Library of Congress: talks and concerts

673–720 of 8,304 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
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TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
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Library of Congress Chronicling America: Full Page Download 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Newspaper Title Information 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Rights & Access and Citation 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America : All Digitized Titles List 2026 · Talk · 2 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Browse Digitized Issues 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Map Interface 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Orientation to Legal Research: U.S. Case Law 2026 · Talk · 49 min The Orientation to Legal Research Series is designed to give a basic introduction to legal sources and research techniques. These orientations, taught by… Library of Congress Finding Pictures: Charles Goodman Collection 2026 · Talk · 44 min Calling all mid-century fans! Join Reference Librarian, Gillian Mahoney, to learn more about Charles Goodman, one of the D.C. area’s most influential… Library of Congress Made at the Library: “Alias Agnes, The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy”, with Elizabeth DeWolfe 2026 · Talk · 59 min Join author Elizabeth A. DeWolfe as she discusses her recent book “Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy” with Manuscript Division historians… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Basic and Advanced Search Options 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Search Operator Options 2026 · Talk · 2 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: View and Navigate Newspapers 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress Chronicling America: Clip and Share Newspaper Image 2026 · Talk · 1 min The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper… Library of Congress African Sufi Poetry with Oludamini Ogunnaike 2026 · Talk · 1 h 5 min Join us for a poetry reading and conversation with Oludamini Ogunnaike, a Nigerian-American poet and academic. Ogunnaike’s work, especially his essay and… Library of Congress 2025 National Film Registry Announcement 2026 · Talk · 3 min The Library of Congress has selected 25 films worthy of preservation in the National Film Registry for 2025, based on their cultural, historic or aesthetic… Library of Congress Tambuco Percussion Ensemble Preconcert Conversation 2026 · Talk · 42 min Music Division’s Claudia Morales speaks with Ricardo Gallardo, artistic director of the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble. The Grammy-winning Mexican contemporary… Library of Congress Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Webinar: Legal Education in Eastern Africa 2026 · Talk · 47 min The Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the foreign and comparative law issues currently being… Library of Congress National Film Registry Public Nomination Process 2026 · Talk · 1 min Actor, and National Film Preservation Board member Richard Masur discusses how the public can participate in nominating films for the National Film Registry. Library of Congress Pre-concert conversation with Broadway conductor Ted Sperling 2026 · Talk · 50 min Music director, host, and pianist Ted Sperling speaks with Mark Horowitz of the Music Division about a special celebration of Frederick Loewe’s music held at… Library of Congress Rare Mesoamerican Maguey Paper: Botanical Origin, Regional Manufacture, & Use 2026 · Talk · 45 min This presentation will serve as Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Haude’s capstone lecture for her 2025 Kluge Staff Fellowship. Haude’s presentation will focus on maguey… Library of Congress Orientation to Legal Research: Federal Legislative History 2026 · Talk · 1 h 2 min For the Orientation to Legal Research (OLR) webinars, the Law Library’s Public Services Division librarians will provide legal research instruction on how to… Library of Congress “Outsider. Freud”: Post-Screening Conversation with Director Yair Qedar 2026 · Talk · 46 min Following a screening of “Outsider. Freud” (2025), a panel discussion with filmmaker Yair Qedar will explore the research and production process for a “Made… Library of Congress Keynote Talk for the 18th Annual Mongolian Studies Conference 2026 · Talk · 1 h 23 min The 2026 keynote talk is by Dr. Christopher P. Atwood, “The Secret History of the Mongols’ Little Brother: The Campaigns of Chinggis Khan, Its Tangled Fate… Library of Congress Clothing as Currency: Women and Property after the Revolution 2026 · Talk · 38 min Join historians Laura F. Edwards (Princeton University) and Ashley Rose Young (Library of Congress) for a discussion of Laura’s book “Only the Clothes on her… Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Virtual Orientation: Nautical Charts 2026 · Talk · 1 h Reference librarian Julie Stoner and geospatial data visualization librarian Abraham Parrish will present an introduction to nautical charts in the Geography… Library of Congress Chronicling America for Historical Research 2026 · Talk · 43 min Join us for a webinar to learn the latest search strategies and explore the new Chronicling America collection. Whether you’re a student in the beginning… Library of Congress Marmen Quartet: Preconcert Conversation 2026 · Talk · 37 