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Events at the Library of Congress

Monday February 9, 2026

  • Event | exhibits and tours Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection
    • Monday, February 09, 2026 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • James Madison Building, Performing Arts Reading Room
    In 2025, the Library of Congress acquired the papers of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most celebrated figures in twentieth-century musical theater. This small display in the Performing Arts Reading Room features highlights from the collection, including lyrics and music from his musicals "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Merrily We Roll Along," "Sweeney Todd" and "A Little Night Music."

Tuesday February 10, 2026

  • Event | courses and workshops Chronicling America for Historical Research
    Unlock the full potential of the new Chronicling America for historical research.
    More information at zoomgov.com.
  • Event | lectures and symposia Geography and Map Division Virtual Orientation: Nautical Charts
    Geography and Map Division staff will present a virtual orientation on nautical charts, highlighting their history and uses as well as how to find and view these maps in the division collections.
    More information at zoomgov.com.
  • Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
    • Tuesday, February 10, 2026 6:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
      06:00 am to 01:00 pm EST
      10:00 am to 05:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
    Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths.
  • Event | exhibits and tours Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection
    • Tuesday, February 10, 2026 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • James Madison Building, Performing Arts Reading Room
    In 2025, the Library of Congress acquired the papers of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most celebrated figures in twentieth-century musical theater. This small display in the Performing Arts Reading Room features highlights from the collection, including lyrics and music from his musicals "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Merrily We Roll Along," "Sweeney Todd" and "A Little Night Music."
  • Event | exhibits and tours A Century of Black History Commemorations
    • Tuesday, February 10, 2026 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
    This small display celebrates one hundred years of Black history commemorations. Historian Carter G. Woodson initiated the annual observance of “Negro History Week” in February 1926. His modest idea blossomed into a monumental educational and cultural movement. In 1976, Negro History Week was extended to a month-long celebration to coincide with the nation’s bicentennial. This display traces the evolution of Negro History Week over…
  • Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
    • Tuesday, February 10, 2026 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
    The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents.

Wednesday February 11, 2026

  • Event | concerts and performances Marmen Quartet
    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    The vibrant, young London-based Marmen Quartet performs works by Haydn, Debussy and Bartók alongside Cassandra Miller’s intimate, luminous “Leaving,” composed in 2011.
  • Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 6:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
      06:00 am to 01:00 pm EST
      10:00 am to 05:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
    Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths.
  • Event | exhibits and tours Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection
    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • James Madison Building, Performing Arts Reading Room
    In 2025, the Library of Congress acquired the papers of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most celebrated figures in twentieth-century musical theater. This small display in the Performing Arts Reading Room features highlights from the collection, including lyrics and music from his musicals "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Merrily We Roll Along," "Sweeney Todd" and "A Little Night Music."
  • Event | exhibits and tours A Century of Black History Commemorations
    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
    This small display celebrates one hundred years of Black history commemorations. Historian Carter G. Woodson initiated the annual observance of “Negro History Week” in February 1926. His modest idea blossomed into a monumental educational and cultural movement. In 1976, Negro History Week was extended to a month-long celebration to coincide with the nation’s bicentennial. This display traces the evolution of Negro History Week over…
  • Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
    • Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
    The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents.

Thursday February 12, 2026

  • Event | courses and workshops An Introduction to Congress.gov
    This orientation provides a basic overview of Congress.gov, focusing on how to search legislation and access related Congressional member information. The session will also highlight new features of the site.
    More information at zoomgov.com.
  • Event | special events Live! At The Library
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall
    The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
  • Event | special events Live! At the Library: The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 119
    Learn about the history of macaroni and cheese with food historian and author Karima Moyer-Nocchi who will discuss her new book “The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese: From Ancient Rome to Modern America.”
  • Event | special events Live! At the Library: Valentine's Day Café Concert with QuinTango
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall
    Love is in the air at the Library. Join us for an evening of romance and drama as chamber tango ensemble QuinTango brings the playful, whimsical, and deeply passionate music of Buenos Aries to life; straight from the shelves of the collection to the Great Hall just in time for Valentines Day.
  • Event | film and video screenings Film screening: Flamingo Road (1949)
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
    • James Madison Building, Pickford Theater (LM-302)
    In this typically polished Warner Bros. melodrama with shadings of noir, a carnival dancer (Joan Crawford) exacts revenge on a crooked town boss who had sent her to prison.
  • Event | special events Live! At the Library: Love is a Renaissance with Isabel Ibañez and ReShonda Tate
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Love is an anchor in times of change. Bestselling novelists Isabel Ibañez and ReShonda Tate take us on a journey into the Italian and Harlem Renaissances to explore the power of love in times of uncertainty and innovation. Join us to hear from the authors behind "Graceless Heart" and "With Love From Harlem." Moderated by Destinee Hodge. Book signing to follow.
  • Event | film and video screenings Monkey Business (1952)
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EST
    • Culpeper, VA: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
    In this screwball comedy from director Howard Hawks, an absentminded scientist (Cary Grant) and his secretary can’t stop themselves from engaging in a little monkey business after a chimpanzee dumps an anti-aging formula into the office water cooler. Black & white, 97 min. (Film)
  • Event | exhibits and tours Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST
    • James Madison Building, Performing Arts Reading Room
    In 2025, the Library of Congress acquired the papers of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most celebrated figures in twentieth-century musical theater. This small display in the Performing Arts Reading Room features highlights from the collection, including lyrics and music from his musicals "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Merrily We Roll Along," "Sweeney Todd" and "A Little Night Music."
  • Event | exhibits and tours A Century of Black History Commemorations
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:00 am - 8:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
    This small display celebrates one hundred years of Black history commemorations. Historian Carter G. Woodson initiated the annual observance of “Negro History Week” in February 1926. His modest idea blossomed into a monumental educational and cultural movement. In 1976, Negro History Week was extended to a month-long celebration to coincide with the nation’s bicentennial. This display traces the evolution of Negro History Week over…
  • Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:00 am - 8:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
    The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents.
  • Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
    • Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:00 am - 8:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
    Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths.

Friday February 13, 2026

  • Event | film and video screenings The Hustler (1961)
    • Friday, February 13, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm EST
    • Culpeper, VA: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
    Paul Newman earned a Best Actor nomination as cocky young pool shark “Fast” Eddie Felson, who navigates the billiards underworld with the help of a wily mentor and a troubled girlfriend. With Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott. Black & white, 112 min. (Film)
  • Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
    • Friday, February 13, 2026 6:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
      06:00 am to 01:00 pm EST
      10:00 am to 05:00 pm EST
    • Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
    Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths.