This Week: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - Saturday, February 04, 2012
For information on future events view the full LOC calendar of events
Monday, January 30, 2012
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM — Creating the U.S.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
This tour explores the founding of our nation and takes a look at some of the documents that
shaped it. Intertwined is a highlight tour of the Jefferson building.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM — Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
"Thomas Jefferson: The Man and His Ideas" is a tour that gives visitors a glimpse into Thomas Jefferson's life and explores his influence on the Library and the nation.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM — Creating the U.S.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
This tour explores the founding of our nation and takes a look at some of the documents that shaped it. Intertwined is a highlight tour of the Jefferson building.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM — Langston Hughes
Whittall Pavilion,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Poets Delores Kendrick and Evie Shockley celebrate the birthday of American poet Langston Hughes by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing.
Contact:(202) 707-5397
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
Thursday, February 02, 2012
11:30 AM
- 12:30 PM — Eleanor Lambert
Pickford Theater,
Third floor,
Madison Building,
Author and fashion historian John Tiffany discusses his book "Eleanor Lambert: Still Here."
Contact:(202) 707-7450
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
7:30 PM
- 9:30 PM — "Roots"
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA,
Packard Campus building,
"Roots": Parts 1 & 2 (ABC TV, 1977).
Contact:(202) 707-9994
Friday, February 03, 2012
8:00 PM
- 10:00 PM — Cygnus Ensemble
Coolidge Auditorium,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
The Cygnus Ensemble, featuring the Library's Guarneri del Gesu violin, formerly owned by Fritz Kriesler, peforms works by Kriesler and Harold Meltzer.
Contact:(202) 707-5502
6:15 PM
- 7:15 PM — Harold Meltzer
Whittall Pavilion,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Composer Harold Meltzer talks about his new work with Cygnus Ensemble founder William Anderson.
Contact:(202) 707-5502
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
7:30 PM
- 9:30 PM — "Hunchback of Notre Dame"
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA,
Packard Campus building,
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (RKO, 1939).
Contact:(202) 707-9994
Saturday, February 04, 2012
8:00 PM
- 10:00 PM — U.S. Army Band
Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE Washington, DC,
The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" explores the big-band music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle.
Contact:(202) 707-5502
10:30 AM
- 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area,
Ground floor,
Jefferson Building,
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Contact:(202) 707-8000
2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM — "Swiss Family Robinson"
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA,
Packard Campus building,
"Swiss Family Robinson" (Disney, 1960).
Contact:(202) 707-9994