Library of Congress: talks and concerts
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| Little Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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James Bird and Jonathan Todd: Almost-True Stories
Have you been a fish out of water? Jonathan Todd has, as he tells in his graphic novel “Timid,” about a shy Black kid trying to make friends in a new school.…
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Anna Lapera and Sherri Winston: A Kid vs. the World
Sharkita may be 12, but she takes care of her younger siblings, their mother often absent. Mani doesn’t want to go to Guatemala until she starts discovering…
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Society for History in the Federal Government Awards Ceremony
The annual awards ceremony for the Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG) featured a lecture on Library of Congress history from retired…
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NBC TV, Leontyne Price and Opera Casting in the Civil Rights Era
The year 2020 saw the confluence of two important trends in opera: the rise of broadcasting through livestreams and digital productions, and the demand for…
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Conversation with Somapa Thai Dance Company
Douglas Peach sits down with Suteera Nagavajara, Vorayot Suksaichon and Anant Narkkong to discuss Somapa Thai Dance Company’s musical origins. The group is a…
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Somapa Thai Dance Company
The Somapa Thai Dance Company will present traditional Thai music and selected Thai dance numbers. The group will showcase newly and innovatively arranged…
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Conversation with Graeme Steele Johnson, David Shifrin and Bridget Kibbey
Graeme Steele Johnson, David Shifrin and Bridget Kibbey speak with the Library’s David Plylar about their performance of octets by Debussy, Loeffler and…
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Manuscript Encounter: Charles Loeffler’s Octet
Clarinetist and editor Graeme Steele Johnson speaks with David Plylar about the manuscript score and parts of Charles Martin Loeffler’s Octet, held at the…
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Octets by Debussy, Loeffler and Schubert Directed by Graeme Steele Johnson
Until it was recently revived, the octet of Charles Loeffler is not known to have been played or recorded since the year it was composed, 1897. The manuscript…
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Doing Science with the Mini-Lab to Analyze Rare Items
Amanda Satorius (preservation science specialist in the Library’s Preservation Research and Testing Division) shows Kelsey Beeghly (2023-2024 Albert Einstein…
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Is That Natural? Horn Trios of Brahms and Ligeti
The Library’s David Plylar speaks about the horn trios of Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti, comparing their approaches and highlighting a few aspects for…
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Conversation with Takt Trio
Austin Wulliman, violinist with the Takt Trio, and composer Marcos Balter speak with the Library’s David Plylar about the music on the first of a pair of…
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The Familiar, The Loving and the Dark: Roshani Chokshi and Lauren Blackwood
A novel’s fantastical elements shine bright against the backdrop of the familiar. Roshani Chokshi’s latest novel, “The Last Tale of the Flower Bride,” is…
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Seanan McGuire and Travis Baldree: Stories Seen and Unseen
Award-winning writers Seanan McGuire and Travis Baldree discuss the cozy, urban, slice-of-life moments that make their books memorable.
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Olivie Blake on Secret Societies and Forbidden Knowledge
Bestselling dark fantasy writer Olivie Blake delves into stories of secret societies, miraculous talents and forbidden knowledge. She discusses her Atlas…
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Doing Science in the Aging Lab at the Library
Kelsey Beeghly (2023-24 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow) and Andrew Davis (chemist in the Preservation and Research Testing Division)…
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From Folk to Baroque: Celtic Music Duo Rakish
Rakish is the duo of Violinist Maura Shawn Scanlin and guitarist Conor Hearn. They take their name from the traditional Irish tune Rakish Paddy, an origin…
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Conversation with Rakish
Violinist Maura Shawn Scanlin and guitarist Conor Hearn of Rakish sit down with Stephen Winick of the American Folklife Center. Rakish takes their name from…
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Doing Science in the Optics Lab at the Library
Kelsey Beeghly (2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow) and Meghan Hill (preservation science specialist in the Preservation and Research…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Jarrett Krosoczka
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina is joined by award-winning author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka (creator of the Lunch Lady and…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Wendy Wan-Long Shang
In the inaugural video of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina’s new series, author Wendy Wan-Long Shang (“The Way Home Looks Now,”…
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George Takei: ‘My Lost Freedom’
Award-winning author, actor and civil rights advocate George Takei discusses his new book, “My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story.” What…
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George Takei Shares His Story
Advocate/actor George Takei spoke with students about the treatment of ethnic Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II and is own personal…
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An Evening with Whoopi Goldberg
Multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg talks about her forthcoming book “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother and Me,” a new and unique memoir of her family and…
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Conversation with the PUBLIQuartet