min Members of the Marmen Quartet are joined by the Library’s David Plylar for a conversation about their concert at the Library. They spoke about their program,… Library of Congress Marmen Quartet Concert 2026 · Talk · 57 min Praised for “vision and vibrant virtuosity on stunning display” (Gramophone), the young, London-based Marmen Quartet is fast establishing itself as one of the… Library of Congress Love Is a Renaissance 2026 · Talk · 50 min Love is an anchor in times of change. Bestselling novelists Isabel Ibañez and RaShonda Tate take us on a journey into the Italian and Harlem Renaissances to… Library of Congress Lafayette in America 2026 · Talk · 54 min Join author Ryan L. Cole for a discussion of the Marquis de Lafayette and the bicentennial of his Grand Tour of America. Cole’s new book “The Last Adieu”… Library of Congress Benjamin Beilman, violin and Steven Osborne, piano Preconcert Conversation 2026 · Talk · 36 min Violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Steven Osborne are joined by the Library’s David Plylar for a conversation about their concert at the Library. They… Library of Congress Benjamin Beilman, violin and Steven Osborne, piano 2026 · Talk · 1 h 28 min The Library hosted an electrifying recital from this duo of sought-after soloists: American violinist Benjamin Beilman and Scottish pianist Steven Osborne,… Library of Congress Leonkoro Quartet Preconcert Conversation 2026 · Talk · 40 min Members of the Leonkoro Quartet are joined by the Library’s David Plylar for a conversation about their concert at the Library. They spoke about their… Library of Congress Nadia Larcher Homegrown Concert 2026 · Talk · 29 min Isabel Aretz (1909–2005) was an ethnomusicologist and composer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A central figure in the development of ethnomusicology in the… Library of Congress Washington National Opera’s “Treemonisha”: Behind the Scenes 2026 · Talk · 1 h 14 min Washington National Opera’s new production of Scott Joplin’s groundbreaking 1910 opera “Treemonisha” is the focus of a special event featuring performers from… Library of Congress CPMC Public Meeting February 2026 2026 · Talk · 1 h 27 min The Library created the Copyright Public Modernization Committee (CPMC) at congressional request to enhance communication and provide a public forum for the… Library of Congress From Airbrush to AI: My Career in Cartographic Relief Presentation 2026 · Talk · 54 min Tom Patterson is a retired cartographer with the U.S. National Park Service. Over an extensive career in cartography, including over 25 years mapping National… Library of Congress The European Convention on Human Rights at 75+ – Toothless Tiger or Effective Enforcer? 2026 · Talk · 1 h This webinar discussed the legacy of the ECHR and provided a brief overview of the rights protected in the ECHR and how they have evolved over time. It… Library of Congress The Bald Eagle: A Symbol of Our Nation 2026 · Talk · 4 min The Bald Eagle has long been associated with the United States, a native of North America and an icon of our country. But how did that come to be? This video… Library of Congress From Tiny Bugs to Great Meadows: Early American Children Learn About the Natural World 2026 · Talk · 4 min Two examples from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division describe how early American children could learn about nature from engaging printed sources.… Library of Congress Anywhere Adventures Research Workshop: Using LOC Collections To Explore Your Hometown 2026 · Talk · 55 min Interested in exploring your hometown’s local history? Join the Library’s Innovator in Residence Vivian Li as she walks us through her process for researching… Library of Congress An Interview with Nadia Larcher (Una entrevista con Nadia Larcher) 2026 · Interview · 1 h 41 min Nadia Larcher is an Argentine singer, composer, and researcher born in Catamarca, Argentina, in 1986. She learned to sing and play the traditional music of… Library of Congress A Conversation with Robert Pinsky 2026 · Talk · 50 min Former three-time U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky returns to the Library for a discussion of his poetry and criticism with Ron Charles, who writes about… Library of Congress An Evening with Norah O’Donnell 2026 · Talk · 52 min “We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America” is prominent broadcast journalist Norah O’Donnell’s new book, a kaleidoscopic portrait of unsung American… Library of Congress A Conversation with ABA President, Michelle Behnke 2026 · Talk · 17 min The Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut interviews the President of the American Bar Association Michelle A. Behnke to discuss Law Day and the celebration… Library of Congress Lunch and Learn Webinar: Navigating the Serial Set 2026 · Talk · 51 min The webinar examines the history, contents and navigation of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, which spans more than 16,000 volumes. Learn about free online… Library of Congress The U.S. Poet Laureate Explains the Role—and Why It Matters 2026 · Talk · 2 min The 2025 Poet Laureate Arthur Sze discusses the role of the Poet Laureate and how the Library of Congress supports the work of the Poet Laureates. Library of Congress Meet the U.S. Poet Laureate: A Conversation About Poetry and Public Service 2026 · Talk · 4 min The 2025 Poet Laureate Arthur Sze discusses his view on poetry and how he approaches his craft.