Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
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Library of Congress David Shannon: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Children's author and illustrator David Shannon appears at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Dionne Warwick: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Singer and children's author Dionne Warwick appears at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Poetry from Memory: National Book Festival 2008 2008 · Talk Due to the illness of scheduled poet Michael S. Harper at the 2008 National Book Festival, other poets and moderators in the Poetry Pavilion recite poems from… Library of Congress Kadir Nelson and Doreen Rappaport: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Children's illustrator Kadir Nelson and author Doreen Rappaport appear at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Philippa Gregory: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Historical fiction writer Philippa Gregory speaks at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Ellen Birnbaum and Nancy Schulman: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Educators Ellen Birmbaum and Nancy Schulman appear at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Mary Brigid Barrett, Katherine Paterson, Lynda Robb and Steven Kellogg: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Children's authors and illustrators Mary Brigid Barrett, Katherine Paterson and Steven Kellogg speak at the National Book Festival, discussing their… Library of Congress Tiki Barber: National Book Festival 2008 2008 · Talk Children's author and former NFL player Tiki Barber appears at the 2008 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jan Brett: National Book Festival 2008 2008 · Talk Children's author and illustrator Jan Brett appears at the 2008 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin: National Book Festival 2008 2008 · Talk Children's author Doreen Cronin and illustrator Betsy Lewin appear at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jon Scieszka: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jon Scieszka appears at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Kay Ryan: 2008 National Book Festival 2008 · Talk Kay Ryan, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009, speaks at the National Book Festival. Library of Congress Earth's Water Cycle in a Changing Climate 2008 · Talk Water is always in motion, changing from liquid to water vapor to ice - on, under and over the surface of the Earth. A leading NASA scientist explained how… Library of Congress Education, Health and Socio-Economic Developments in Iraq Today: Morning Session 2008 · Talk Representatives from the U.S. Department of State; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and the Institute… Library of Congress The Zionaires 2008 · Talk The Zionaires perform gospel music from Maryland and Delaware, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Library of Congress An Evening with Chinua Achebe 2008 · Talk Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a… Library of Congress Opalanga Pugh: African-American Storytelling from Colorado with Askia Toure on Voice and Drum 2008 · Talk Opalanga Pugh presents traditional African-American storytelling from Colorado, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife… Library of Congress Homo-Musicus: How Music Began 2008 · Talk Ellen Dissayanake discusses "Homo Musicus: How Music Began." The universally observed interaction between mothers and infants, commonly and even dismissively… Library of Congress 2008 Visitor Orientation Film 2008 · Talk The Library of Congress is a treasure house of American creativity. Curators and experts from the Library staff describe the breadth and depth of the… Library of Congress The Beehive Band 2008 · Talk The Beehive Band perform traditional Mormon string band music from Utah as part of the American Folklife Center's Homegrown Concert Series. Library of Congress Photographs of Ben Shahn, Russell Lee and Marion Post Wolcott 2008 · Talk Timothy Egan, a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer for The New York Times, has written the introduction to "The Photographs of Ben Shahn," one of three Library… Library of Congress Amy Tan: Writing in the Schools Program 2009 · Talk Amy Tan discusses her work, especially "The Joy Luck Club," during a program for area schoolchildren. Part of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's Writers in Schools… Library of Congress Built with Faith: Place Making and the Religious Imagination in Italian New York 2009 · Talk This presentation examines how Italian Americans create and use vernacular architecture, material culture, and ceremonial display to inscribe meaning on New… Library of Congress Cross Cultural Communications: U.S. Writers Translating Hispanic Writers 2009 · Talk Part of the Hispanic Heritage celebration at the Library of Congress, American authors share their work translated into Spanish. Library of Congress Russian-American Jazz Summit Featuring Cyril Moshkow and Larry Appelbaum 2009 · Talk The Open World Leadership Center and the Library of Congress Music Division cosponsored the Russian-American Jazz Summit. Conversations on the American… Library of Congress Take Me Out to the Library of Congress 2009 · Talk Librarian of Congress James H. Billington kicks off the Library's Baseball Americana Symposium with the help of Martha Madden, Ernie Banks and Rep. Zach Wamp.