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Library of Congress Bing Xia: Traditional Chinese Guzheng Music 2015 · Talk Bing Xia performs on the Chinese guzheng, or zheng, a plucked zither that is thought to be about 2,500 years old ("gu" means "ancient" and has been added to… Library of Congress Okey Ndibe 2015 · Talk Nigerian-born professor of literature Okey Ndibe read selections from his new novel "Foreign Gods Inc." Library of Congress Reflections on Issues of Race & Class in 21st Century America: Revisiting Arguments Advanced in the Declining Significance of Race 2015 · Talk In his controversial book, "The Declining Significance of Race" (1978), scholar William Julius Wilson featured two major underlying themes: the effect of… Library of Congress Operation Pedro Pan, 1960-1962 2015 · Talk Lecture and panel discussion including participants from "Operation Pedro Pan," the largest recorded exodus of unaccompanied children from Cuba, which… Library of Congress Concert: Light & Matter 2015 · Talk Jennifer Koh, Anssi Karttunen and Ieva Jokuaviciute perform Finnish and French chamber music repertoire. On the program are Debussy's Sonata for violoncello… Library of Congress BARD Mobile Android: Introduction & TalkBack Gestures 2015 · Talk Judy Dixon introduces the BARD Mobile application for Android and provides a tutorial on how to use basic TalkBack gestures. Library of Congress BARD Mobile Android: Manage Your Downloads 2015 · Talk Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to initiate downloads with the BARD Mobile app for Android devices. Library of Congress BARD Mobile Android: Read an Audiobook 2015 · Talk Judy Dixon provides a tutorial on how to read an audiobook with the BARD Mobile app for Android devices. Library of Congress King Features: Celebrating 100 Years at the Library of Congress 2015 · Talk King Features Syndicate celebrated 100 years of comic strip creation and history with a panel of some of today's greatest illustrators. Library of Congress Maps at the Library of Congress 2015 · Talk A conversation with Mike Buscher on the maps collections at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs at the Library of Congress 2015 · Talk A conversation with Barbara Natanson on the prints and photographs collections at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Chronicling America: A Conversation with Digital Conversion Specialist Tonijala Penn 2015 · Talk Visit with Tonijala Penn and hear about historical newspapers and the Chronicling America digital archives project available through the Library of Congress… Library of Congress Copyright Rights & Responsibilities 2015 · Talk Learn how to evaluate primary sources from the Library's collections for the best use within copyright. Library of Congress Teacher Resource: Copyright Quick Check 2015 · Talk Learn how Section 110 of the copyright statute offers educators latitude in using materials during face-to-face teaching activities. Library of Congress Teacher Resource: Fair Use & Copyright 2015 · Talk If you have to reproduce a source and you believe it's protected by copyright, you'll need to decide whether it's fair to use for educational purposes. Library of Congress Teacher Resource: Shortcuts to Primary Sources 2015 · Talk This short film is designed to show teachers how to quickly access primary sources from the Library of Congress website, including resources from the Teachers… Library of Congress Teacher Resource: Planning a Search 2015 · Talk This short film introduces the search function of the Library of Congress website and offers suggestions for search terms. Library of Congress Teacher Resource: The Power of Images 2015 · Talk Some of the most powerful primary sources in the collections of the Library of Congress are visual images. Learn about the millions of photographs that are… Library of Congress Teacher Resource: Working with Photos & Prints 2015 · Talk This short film will show you shortcuts on how to access photographs from the Library of Congress including how to find, view and save. Library of Congress Teacher Resource: The Power of Maps 2015 · Talk An introduction to the map collections at the Library of Congress. Maps are much more than pictures of the world. They can tell us about the people who made… Library of Congress Teacher Resource: Working with Maps 2015 · Talk This short piece discusses how to search, view and save thousands of online maps from The Library of Congress. Library of Congress Choosing Courage: Inspiring Stories of What It Means to be a Hero 2015 · Talk Brian Thacker met with 30 sixth-grade students to talk about his own war experience, why he was selected to receive the Medal of Honor. He read from "Choosing… Library of Congress Ara Dinkjian & Zulal: Traditional Armenian Music & Song 2015 · Talk In Armenian, Zulal means "clear water". Zulal, the New York-based a cappella trio, takes Armenia's village folk melodies and weaves intricate arrangements… Library of Congress Rethinking Life on Earth & Beyond: Astrobiology and the Role of Paradigm Shifts in Science & Human Self-Understanding 2015 · Talk Part two of a three-part dialogue series that will convene scientists, social scientists, humanities scholars and writers from across the country and around… Library of Congress World Avoided: How Science & Policy Solved a Global Ozone Crisis 2015 · Talk Imagine a world where a five-minute walk could give you a sunburn. This could have happened if not for the Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987. Scientist Paul… Library of Congress Etienne Charles: Creole Soul 2015 · Talk With his Creole Soul project, trumpeter Etienne Charles explores the musical connections between Afro-Caribbean, Creole, New Orleans and American traditions. Library of Congress Isabella: The Warrior Queen 2015 · Talk Author Kirstin Downey spoke about her revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus'… Library of Congress Celebration of Machito: Mario Grillo 2015 · Talk On June 1, 2015, Machito's son, Mario Grillo, donated Machito's handwritten scores and arrangements to the Library of Congress. Grillo discusses his father's… Library of Congress Archiving Email: Welcome & Introduction 2015 · Talk Introductory remarks to a day-long meeting on the challenges and solutions of collecting and preserving email. As memory institutions increasingly process… Library of Congress A Path Appears: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn discuss "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress Yochi Dreazen: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Yochi Dreazen discusses "The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Sheila P. Moses: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Sheila P. Moses discusses "Dark Girls" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress David Maraniss: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk David Maraniss discusses "Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Louise Erdrich receives the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. She… Library of Congress Viet Thanh Nguyen: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses "The Sympathizer" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Marilynne Robinson: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Marilynne Robinson and the Washington Post's Ron Charles discuss "Lila" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Stephen L. Carter: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Stephen L. Carter discusses "Back Channel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jane Smiley: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Jane Smiley and NPR's Lynn Neary discuss "Some Luck" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Ha Jin: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Ha Jin discusses "A Map of Betrayal: A Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Phil Klay: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Phil Klay discusses "Redeployment" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Lalita Tademy: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Lalita Tademy discusses "Citizens Creek: A Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Ward Just: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Ward Just discusses "American Romantic" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Thomas Mallon: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Thomas Mallon discusses "Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Cokie Roberts: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Cokie Roberts discusses "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress Joseph Ellis: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Joseph Ellis and David M. Rubenstein discuss "The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789" at the 2015 Library of Congress National… Library of Congress Jan Jarboe Russell: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Jan Jarboe Russell discusses "The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II"… Library of Congress Edward J. Larson: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Edward J. Larson discusses "The Return of George Washington 1783-1789" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Elizabeth A. Fenn: 2015 National Book Festival 2015 · Talk Elizabeth A. Fenn discusses "Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in…