Library of Congress: talks and concerts
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| 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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Library of Congress Chorale: Higher Ground
The Library of Congress Chorale performed its 51st annual winter concert, celebrating uplifting spirits and unity as inspired by Stevie Wonder’s “Higher…
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The Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary: Modern Technology for Ancient Wisdom
Geshe Monlam talks about his Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary, which he recently donated to the Library. At its core, the Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary…
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Meg Medina: Closing Celebration for the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Meg Medina closed her tenure as the 2023-2024 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by celebrating her video program, “Cuéntame! Let’s Talk…
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Conversation with Julius Rodriguez
Claudia Morales sits down with multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Julius Rodriguez to discuss his musical journey and reflect on the music…
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17th Annual Mongolian Studies Conference Keynote
This year’s keynote was be given by Simon Wickhamsmith of Rutgers University delivered the keynote to the 17th annual Mongolian Studies Conference on the…
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2024 National Film Registry Announcement
The Librarian of Congress announces the annual selection of 25 inductees for the National Film Registry for 2024. The oldest film is a 1895 silent short…
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Stradivari Anniversary: Pacifica Quartet
The mighty Pacifica Quartet celebrated the Library’s Stradivari Anniversary with a pair of concerts designed to give more listeners a chance to hear our…
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Finding Pictures: What’s New?
Spotlighting five newly ready-for-research collections spanning an exciting range of formats and time-periods, Library staff will introduce items from the…
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Conversation with the Pacifica Quartet
Members of the Pacifica Quartet speak with Carol Lynn Ward Bamford and David Plylar about their program. Topics include the music of George Walker, Charles…
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govDelivery RCA Training
Members of the Library’s Social Media Working Group present a required briefing for Library Responsible Content Authors on govDelivery.
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Transpacific Encounters: Miguel Covarrubias, Zhang Guangyu
Swann Fellow Felicity Yin, Ph.D. candidate in art history at the University of California at San Diego, examines the 1930s cultural exchange between Mexican…
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Researching International Companies
Doing company research is not always easy. Is the company public or private? Where is it registered? What information is publicly available? Researching…
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Locating Congressionally Mandated Reports
This webinar provides an overview of congressionally mandated reports, including methods for locating these materials through archival, print, and online…
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A Conversation with Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields has been in the public eye since she was a child, really. As an actor and model, she was everywhere. Now, at 59, she’s a “woman of a certain…
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Meet Dav Pilkey!
Meet bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey! Inspired by one of the themes in the Dog Man series – that ordinary people can do extraordinarily good…
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Yemen: The Judiciary and Governing Bodies in Houthi-Controlled Areas
This webinar focuses on the Houthi rebel group (known as “Houthis”), which is a Shi’i non-state actor dominating northern Yemen. The group took its name from…
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Christoph Wolff Lecture: “Bach Meets Handel”
Professor Christoph Wolff gave a Louis C. Elson Memorial Lecture entitled “Bach Meets Handel.” He explored the biographical and musical intersections of the…
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Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher: Conversation with the Artists
Singer Holger Falk and pianist Steffen Schleiermacher speak with David Plylar of the Music Division about their recital at the Library of Congress. Topics…
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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Inauguration: Mac Barnett
Award-winning author Mac Barnett will be inaugurated as the 2025-2026 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the ninth writer to hold this…
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Story Time for Grownups with National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Award-winning author-illustrators Cece Bell and Raúl the Third, and 2008-2009 National Ambassador for Young People Literature Jon Scieszka, believe that…
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Conversation with José James
Claudia Morales sits down for a conversation with singer, songwriter, bandleader, and producer José James ahead of his final live performance of the 1978…
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GIS and Geospatial Resources
Join us for a virtual orientation that aims to provide an overview of the geospatial resources of the Geography and Map Division, including an introduction to…
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Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science
Join historian Catherine McNeur as she discusses her recent book, “Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science,” with…
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Southeast Asian Rare Collections at the Library of Congress