… Library of Congress USEK University: Rev. Hady Mahfouz 2009 · Talk Father Hady J. Mahfouz, Rector of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) gives a presentation titled "On Higher Education in Lebanon and the Role of USEK." Library of Congress Physician Writers, Past and Present 2009 · Talk The Near East Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division sponsors the lecture "Physician Writers, Past and Present" given by Sherif Meleka, M.D.,… Library of Congress Baseball Americana Symposium 2009 2009 · Talk Even those of us who love a day out at the ballgame probably spend more of our baseball time in and around our homes, with our families, friends and… Library of Congress The Arabic Souvenir of Valentine Mott 2009 · Talk Author Andrew Oliver speaks on his investigation of "The Arabic Souvenir of Valentine Mott." Library of Congress A Discussion with Philip Trager, Architectural Photographer 2009 · Talk Architecture and dance photographer Philip Trager, whose work is now on display at the National Building Museum exhibition "Form and Movement," discusses his… Library of Congress Hubble: A New Beginning 2009 · Talk Dave Leckrone, just-retired senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope Program speaks about Hubble's final mission. This lecture, the fifth in a… Library of Congress Hear, O Israel: Yiddish-American Radio 1925-1955 2009 · Talk While all other aspects of Yiddish culture existed wherever Ashkenazic Jews lived, it was only in America that radio realized its greatest and most fulfilling… Library of Congress Russim: On Russian Immigration and Culture in Israel 2009 · Talk Since the former Soviet Union opened its doors to mass emigration 20 years ago, more than one million Russians have moved to Israel. The impact on Israel of… Library of Congress Mark Ozer: The Litvak Legacy 2009 · Talk Dr. Mark Ozer discusses his book "The Litvak Legacy" documenting the contributions of Lithuanian Jews to the English speaking world and Israel. Library of Congress Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist 2009 · Talk Marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block, authors Haynes Johnson and Harry L. Katz discuss their book "HERBLOCK: The… Library of Congress Eminent Persians: the Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979 2009 · Talk Abbas Milani discusses his two-volume work "Eminent Persians: The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979." Library of Congress Rock Hall of Fame Guitarist Chris Hillman 2009 · Talk Rock pioneer Chris Hillman talks about the craft of the songwriter and about his prolific career. Library of Congress 2009 Americas Awards Ceremony 2009 · Talk Authors Yuyi Morales and illustrator Margarita Engle receive the 2008 Americas Award for Children and Young Adult Literature during the 16th award… Library of Congress The Jews of Brazil 2009 · Talk Daniel R. Pinto of the Embassy of Brazil delivers an illustrated lecture on the Jews of Brazil. Library of Congress Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy 2009 · Talk Considered one of America's leading authorities on children's books, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus discusses his new book, "Funny Business:… Library of Congress Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture on Jurisprudence 2009 · Talk Ronald Dworkin, professor of jurisprudence at University College London and the New York University School of Law, delivers the inaugural Frederic R. and… Library of Congress Music and Grief: Clinical Perspective 2009 · Talk Series advisor Kay Redfield Jamison returns with a new presentation based on her forthcoming book, "Nothing Was the Same," a haunting meditation on mortality,… Library of Congress Arnold Schoenberg's Creative Journey, 1897-1912 2009 · Talk The Music Division of the Library of Congress and the American Musicological Society, in joint partnership, present the fourth in a series of lectures… Library of Congress Korean Culture Art Program and Concert 2009 · Talk Musicians and artists from around the world traveled to participate in a program acknowledging and celebrating traditional Korean music, which includes the… Library of Congress Through an Uncommon Lens: The Life and Photography of F. Holland Day 2009 · Talk A fascinating and colorful figure and an extraordinary artist, F. Holland Day was a bibliophile, publisher and photographer. He assembled one of the largest… Library of Congress The Early Herblock 2009 · Talk Scholar Warren Bernard discussed Herb Block's early life and the rise of his career as a political cartoonist in one of several outreach programs for the… Library of Congress Wednesday is Indigo Blue: How Synesthesia Speaks to Creativity 2009 · Talk Neurologist Richard Cytowic rediscovered the involuntary joining of different senses in 1980 and returned it to the scientific mainstream. In his recent book,…