Events at the Library of Congress

This Week: Sunday, October 05, 2008 - Saturday, October 11, 2008

For information on future events view the full LOC calendar of events

Monday, October 06, 2008

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM -- Library Research Orientation

LJ G07 Conference Room, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center. Contact: (202) 707-2138

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM -- Library Research Orientation

LJ G07 Conference Room, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center. Contact: (202) 707-2138

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM -- Constitution Day

Montpelier Room, 6th floor James Madison building, Constitutional law expert Louis Fisher and legislative attorney Michael John Garcia discuss "The Constitution and 9/11: Recurring Threats to America's Freedom." Contact: (202) 707-1496

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM -- Mystery Writers

Montpelier Room, 6th floor James Madison building, Mystery bookstore owners Barbara Peters and Robert Rosenwald discuss "Books--Before and Beyond: Publishing in the 21st Century." Contact: (202) 707-5221

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM -- Preserving African Heritage

African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor Thomas Jefferson building, Sylivester Sennabulya presents an illustrated lecture "In Search of Africa at the Library of Congress: Collecting and Preserving African Heritage." Contact: (202) 707-1979

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM -- "Out of the Past"

Mount Pony Theater - Packard Campus, floor Mount Pony Theater building, "Out of the Past" (RKO, 1947). Contact: (202) 707-9994

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM -- Jefferson's Library

Southwest Pavilion, Second floor Thomas Jefferson building, Mark Dimunation, curator of the Thomas Jefferson Library exhibition, leads a tour of the exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM -- Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours

Jefferson Building, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM -- Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours

Jefferson Building, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM -- Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours

Jefferson Building, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM -- Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours

Jefferson Building, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM -- Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours

Jefferson Building, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 3:30 p.m. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000

Thursday, October 09, 2008

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM -- Tommy Sands

Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building, Tommy Sands performs in a concert co-sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5510

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM -- "Koryo Saram"

Mumford, 6th floor James Madison building, Screened will be "Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People." Co-director Y. David Chang will be on hand for a discussion of the film. Contact: (202) 707-2991

Friday, October 10, 2008

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM -- "Casablanca"

Mount Pony Theater - Packard Campus, floor Mount Pony Theater building, "Casablanca" (Warner Bros., 1943). Contact: (202) 707-9994

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM -- "In the Time of Butterflies"

Dining Room A, 6th floor James Madison building, "In the Time of Butterflies" is being screened as part of the Library's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Contact: (202) 707-9169

Saturday, October 11, 2008

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM -- "42nd Street"

Mount Pony Theater - Packard Campus, floor Mount Pony Theater building, "42nd Street" (Warner Bros., 1933). Contact: (202) 707-9994