Library of Congress: talks and concerts
145–192 of 8,304 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.
Where these films come from, and who sees what
Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.
Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.
| 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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Marketing Outreach for Federal Librarians
Marketing librarians bring unique value to the federal library landscape. Marketing professionals provide focus and direction to your program and proactively…
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FEDLINK Spring Expo 2024: Library Technician of the Year
The FEDLINK Federal Library Technician of the Year award recognizes and commends outstanding, innovative and sustained achievements during fiscal year 2023 by…
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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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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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Belarusian Literary Voices from Abroad
Three well-recognized authors Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva share their creative expression and experience at this event for an…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Weaponization of Passports: Tool of War & Diplomacy in Russia and Neighboring Nations
The presentation reviewed the history, evolution and development of the legal framework of Russia’s passportization policy towards Georgia, Ukraine and…
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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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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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Katrina Daly Thompson on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa
Katrina Daly Thompson talks about their current research focusing on “Two Projects on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa.” At the University of…
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Librarian of Congress Kicks Off 2nd NLS Summer Reading Program
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden kicks off the second NLS Summer Reading Program with a reading of “The Adventures of Marshmallow and Peter” written by…
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Conversation with Istiwanāt Live Arabic Music Ensemble
John Fenn sits down with Anne K. Rasmussen, Jared Holton, Albert Agha and Anne Elise Thomas of Istiwanāt Live! Arabic Music Ensemble. The group reinterprets…
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Library of Congress Chorale: Reel Music
The Library of Congress Chorale performs choral music from films, from “Amadeus” to “Amistad” to “Hunt for Red October” to “Star Wars.”
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Istiwanāt Live Arabic Music Ensemble
Istiwanāt Live! Arabic Music Ensemble reinterprets music that was originally performed 100 years ago for a transnational industry of Arab, Arab American and…
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An Evening with Kevin Kwan
Internationally bestselling author Kevin Kwan talks about his forthcoming book “Lies and Weddings,” a novel about a forbidden affair that erupts amid a…
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Celebrating 75 Years of Indonesia-U.S. Relations
A collaboration between the Embassy of Indonesia and the Library’s Asian division, this event commemorated 75 years of Indonesia and U.S. diplomatic relations…
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Censorship and the Comic Book: ‘Seduction of the Innocent’ at 70
In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published “Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comic Books on Today’s Youth,” a book which cemented his role as…
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From Lima to Canton: New Digital Tools for Painting Analysis
The international project From Lima to Canton used scientific analysis to study works of art from numerous institutions in the U.K. and United States. What…
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We Are the Archive: Go-Go, Art and Respect
Washington, D.C.-based writer, curator and activist Natalie Hopkinson discusses her work amplifying the voices of Black and Indigenous cultures that face…
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Natalie Merchant Celebrates the Treasures of a Nation
This celebratory concert featuring Natalie Merchant marks the opening of the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery at the Library of Congress. Enjoy a…
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Conversation with Maya Lin at the Opening of the Treasures Gallery
As part of the opening of the new David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery at the Library, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talked with American architect,…
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‘Collecting Memories’ in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and key Library staff welcome the public to ‘Collecting Memories,’ the inaugural exposition in the new David M. Rubenstein…
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David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery
The new David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery is open at the Library of Congress. The project was years in the making, resulting in a unique experience for…
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Maratón de Poesía del Teatro de la Luna
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry readings as a part of the Teatro de la Luna’s annual poetry marathon, which gathers poets together from Latin America, Spain and…
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Conversation with Zéphyros Winds and Audrey Andrist
Jennifer Grim, flutist with the Zéphyros Winds, pianist Audrey Andrist and composer Jeff Scott speak with the Library’s David Plylar about an evening of wind…
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Family Sing-Along with Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant performed a special concert as part of the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery Opening Week festivities, specifically designed for…
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Free Monthly Family Days at the Library of Congress
Families and visitors of all ages are invited to monthly Family Day events at the Library of Congress. Participate in a creative activity, make connections…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Eliot Schrefer
In this Let’s Talk Books! episode, Eliot Schrefer (“Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)”, “The Darkness Outside Us,” “Endangered”) shares his love of dynamic plot…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Torrey Maldonado
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina is joined by author/teacher Torrey Maldonado (“Hands,” “Tight”) who talks about the importance of…
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A True-Life ‘National Treasure’ on Film and at the Library
Join authors and National Treasure mega-fans Aubrey R. Paris and Emily M. Black as they discuss their book “National Treasure Hunt” and reveal how the…
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Joseph Skloot on the ibn Yahya Family
In 1496, Rabbi Joseph ibn Yayha and his sons made a harrowing escape from Portugal to avoid forced baptism. They journeyed first to Castile and then to Italy,…
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Christopher Sheklian on Armenian Temporal Texts
In this talk, Christopher Sheklian explores “Calendars and Communities: Armenian Temporal Texts in the Library of Congress Collection.” Sheklian is assistant…
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Conversation with Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light
Stephen Winick sits down with Rachel Sumner, Kat Wallace and Mike Siegel of Traveling Light to discuss their music. This Boston based acoustic trio come…
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Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light
Lennon-Award-winning songwriter Rachel Sumner sits at the helm of the string band Traveling Light (fiddle, guitar, bass). This Boston based acoustic trio come…
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Sidney Robertson, Folk Music Collecting and FDR’s New Deal
The authors of two new books — Sheryl Kaskowitz, “A Chance to Harmonize” and Catherine Hiebert Kerst, “California Gold” — return to the Library of Congress to…
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Weston Bland on Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt
Weston Bland discusses his current research on communal representation and church politics among Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt for the period between…
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Finding Pictures for Pride Month
The Library’s prints and photographs collections contain a rich resource of visual materials depicting LGBTQ+ communities, lives and issues. In celebration of…
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Going Smoke-Free: Cigarette Bans in New Zealand and the United Kingdom
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…
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The House of Blues Moves into the Library of Congress
This event celebrates the arrival of the House of Blues Radio Collection at the Library of Congress. Hosted by Dan Aykroyd in the “Elwood Blues” persona that…