Events at the Library of Congress

Saturday June 10, 2023

Tuesday June 13, 2023

  • Event | courses and workshops

    Geography & Map Division Virtual Orientation

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Online Only     Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide a general introduction to the world's largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Explore a treasure trove of maps, atlases, and cartographic resources followed by a Q&A session with a map librarian.
    This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
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    Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Join In: Voluntary Associations in America

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     South Gallery     This major exhibition examines the longstanding impulse of Americans to join together for common purposes such as fellowship, charity, professional growth, emergency services, societal reform and community building.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Gallery     A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary...
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Pride and Publishing: LGBTQ+ History in Print

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Great Hall     Witness the power of activism and creativity in this display featuring the Library’s LGBTQ+ collections of self-published zines, newspapers and magazines, which illuminate historic movements and moments from the 1950s to the present day.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Pavilion     Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Experience the Main Reading Room

    Tuesday
    June 13, 2023
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
    Add to calendar     Main Reading Room     The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Wednesday June 14, 2023

  • Event | courses and workshops

    Business Collections Orientation

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Online Only     Join us for a special webinar that will provide an overview of select print and online collections, and instruct participants on how they can access these resources for their own research needs.
    This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
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    Event | exhibits and tours

    Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     George and Ira Gershwin Room     Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,...
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Join In: Voluntary Associations in America

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     South Gallery     This major exhibition examines the longstanding impulse of Americans to join together for common purposes such as fellowship, charity, professional growth, emergency services, societal reform and community building.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    "Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Gallery     A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary...
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Pride and Publishing: LGBTQ+ History in Print

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Great Hall     Witness the power of activism and creativity in this display featuring the Library’s LGBTQ+ collections of self-published zines, newspapers and magazines, which illuminate historic movements and moments from the 1950s to the present day.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Thomas Jefferson's Library

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Pavilion     Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Experience the Main Reading Room

    Wednesday
    June 14, 2023
    10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
    Add to calendar     Main Reading Room     The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Thursday June 15, 2023

  • Event | film and video screenings

    Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound

    Thursday
    June 15, 2023
    9:00 am - 10:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     AFI Silver Theatre     The Library's inaugural Festival of Film and Sound brings together authors, historians, enthusiasts and special guests in a fun-filled weekend to enjoy classic rare silent and sound films from the 1920s through the 1950s not available on Blu-ray or streaming services.
  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    June 15, 2023
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     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: Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life

    Thursday
    June 15, 2023
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
    Add to calendar     Southwest Gallery     In celebration of Juneteenth, the Library and the Daniel A.P. Murray Association welcome Renata Cherlise to discuss her book “Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life,” with curators from the Library’s Prints & Photographs Division who will share images from Rosa Parks’ family photos and other Library treasures.