Claudia Morales sits down with PUBLIQuartet and pianist-composer Vijay Iyer to discuss improvisation in classical music, improvisation from the composer’s…
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Celebrating the NAACP Records at the Library of Congress
Since 1964 the Library of Congress has served as the home of the historical records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).…
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The Nixon Impeachment Inquiry: How It Was to Be There
The Library’s John W. Kluge Center hosted the staff of the 1974 inquiry into the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon for a public event marking the…
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The Nixon Impeachment Inquiry: Legacy of the Inquiry
The Library’s John W. Kluge Center hosted the staff of the 1974 inquiry into the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon for a public event marking the…
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Extractive Place Naming Practices in Early Modern North America
Lauren Beck, Canada research chair in intercultural encounter and professor of visual and material culture studies at Mount Allison University, Canada,…
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Catawba Cartographies: Remapping the Indigenous Southeast
S. Max Edelson, professor of history at the University of Virginia, makes a case that the Catawba Deerskin Map sought to correct errors observed on English…
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Portland, Oregon: Chinese Vegetable Gardens (c1901)
In May 2024, Library innovator-in-residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren hosted an event called “Hidden Portals,” inviting the public to visit a series of virtual…
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Providence, Rhode Island: Empire Street Chinatown (c1910)
In May 2024, Library innovator-in-residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren hosted an event called “Hidden Portals,” inviting the public to visit a series of virtual…
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Truckee, California: Chinatown (c1870)
In May 2024, Library innovator-in-residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren hosted an event called “Hidden Portals,” inviting the public to visit a series of virtual…
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Hanford, California: China Alley (c1892)
In May 2024, Library innovator-in-residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren hosted an event called “Hidden Portals,” inviting the public to visit a series of virtual…
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Riverside, California: Pachappa Camp (c1912)
In May 2024, Library innovator-in-residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren hosted an event called “Hidden Portals,” inviting the public to visit a series of virtual…
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Conversation with Les Violons du Roy
Executive director Laurent Patenaude and lead violist Isaac Chalk of Les Violons du Roy speak with the Library’s David Plylar about their ensemble and the…
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He Came, He Saw, He Concord: Technique and Texture in the Music of Ives and Ravel
David Plylar of the Library of Congress Music Division speaks about piano technique and textures in the “Concord” Sonata of Charles Ives and Gaspard de la…
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Conversation with Marc-André Hamelin
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin speaks with the Library’s David Plylar about his performance at the Library of Congress. The program included Charles Ives’…
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An Evening with George Saunders
2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner George Saunders gives the annual lecture associated with the Prize, followed by a conversation with…
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Powerful Art Collaborations: Artists & Cultural Leaders in Conversation
Celebrated artists Helen C. Frederick and Phil Sanders and cultural leaders Juanita and Mel Hardy discuss the powerful benefits of collaborative art and ways…
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Conversation with Kronos Quartet
Members of the Kronos Quartet — David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola) and Paul Wiancko (cello) — spoke with the Library’s David…
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A Night at the Adams: 85th Anniversary Celebration
View this celebration the 85th anniversary of the Art Deco and Beaux-Arts inspired John Adams Building of the Library of Congress.
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Instrument of the State: A Century of Music in Louisiana’s Angola Prison
Benjamin J. Harbert is an ethnomusicologist and author of the book “Instrument of the State: A Century of Music in Louisiana’s Angola Prison.” The book and…
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Conversation with Benjamin J. Harbert
Nancy Groce and Jesse Hawkin of the American Folklife Center sit down with Benjamin J. Harbert, ethnomusicologist and author of the book “Instrument of the…
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National Recording Registry 2024
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has revealed the 25 new additions to the 2024 Library of Congress National Recording Registry. Watch this announcement…
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Revealing the Universe: An Extended Look at a Primary Source Learning Activity in a High School Science Classroom
Princeton High School science teacher Jackie Katz facilitates lessons centering on Library collection items using primary-source educational strategies from…
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Primary Sources in a K-12 Classroom: Teaching with the Library of Congress
Watch as students engage with Library of Congress primary sources in a high school classroom, facilitated by Princeton High School science teacher Jackie…
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A Conversation with Mark Leonard
Kluge Chair Conversations: This conversation with former Kissinger Chair Mark Leonard, is part of a regular series of in-depth interviews with Kluge Center…