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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 One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay & the Recycling Women of Gambia 2015 · Talk In honor of Earth Day, Miranda Paul read her book, "One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia," and introduced Ceesay to first and… Library of Congress Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America 2015 · Talk In his new book, David O. Stewart makes the case for President James Madison's centrality to the nation's founding as he tells the story of his friendships… Library of Congress A Hint of West Side Story: The Genesis of Chichester Psalms as Seen in the Leonard Bernstein Collection 2015 · Talk Musicologist Paul Laird discusses "The Genesis of Bernstein's Chichester Psalms as Seen in the Library of Congress Leonard Bernstein Collection," as part of… Library of Congress The Sherman Holmes Project with Brooks Long & Phil Wiggins 2015 · Talk In this concert, Sherman Holmes and Brooks Long are joined by the great blues harmonica player Phil Wiggins. Library of Congress New Lithuanian Poets 2015 · Talk Ilzė Butkutė, Giedrė Kazlauskaitė and Marius Burokas celebrated the publication of "How the Earth Carries Us: Twenty-Six Young Lithuanian Poets" by reading… Library of Congress Dancing Ireni: Reimaging & Reimagining Alan Lomax's Choreometrics Project 2015 · Talk The first part of a three-day symposium that explores Alan Lomax's contributions to dance research and theory. This event features pioneer choreometrics… Library of Congress Okwiri Oduor 2015 · Talk Kenyan author Okwiri Oduor read from her prize-winning short story, "My Fathers Head" and participated in a moderated discussion. Library of Congress Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman & America's First Bohemians 2015 · Talk In the mid-19th century, Pfaff's Saloon in Manhattan hosted a circle of radicals who changed American society and helped set poet Walt Whitman on the path to… Library of Congress CMA Songwriters Series 2015 2015 · Talk Legendary host "Whisperin' Bill" Anderson explored the songwriting process with other country music luminaries, including the versatile Pam Tillis, rising… Library of Congress Hilja Grönfors Trio: Collecting Roma Music in Finland 2015 · Talk Award-winning singer Hilja Grönfors, the "Jewel of Finnish Roma Music," has traveled thousands of miles to collect Roma songs from different regions of… Library of Congress Ten Meters Down: Moral Depth in a Chinese Tomb 2015 · Talk In 2006, tomb robbers in Shaanxi discovered what is now recognized as the most complete 11th century family cemetery ever found in China. In his talk, Jeffrey… Library of Congress Bourgeois Town: Lead Belly in Washington DC 2015 · Talk To celebrate the 125th birthday of the legendary folk singer Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Todd Harvey interviews Lead Belly family members Terika Dean and… Library of Congress Stockhausen's "Mantra" 2015 · Talk Musicologist Paul Miller discusses Karlheinz Stockhausen's landmark work "Mantra", in conjunction with a performance given at the Library of Congress by… Library of Congress Concert: Jory Vinikour, Harpsichord 2015 · Talk Paris-based harpsichordist and conductor Jory Vinikouri appears in concert, playing music by Handel and J.S. Bach. Library of Congress Robert F. Kennedy, the Law & the Struggle for Racial Justice 2015 · Talk Patricia A. Sullivan discussed Robert F. Kennedy, the law, and the struggle for racial justice, in conjunction with the Library's exhibition, "The Civil… Library of Congress Using Books & Stories to Strengthen Families: A Multicultural Perspective 2015 · Talk In conjunction with the American Library Association's national DIA celebration, the Young Readers Center and the Center for the Book convened a symposium to… Library of Congress Diaghilev's Time Travelling Italian Scores 2015 · Talk Elia Corazza investigates the collaboration between Serge Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes, and Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. Library of Congress In Conclusion: A Poets Laureate Conversation 2015 · Talk Don Share moderates a discussion with Charles Wright and Charles Simic to conclude Wright's term as Poet Laureate. Library of Congress That's Not Funny! Cartooning in a Charlie Hebdo World 2015 · Talk Cartoonists Signe Wilkinson and Ann Telnaes share their perspectives on the art of political cartooning and show examples of their own work. Library of Congress Two Thousand Flutes 2015 · Talk An introduction to the Library's remarkable Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection: meet a few of the Library's nearly 2,000 instruments in this lecture-recital… Library of Congress Asian American Literature Today: AA Lettres Fellows 2015 · Talk A panel discussion among writers Ocean Vuong, Cathy Linh Che and Eugenia Leigh on the state of Asian-American literature. Library of Congress The Oral Historiography of the Mali Empire 2015 · Talk Nubia Kai from the University of Maryland discussed her book, "Kuma Malinke Historiography: Sundiata Keita to Almamy Samori Toure." Library of Congress Jonah Solkoff Eskin Memorial Program 2015: National Ambassadors for Young Peoples Literature: A Tribute to Walter Dean Myers 2015 · Talk This annual program, funded by the Jonah Solkoff Eskin Memorial Fund brought together the three living Ambassadors for Young Peoples Literature in the… Library of Congress Literature in Conversation: Tim Z. Hernández 2015 · Talk Tim Z. Hernández reads and discusses his poetry and fiction with Francisco Aragón. Library of Congress American Humanitarianism