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 Redrawing Ptolemy: The Cartography of Martin Waldseemüller & Mathias Ringmann (p.m. session) 2013 · Talk An all-day conference bringing together scholars to discuss the entire Waldseemüller body of work and that of his fellow cartographer Mathias Ringmann.… Library of Congress A Poetry Reading by Richard Blanco 2013 · Talk American poet and teacher Richard Blanco delighted readers with his work. Blanco recited his poem, "One Today" at President Obama's second inauguration. He is… Library of Congress What Remains: Coming to Terms with Civil War in 19th Century China 2013 · Talk A discussion of what preoccupied Chinese and Western survivors of one of the most brutal civil wars in human history. Library of Congress How to Manage a Satellite Going 17K MPH 2013 · Talk Steven J. Covington tells the story of Landsat 5, which was launched in 1984 for a three-year lifetime and was kept alive for nearly 29 years through… Library of Congress Significance of the Religious Experience 2013 · Talk Howard Wettstein speaks on his new book "The Significance of the Religious Experience." Library of Congress Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida 2013 · Talk Violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Reiko Uchida performed as part of the Library's John Adams Residency. The program included Janáček's Sonata for violin and… Library of Congress Preconcert Talk: John Adams, Zosha di Castri & Claire Chase 2013 · Talk John Adams, Zosha di Castri and Claire Chase talk about the International Contemporary Ensemble. Library of Congress Arabetics: Arabic Language & Script History, Typography & Computing 2013 · Talk Saad Abulhab gave a lecture called "Arabetics: Arabic Language and Script History, Typography, and Computing." Library of Congress What's in a Name? The Ghetto Comes to America 2013 · Talk The term "ghetto" was first applied to overcrowded Jewish quarters in late nineteenth-century American cities like New York and Chicago. Over the course of… Library of Congress Development of Transjordan During the 19th Century 2013 · Talk Raouf Abujaber discusses the development of Transjordan during the 19th century. Library of Congress Illustrated Books of the 15th & 16th Centuries 2013 · Talk Using the Lessing Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress, one of the richest collections of European illustrated books of the 15th and 16th centuries… Library of Congress Following a Dream: The Beta Israel Then & Now 2013 · Talk Nili Auerbach discussed the historical background of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, their extraordinary journey to and rescue by the State of… Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Walt Whitman 2013 · Talk Poets Mark Doty and Sally Keith read from the work of Whitman, and materials from the Library's Whitman collection were on display. Library of Congress Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language & Culture of Orthodox Judaism 2013 · Talk In her book, "Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism," Sarah Bunin Benor describes how newly orthodox Jews have to… Library of Congress Jack Kemp: A Congressman Who Changed America 2013 · Talk A discussion on Jack Kemp's congressional career, leadership and influence on the Republican Party and the nation. Library of Congress Jews & New Christians in Portuguese Asia 1500-1700 2013 · Talk Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South, discusses how the first Portuguese voyage to India in 1497 coincided with the… Library of Congress Bolivar: American Liberator 2013 · Talk Author and journalist Marie Arana discusses the adventurous and volatile life of Simon Bolivar, who famously liberated much of Latin America from Spain. Library of Congress El Maratón De Poesia Del Teatro de La Luna 2013 · Talk El Maratón De Poesia Del Teatro de La Luna is the only Spanish-language poetry marathon in the country gathering poets together from Latin America. This event… Library of Congress Exploring Cultural Heritage Collections with Viewshare 2013 · Talk Viewshare is a free, Library of Congress-sponsored platform that empowers historians, librarians, archivists and curators to create and customize dynamic… Library of Congress Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life & Musical Journey 2013 · Talk A musician, documentarian, scholar, and founding member of the influential folk revival group New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger (1933-2009) spent more than… Library of Congress Egypt, the Arab World & the Future 2013 · Talk Ismail Serageldin spoke of the dissonance between the Islamic world and the West and explained some of the reasons for this dissonance. He also made the case… Library of Congress Jill Biden: Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops 2013 · Talk As part of a program aimed at supporting children of military families, Jill Biden gave a public reading of her book, "Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops." Library of Congress How Benjamin Franklin & Friends Brought the Enlightenment to America 2013 · Talk Jonathan Lyons speaks about his newest book, "The Society for Useful Knowledge: How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought the Enlightenment to America."