Events at the Library of Congress
Thursday September 29, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsDouble Victory in Black and White: What Digitized Historical Newspapers Reveal about the African American Experience of WWII
Thursday
September 29, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Drawing on his new book, "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad" (Viking, October), historian Matthew Delmont explores how Black newspapers led the Double Victory campaign during WWII, to secure victory over fascism abroad and victory over racism at home.Streaming information will be available closer to the event date.
Thursday October 6, 2022
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Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series: U.S. Federal Statutes
Thursday
October 6, 2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join legal reference specialists for an Orientation to Legal Research this month focusing on “U.S. Federal Statutes.” This webinar provides an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday October 11, 2022
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Geography & Map Division Virtual Orientation
Tuesday
October 11, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This virtual orientation will provide a general introduction to the world's largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Join us to 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.
Wednesday October 12, 2022
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Knowing Your Market: Business Research at the Library of Congress
Wednesday
October 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Business Reference and Research Specialists will highlight free sources as well as those resources available at the Library of Congress, and share their research strategies and tips for finding current industry information. We’ll cover ways to compile information on both large, standard industries classified by the U.S. Census Bureau, and niche industries that are too small or unique to have their own reports.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday October 13, 2022
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Congress.gov Webinar
Thursday
October 13, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the Congressional member information attached to the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will be highlighted.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday October 20, 2022
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Pakistan's Legal Framework to Manage the Risks of Extreme Climate Events & Disasters
Thursday
October 20, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This webinar will try to provide an overview of Pakistan’s legal and policy framework to deal with climate change issues and manage the risk of extreme climate events and disasters at the federal, provincial, and local level.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
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Contemporary Islamic Culture in Africa and the Middle East
Thursday
October 20, 2022
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This program will focus on literature, foods, music, and fashion in modern Muslim societies and its many influences.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday November 2, 2022
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Event | film and video screeningsHomegrown Foodways in Central New Jersey: Folklife, Foodways, and Women's Empowerment in Afghanistan with Nasrin Rafiq
Wednesday
November 2, 2022
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Folklife, Foodways, and Women’s Empowerment in Afghanistan with Nasrin Rafiqm will premiere on the Library of Congress YouTube channel. Nasrin Rafiq, a longtime director of USAID’S women’s empowerment programs in Afghanistan, moved to the U.S. in 2017.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday November 9, 2022
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Event | film and video screeningsHomegrown Foodways in Central New Jersey: Multigenerational Ukrainian Foodways with Roman Kovbasniuk
Wednesday
November 9, 2022
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only The second film in the AFC’s Homegrown Foodways in Central New Jersey series is Multigenerational Ukrainian Foodways with Roman Kovbasniuk, premiering on the Library of Congress YouTube channel.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Thursday November 10, 2022
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Event | courses and workshops
Islam in East Africa (Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania)
Thursday
November 10, 2022
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only This program will focus on the history of Islam in East Africa and the evolution of Islamic culture in the region as seen in contemporary films and documentaries.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday November 15, 2022
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Discovering Science Collections Virtually at the Library of Congress
Tuesday
November 15, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only The Library of Congress collections are robust in both science and technology. Science subject specialists will provide a tour of these collections, with an emphasis on collections available online. This webinar will also cover how the Library developed these collections and recommended research strategies to discover science at the Library of Congress.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday November 16, 2022
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Event | film and video screeningsHomegrown Foodways in Central New Jersey: REPLENISH and Nourishing Neighbors through Community Food Equity
Wednesday
November 16, 2022
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only REPLENISH and Nourishing Neighbors through Community Food Equity premieres on Thursday September 29 at noon EDT on the Library of Congress YouTube Channel. REPLENISH, Middlesex County’s network of over 160 food pantries, food banks, and soup kitchens, received and distributed more than 4.7 million pounds of food last year.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.