in the Armenian Crucible: 1915-1923 2015 · Talk Susan B. Harper delivered the 19th Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture featuring historical photographs from the Library's collection as well as those of… Library of Congress Navigating the Blood-Dimmed Tides: Was U.S. Military Intervention in the First World War Worth the Cost? 2015 · Talk As the centennial of U.S. entry into WWI approaches, Bradford Lee performs a Clausewitzian critical analysis of how the U.S. waged war and negotiated peace… Library of Congress Book Artist as Alchemist 2015 · Talk Book artists share a ritualistic feeling for materials. From lead books to Mobius strips based on alchemical manuscripts, this talk will focus on book artist… Library of Congress Andrew Jackson, Southerner 2015 · Talk Mark R. Cheathem discussed his biography, "Andrew Jackson, Southerner." History has often depicted Andrew Jackson as a frontiersman who struggled to overcome… Library of Congress We Write the Songs ASCAP 2015 Concert 2015 · Talk American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation's "We Write the Songs" concert, featuring the songwriters performing and telling the… Library of Congress The Year That Created the Future: A Look Back to 1995 2015 · Talk Author W. Joseph Campbell discusses his book, "1995: The Year the Future Began." Library of Congress The Mediterranean Diet: Delicious Food Prescription for Transforming Disease & Illness 2015 · Talk Amy Riolo discussed her recent book, "The Ultimate Mediterranean Diet Handbook." Library of Congress Finding the Antipodes (Day 1 Morning) 2015 · Talk Scholars gather at this 2-day symposium to discuss the history and cartography of the Arctic and the Antarctic, including the modern mapping of the poles that… Library of Congress Finding the Antipodes (Day 1 Afternoon) 2015 · Talk Scholars gather at this 2-day symposium to discuss the history and cartography of the Arctic and the Antarctic, including the modern mapping of the poles that… Library of Congress The Digital Traces of User-generated Content: How Social Media Data May Become the Historical Sources of the Future 2015 · Talk Katrin Weller argues that big data from social media and online communication channels are valuable sources which need to be understood now in order to be… Library of Congress Finding the Antipodes (Day 2) 2015 · Talk Scholars gather at this 2-day symposium to discuss the history and cartography of the Arctic and the Antarctic, including the modern mapping of the poles that… Library of Congress Impunity, Human Rights & Democracy: Chile & Argentina 1990-2005 2015 · Talk Thomas Wright highlights the unique, precedent-setting approach taken by Argentina and Chile to empower human rights advocates while prosecuting the… Library of Congress Habitat 2015 · Talk "Habitat" -- an exploration of how technology influences the ways we create, perform and experience music -- was a multi-artist project realized at the… Library of Congress In Search of a Usable Past: Reconstructing the Jewish History of Homestead, Pa 2015 · Talk In celebration of Jewish-American Heritage Month, genealogist Tammy Hepps spoke about her research on the Jewish community of Homestead, Pa. Library of Congress The African Heritage House 2015 · Talk The African Heritage House overlooking the Nairobi National Park is described by the prestigious Architectural Digest as "an architecture rising from the… Library of Congress Hip Hop in East Germany During the Cold War 2015 · Talk As part of EU Month of Culture, Leonard Schmieding discusses the influence and role of hip hop music and culture in East Germany during the Cold War with… Library of Congress How Community Gardens Can Save America 2015 · Talk Author and urban farmer LaManda Joy wants to inspire everyone she meets to grow their own food. Her rallying cry "We can grow it!" recognizes the influence of… Library of Congress Conversations About RDA: Undifferentiated Personal Name Authorities 2015 · Talk Four Library of Congress bibliographic description experts provide tips and strategies for working with the RDA: Resource Description and Access instructions… Library of Congress Conversations About RDA: Capitalization, Abbreviations & Numbers 2015 · Talk Four Library of Congress bibliographic description experts provide tips and strategies for working with the RDA: Resource Description and Access instructions… Library of Congress Conversations About RDA: Compare & Contrast: AACR2 & RDA in the Bibliographic Record 2015 · Talk Four Library of Congress bibliographic description experts provide tips and strategies for working with the RDA: Resource Description and Access instructions… Library of Congress Conversations about RDA: Cataloger Judgment & the Statement of Responsibility 2015 · Talk Four Library of Congress bibliographic description experts provide tips and strategies for working with the RDA: Resource Description and Access instructions… Library of Congress Conversations about RDA: Examples of Exercising Judgment in the Statement of Responsibility 2015 · Talk Four Library of Congress bibliographic description experts provide tips and strategies for working with the RDA: Resource Description and Access instructions… Library of Congress Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life & Lessons 2015 · Talk Sheila McCauley Keys discussed her memoir, "Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons," covering both the public and private… Library of Congress How to Apply for a Job at the Library of Congress 2015 · Talk As part of its Hispanic Initiative, Jewel Baldwin gives step-by-step instructions on how to apply for a job at the Library of Congress.