Behind the Books is a video series dedicated to providing a snapshot of the experience of members at the Library of Congress. In this video, Elmer Eusman… Library of Congress Behind the Books: A Day in the Life at the Library of Congress with Angela Kinney 2022 · Talk Behind the Books is a video series dedicated to providing a snapshot of the experience of members at the Library of Congress. In this video, Angela Kinney… Library of Congress Author Joy Williams: Manifesto for the Future 2022 · Talk 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… Library of Congress New Findings in the Wanda Landowska and Denise Restout Papers 2022 · Talk Wanda Landowska waited until the bombs were in close range before she fled her home outside of Paris on June 10, 1940, leaving behind her rare musical… Library of Congress Steve Swayne: Three Objects, Three Composers 2022 · Talk Steve Swayne, the 2022 John W. Kluge Chair in Modern Culture, considers three objects from three composers and how they have directed his research at the… Library of Congress A Conversation with Beth Simone Noveck 2022 · Talk A Conversation with Beth Simone Noveck on her book "Solving Public Problems." In it, she digs into the details of how government can engage citizens and make… Library of Congress Fifty Years of Watergate Panel Discussion 2022 · Talk June 17, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Watergate - a scandal that, to this day, remains a central aspect of American life and continues to define… Library of Congress Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, an African Prince Enslaved in the American South 2022 · Talk Watch the creators of "Prince Among Slaves" (Best Documentary American Black Film Festival, 2008) for a special Juneteenth screening and discussion. This… Library of Congress WhyWebArchiving: Preserving Internet Content for Research Use 2022 · Talk A panel with library subject experts, researchers and historians to discuss the value of web archiving and potential uses for content collected and preserved… Library of Congress Conversation with Alkis Zopoglou of Rodopi Ensemble 2022 · Talk Watch a conversation with Alkis Zopoglou of Rodopi Ensemble. Rodopi Ensemble has been presenting the sounds, rhythms and melodies of Thrace for almost three…