… Library of Congress How to Find Stuff at the Largest Library in the World 2013 · Talk Finding just what you want at a large library can be daunting. Imagine how overwhelming that might be at the largest library in the world. It doesn't have to… Library of Congress Modernism, African Literature & the CIA 2013 · Talk Peter Kalliney examines why the CIA sponsored post-colonial African writers in 1960s Africa. Library of Congress Haiti's Environmental History, 1492-Today 2013 · Talk Jean-Francois Mouhot (Marie Curie Fellow) discusses Haiti's long history of environmental problems long before the 2010 earthquake. Library of Congress The Sufi Ritual in the New Theater 2013 · Talk Sudanese actor and director Ali Mahdi discusses how theater, music and drama have an invaluable role in promoting dialogue and supporting peacekeeping… Library of Congress Exotic Earths: Progress Towards the Discovery of Inhabited Exoplanets 2013 · Talk Avi Mandell discusses how we discover and learn about planets around other stars. Library of Congress No Evil Shall Escape My Sight: Fredric Wertham & the Anti-Comics Crusade 2013 · Talk Kluge Fellow Chris Bishop discusses Fredric Wertham and the anti-comics campaign of the 1950s. Library of Congress Snow Byte & the Seven Formats: A Digital Preservation Fairy Tale 2013 · Talk From the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, the never-before published tale of Snow Byte and the Seven Formats. Library of Congress Science Literacy: Bridging the Chasm Between Science & Public Policy 2013 · Talk Mark Frarnkel discusses the importance of science literacy among scientists, policy makers and the general public. Library of Congress An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble: Klezmer & Other Yiddish Music from New York 2013 · Talk The An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble -- renowned Yiddish folk singers Michael Alpert and Ethel Raim, tsimblist (hammered dulcimer player) Pete Rushefsky and… Library of Congress An-Sky Ensemble Oral History 2013 · Talk Members of the An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble, who are performers as well as researchers of Yiddish music, discuss their history. Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Paul Laurence Dunbar 2013 · Talk Poets Holly Bass and Al Young celebrate the birthday of American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on… Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME) Update Forum 2013 · Talk The Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME) is a major community challenge to provide an alternative to the deeply embedded MARC formats that will be… Library of Congress Libaya Baba: Garifuna Music & Dance from California & New York 2013 · Talk Libaya Baba means "Grandfather's Grandchildren." The group consists of three brothers Jeffrey, Kelsie, and Dayton Bernardez, and their cousin, Greg Palacio.… Library of Congress 2013 Library of Congress Junior Fellows 2013 · Talk The Junior Fellows program is profiled in a newscast and various findings of the 2013 class are featured. Library of Congress Knowledge Designers 2013 · Talk What turns a Shakespeare scholar into a digital entrepreneur? Katherine Rowe will talk about the opportunities and challenges that led two academics to design… Library of Congress Integrating Analytical Tools in Treatment Decision-making for Verdigris Corrosion 2013 · Talk The ongoing technical study and conservation of an important 1513 hand-colored, printed edition of Ptolemy's Geographia at the Library of Congress has posed… Library of Congress Harmonia: Music of the Danube to the Carpathians from Ohio 2013 · Talk Harmonia presents traditional folk music of Eastern Europe, ranging from the Danube to the Carpathians. Its repertoire reflects the cultures of this region:… Library of Congress Oral History with Harmonia Band 2013 · Talk Members of "Harmonia" discuss the band's origins and the traditional folk music of Eastern Europe. Library of Congress America's Obsessives: The Compulsive Energy That Built a Nation 2013 · Talk In this examination of the arc of American history through the lens of compulsive behavior, Kendall shows how some of the nation's greatest achievements -… Library of Congress Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln 2013 · Talk Robert T. Lincoln was Abraham and Mary's oldest and last-surviving son, yet little has been published about the lawyer, businessman and statesman who lived… Library of Congress Present at the Creation? Human Rights, NGOs & the Trusteeship Debate at the 1945 UN San Francisco Conference 2013 · Talk Historian Elizabeth Borgwardt discusses human rights, non-governmental organizations, and the trusteeship debate at the 1945 United Nations Conference on… Library of Congress Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 2013 · Talk America's Upper Midwest is a distinctive region wherein a staggering array of indigenous, immigrant and enslaved peoples have collectively maintained, merged… Library of Congress Do The Write Thing 2013 · Talk Approximately 60 middle school students accompanied by their families gathered at the Library of Congress to celebrate as winners of the "Do the Write Thing… Library of Congress Engaging Africans in Policy Dialogue: The Southern Voices Network 2013 · Talk Steve McDonald discusses the new Southern Voices Network initiative. In 2011, the Leadership Project launched the network stemming from the concern that the… Library of Congress Resisting Imperialism, Resisting Decolonization: Making China from the Ruins of the Qing, 1912-1949 2013 · Talk Kenneth Pomeranz discusses the development of China in the early part of the 20th Century.