Events at the Library of Congress

Tuesday May 24, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesARC Ensemble Tuesday
May 24, 2022
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only The ARC Ensemble musicians (Artists of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Canada) are considered among Canada’s leading cultural ambassadors. Its 20-year history of excellent concerts and superbly-produced recordings documents the ensemble’s focus on the research and rediscovery of music suppressed and marginalized under the 20th century’s repressive regimes.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday May 25, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsA Conversation with Abdulrazak Gurnah for Africa Day Wednesday
May 25, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a conversation with Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian-born novelist and academic, in celebration of Africa Day. Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism."This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday June 1, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Pamyua Wednesday
June 1, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Pamyua for Yup’ik drumsongs from Alaska. Pamyua’s goal is to represent the enduring heritage of Inuit people. Their performances encourage audiences to appreciate indigenous traditions while relating ancient traditional wisdom to modern culture. Pamyua believes that unity is possible though music and dance, and the members interpret Inuit traditions masterfully with joy and sincerity.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Tuesday June 7, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsFan Art as a Record of Popular Culture Tuesday
June 7, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only In this Object Lesson, Archivist Maggie McCready explores the research value of fan art using examples from the Fine Print and Small Press Expo collections.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday June 9, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsOrientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Federal Statutes Thursday
June 9, 2022
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join legal reference librarians for an Orientation to Legal Research, this month focusing on U.S. Federal Statutes. This webinar will provide participants with 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 June 14, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsOrientation to the Prints & Photographs Division Tuesday
June 14, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for an orientation session that will highlight a wide range of pictorial formats and subject matter. It will focus especially on the digital accessibility of images available to all patrons, even those far from the Library’s buildings.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsConnecting Communities Digital Initiative Grant Opportunity for Higher Education Webinar Tuesday
June 14, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering higher education institutions three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities of...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsGeography & Map Division Virtual Orientation Tuesday
June 14, 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.
Thursday June 16, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsVera Rubin, Trailblazing Astronomer and Advocate for Women in Science Thursday
June 16, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Authors Jacqueline and Simon Mitton join us to discuss their new biography, "Vera Rubin: A Life", which highlights Rubin’s storied career in astronomy and her fierce advocacy for women in science.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsThe Most Improbable War: Legal Transformations in Ukraine and Russia Before and During the Invasion Thursday
June 16, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a webinar that will provide an overview of the historic roots of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
Event | courses and workshopsCCDI Grant Opportunity for Libraries, Archives and Museums Webinar Thursday
June 16, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering libraries, archives, and museums three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday June 22, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Chao Tian and Tom Teasley Wednesday
June 22, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Chao Tian and Tom Teasley. Tom and Chao formed the musical duo Dong Xi (“East and West”) in 2018. They use improvisation to create an effective musical dialogue between East and West, and are dedicated to bridging the gap between China and the United States with music.This event will be livestreamed on loc.gov. -
Event | courses and workshopsOrientation to the Prints & Photographs Division Wednesday
June 22, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for an orientation session that will highlight a wide range of pictorial formats and subject matter. It will focus especially on the digital accessibility of images available to all patrons, even those far from the Library’s buildings.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday June 28, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsAn Overview of Public International Law Tuesday
June 28, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join legal reference librarians for a Lunch and Learn webinar entitled "An Overview of Public International Law". Our Lunch and Learn webinar series takes a deep dive into the Law Library's collections and other legal research subjects.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday June 30, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsCongress.gov Webinar Thursday
June 30, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join the Law Library of Congress for a Congress.gov webinar. 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 also be highlighted.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday July 6, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Rodopi Ensemble Wednesday
July 6, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring the Rodopi Ensemble. The Rodopi Ensemble has been presenting the sounds, rhythms and melodies of Thrace for almost three decades. The group started its musical journey in the 1990s, and took the name Rodopi Ensemble to indicate its border-crossing musical style.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Tuesday July 12, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsConnecting Communities Digital Initiative Grant Opportunity for Higher Education Webinar Tuesday
July 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering higher education institutions three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities of...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday July 14, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsCCDI Grant Opportunity for Libraries, Archives and Museums Webinar Thursday
July 14, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering libraries, archives, and museums three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday July 19, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsConnecting Communities Digital Initiative Grant Opportunity for Higher Education Webinar Tuesday
July 19, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering higher education institutions three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities of...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday July 20, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: The Chosen Few Wednesday
July 20, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown from Home concert featuring The Chosen Few. The Chosen Few stands firmly in the great tradition of unaccompanied religious singing in the Tidewater region of Virginia.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Thursday July 21, 2022
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Event | courses and workshopsCCDI Grant Opportunity for Libraries, Archives and Museums Webinar Thursday
July 21, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering libraries, archives, and museums three grant opportunities for up to $50,000 each for projects that use Library of Congress digital collections to center the lives, experiences, and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or Pacific Islander, and other communities...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday August 3, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Janusz Prusinowski Kompania Wednesday
August 3, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Janusz Prusinowski Kompania for progressive village music from Poland. Janusz Prusinowski Kompania play rural music of Polish villages on fiddles, flutes, accordions, and other traditional instruments. They ground their music in dance rhythms, adding a modern improvisational flair to old melodies.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday August 17, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: WÖR Wednesday
August 17, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for the Homegrown at Home concert featuring the band WÖR. With finely textured arrangements, WÖR injects new energy into 18th-century melodies from the Flanders region of Belgium.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External.
Wednesday September 14, 2022
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Event | concerts and performancesHomegrown: Vigüela Wednesday
September 14, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Vigüela. Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain.This event will be livestreamed on YouTube External. -
Event | courses and workshopsVirtual Business Research Orientation Wednesday
September 14, 2022
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only The Virtual Business Research Orientation provides an overview of resources and services for business research, with an emphasis on Library of Congress tools and search strategies that can be used from home.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.