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.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Library of Congress Kevin Kosar on Whiskey: A Global History 2011 · Talk "Whiskey: A Global History" (University of Chicago Press, 2010) is an informative, concise narrative of the drink's history, from its obscure medieval origins… Library of Congress Abbas Milani and "The Shah" 2011 · Talk Over the course of almost 40 years, Mohammad Reza Shah was a colossus in Iran, the one constant in a swirl of changing loyalties, political fortunes, and… Library of Congress Making a Way Out of No Way: Martin Luther King's Use of Proverbs for Civil Rights 2011 · Talk For more than ten years Wolfgang Mieder has made the study of proverbs in political discourse one of his major research areas, particularly the role of… Library of Congress Leon Fleisher: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Pianist Leon Fleisher is interviewed at the 2011 National Book Festival by Philip Kennicott, art critic for the Washington Post. Library of Congress Justin Roberts/Naptime Players (Sun.): 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players performed on Saturday at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Exquisite Corpse Adventure: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Join emcee Mary Brigid Barrett and authors and illustrators Calef Brown, Susan Cooper, Jack Gantos, Gregory Maguire, Patricia McKissack, Katherine Paterson… Library of Congress Isabel Wilkerson: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Author and journalist Isabel Wilkerson appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Toni Morrison: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Adam Goodheart: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Historian, journalist and critic Adam Goodheart Author appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Eugene Robinson: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Journalist and author Eugene Robinson appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jessica B. Harris: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Culinary historian Jessica B. Harris appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Douglas Waller: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Journalist and author Douglas Waller appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Katherine Paterson: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Katherine Paterson appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Poetry Out Loud: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, with the state arts agencies of the United States, are the creators of Poetry Out Loud, a… Library of Congress Breakfast: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Several authors speak at the kick-off breakfast for the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Tomie dePaola: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Illustrator and writer Tomie dePaola appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jarrett J. Krosoczka: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress The Googlization of Everything -- and Why We Should Worry 2011 · Talk Siva Vaidhyanathan questions assumptions in a new book, examining Google's methods of capturing, storing, and filtering information as well as raising flags… Library of Congress Belfast's Linen Hall Library 2011 · Talk John Killen brings to life the collections of this unique Irish institution. The Linen Hall Library was envisioned as the archive of its community; its… Library of Congress Let's Travel the World Through Books 2011 · Talk This event, sponsored by the Library of Congress National Book Festival and the D.C. Public Library, featured master storyteller Diane Macklin, music by the… Library of Congress James H. Billington: 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Librarian of Congress James H. Billington reads at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Justin Roberts/Naptime Players (Sat.): 2011 National Book Festival 2011 · Talk Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players performed on Saturday at the 2011 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Julianne Moore: 2011 National Book Festival (2) 2011 · Talk Actor and author Julianne Moore appears at the 2011 National Book Festival in the Family Storytelling pavilion. Library of Congress Julianne Moore: 2011 National Book Festival (1) 2011 · Talk Actor and author Julianne Moore appears at the 2011 National Book Festival in the Children's pavilion. Library of Congress We're Not Leaving": responders' oral histories redefine 9/11 2011 · Talk A presentation in the Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Dr. Benjamin Luft, Professor of Medicine at the State… Library of Congress We're Not Leaving": responders' oral histories redefine 9/11 2011 · Talk A presentation in the Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Dr. Benjamin Luft, Professor of Medicine at the State… Library of Congress Showcasing the Great Experiment: Cultural Diplomacy & Western Visitors to the Soviet Union, 1921-1941 2012 · Talk During the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of European and American writers, professionals, scientists, artists and intellectuals made a pilgrimage to experience… Library of Congress NASA's Desert RATS: Desert Research & Technology Studies 2012 · Talk The Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona offers a research haven for NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) team of scientists and… Library of Congress Islam Through Western Eyes 2012 · Talk According to author Jonathan Lyons, the Western view of Islam has prevented the West from responding effectively to its most significant 21st-century… Library of Congress A Train of Disasters: Puritan Reaction to New England Crisis of 1680-90s 2012 · Talk From the 1680-1690s, Puritan New England underwent political and cultural transformations that would eventually turn it from a Puritan "covenanted society,"… Library of Congress Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint 2012 · Talk R. Andrew Chesnut discusses his book "Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint." Library of Congress Jerusalem: A Photographic Journey 2012 · Talk Nawal A. Kawar and John F. Buydos, reference librarians at the Library of Congress, presented a brief history of Jerusalem illustrated with photos and slides. Library of Congress The Saiyuki Trio with Rudresh Mahanthappa 2012 · Talk "Sound magic" from a trio whose name means "Journey to the West." French jazz guitarist Nguyen Le studied visual arts and philosophy before working with… Library of Congress Growing Up Gullah 2012 · Talk Dorothy Browner-Hubler discusses growing up Gullah in South Carolina and Maryland. Library of Congress Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute & the Transportation Revolution 2012 · Talk Drawing heavily on the rich aeronautical archives of the Library of Congress, including personal correspondence, "Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and… Library of Congress Testing the National Covenant: Fears and Appetites in American Politics 2012 · Talk In his recent book, ethicist William May argues that the biblical idea of a covenant, which binds people together for a common good, offers a more promising… Library of Congress Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College 2012 · Talk In 1960, Sheldon and Caroline Keck, pioneers in the field of art conservation, established the first U.S. conservation training program at New York… Library of Congress Becoming Jewish Argentines 2012 · Talk In "Becoming Jewish Argentines: Sephardim, Marriage Choice, and the Construction of a Jewish Argentine Identity (1920-1960)," Adriana Brodsky explores the… Library of Congress Ralph Ellison Literary Birthday Celebration 2012 · Talk Writers Danielle Evans and Jabari Asim celebrate the birthday of American author Ralph Ellison by reading selections from his work and discussing his… Library of Congress Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition 2012 · Talk On May 1, 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago opened its gates to an expectant public eager to experience firsthand its architectural beauty,… Library of Congress In the Mediterranean Mode: Israeli Women Composers 2012 · Talk Ronit Seter discussed Israeli woman composers Shulamit Ran, Betty Olivero and Chaya Czernowin. Library of Congress Jack Kemp & the Reagan Revolutionaries in the House I. 2012 · Talk The Jack Kemp Foundation and the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress co-hosted this symposium that brought together colleagues of Republican… Library of Congress Jack Kemp & the Reagan Revolutionaries in the House II 2012 · Talk The Jack Kemp Foundation and the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress co-hosted this symposium that brought together colleagues of Republican… Library of Congress Pre-concert Talk: Joy Zinoman 2012 · Talk Joy Zinoman talks about Samuel Beckett and the genesis of the Library's special production of "Ohio Impromptu." Library of Congress Mexico in World History 2012 · Talk Author William H. Beezley disussed his books "A Companion to Mexican History and Culture" and "Mexico in World History." Library of Congress Dance & Democracy: Politics & Protest, World War I Through the Cold War 2012 · Talk In 1927 Isadora Duncan declared "I See America Dancing"--a reference to Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" envisioning dance as a powerful tool for… Library of Congress Occupy Rousseau: Inequality & Social Justice 2012 · Talk An international panel discussed Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the Library hosted a display of rarely seen… Library of Congress RDA Templates 2012 · Talk Cataloging educator Deborah Fritz and library software developer Richard Fritz founded "The MARC of Quality" in 1992 to provide training, software, and…