Join two Southeast Asian reference specialists in this 75-minute webinar on Southeast Asian rare collections at the Library of Congress. Learn about…
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2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program Lecture with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program presents a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. This event…
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Finding Pictures: World War I
Reference Librarian Jonathan Eaker highlights interesting selections from the Prints & Photographs Division’s wide and diverse World War I collections. Learn…
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Conservation with Jupiter String Quartet
Winners of the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Jupiter String Quartet has been…
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Hebrew Treasures from the Library of Congress
The Hebrew treasures at the Library of Congress spring richly to life in “Books like Sapphires,” a new book by Ann Brener, former Hebraic Specialist at the…
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The Barrel Boys: Old Chisholm Trail
This video features Ontario acoustic stringband The Barrel Boys (Tim O’Reilly, Nathan Smith, Rob McLaren, Kyle Kirkpatrick, and Ben Wright) performing “Old…
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Sarah Segal-Lazar and Gideon Yellin: This Old World’s in a Tangle
Ontario singer/songwriter Sarah Segal-Lazar and guitarist Gideon Yellin performing the song “This Old World’s in a Tangle,” from a field recording of Calvin…
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Blessing Tangban: Horned Owl
Halifax-based Nigerian singer/songwriter Blessing Tangban performing the song “Horned Owl” with her original lyrics, based on a melody taken from a field…
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Sweet Petunia: Payday at Coal Creek
Boston duo Sweet Petunia (Madison Simpson and Mairead Guy) performing the song “Payday at Coal Creek,” from a field recording of Pete Steele on voice and…
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SaulPaul: Wade in the Water
Austin-based singer and guitarist SaulPaul performing the song “Wade in the Water,” from a field recording of John Dee Holeman, James “Junior” Thomas, and an…
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Colleen Power: Cod Liver Oil
Newfoundland singer/songwriter Colleen Power performing “Cod Liver Oil,” from a field recording of singer John Myrick, recorded by MacEdward Leach in St.…
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Kate McCann: Rio Grande
Maine singer/songwriter Kate McCann performing “Rio Grande” from a field recording of singer Patrick Tayluer, recorded by William Doerflinger in his home in…
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Buggy Jive: Good God Almighty
Albany, New York-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Buggy Jive performing the song “Good God Almighty” from a field recording of Lightnin’ Washington and…
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Thea Hopkins: Red Wing
Boston-area singer/songwriter Thea Hopkins, a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, performing her original new lyrics…
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Iona Fyfe: The Baron of Brackley
Scottish traditional singer Iona Fyfe performing “The Baron of Brackley” from a field recording of singer Alexander McEwan, recorded by James Madison…
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Elexa Dawson: The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love a Cherry)
Kansas-based Potawatomi singer/songwriter Elexa Dawson performing “The Riddle Song (I Gave My Love a Cherry),” from a field recording of Mrs. W.L. Martin,…
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Jonathan Bélanger: Alma Andalucia (Soul of Andalucia)
Quebec mandolinist Jonathan Bélanger performing “Alma Andalucia (Soul of Andalucia),” from a field recording of Frank Cunha on mandolin and Joaquim Flores on…
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Amanda Pascali with Addison Freeman: Mamma Mia Dammi Cento Lire
Houston-based singer and guitarist Amanda Pascali, with mandolinist and harmony vocalist Addison Freeman, performing the song “Mamma Mia Dammi Cento Lire,”…
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Judicial Reform in Pakistan: Challenges and Implications
This webinar provides a background, an overview of the changes, and the legal and political implications of the judicial reforms implemented through the 26th…
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Douglas Kearney with Ron Charles
Douglas Kearney speaks with Washington Post Book Critic Ron Charles about his groundbreaking new collection of visual poems, “I Imagine I Been Science Fiction…
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Book Talk with Martha S. Jones
Join prizewinning scholar of Black history, Martha S. Jones, as she delves into her family’s past for answers. Journeying across centuries, from rural…
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Anthony Braxton Papers
Tri-Centric Foundation archives manager Carl Testa talks with Library of Congress archivist Stephanie Akau about highlights from the Anthony Braxton Papers…
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Music of Anthony Braxton: Conversation with the Artists
On March 8, 2025, the acquisition of Anthony Braxton’s papers was celebrated with a performance by musicians who know his music well and perform it…
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Documenting COVID-19
Every American was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But every American’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic was different. On March 11th, exactly five…
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Women Collectors and Authors: The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells
Rebecca Rego Barry discussed her most recent book researched at the Library of Congress, “The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells: Investigations into a Forgotten…