Events at the Library of Congress
Wednesday March 29, 2023
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Event | courses and workshopsJews and Pandemics from the Bible to COVID-19
Wednesday
March 29, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E) Join us for a special event featuring Jeremy Brown, author of "The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible." In his book, Brown investigates the relation between Judaism and infectious diseases throughout the ages. -
Event | courses and workshopsFinding Pictures: Going to Bat for Baseball Collections
Wednesday
March 29, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Slide into Opening Day with the Prints & Photographs Division. Baseball history can be found in many divisions at the Library of Congress, but this online orientation will focus on finding visual materials specifically in Prints & Photographs. Featuring amateur, recreational, professional, and even congressional baseball, this orientation session will include searching tools and discuss collections teaming with baseball visuals.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday March 30, 2023
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Event | courses and workshopsItalian Legislative Framework for the Return of Unlawfully Obtained Artwork
Thursday
March 30, 2023
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join senior legal information analyst Dante Figueroa and special guest Roberto D'Orazio for “Italian Legislative Framework for the Return of Unlawfully Obtained Artwork”, a Foreign and Comparative Law webinar. This entry in the series will discuss the general legal framework in both the United States and Italy concerning the identification, tracking, and return of unlawfully obtained artworkThis event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Saturday April 1, 2023
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Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Tracing Federal Regulations
Saturday
April 1, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for an overview of U.S. federal regulations, including information about the notice-and-comment rulemaking process, the publication and citation of regulations, and the tracing of regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations, to the proposed rule in the Federal Register, to the regulation’s docket. This webinar will be presented by Senior Legal Reference Librarian Ann Hemmens.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Wednesday April 5, 2023
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We the Undersigned: Transcribing a 1865 Petition for Black South Carolinians' Equal Rights
Wednesday
April 5, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join "By the People" and Library colleagues to learn about a new transcription campaign for a petition created in 1865 by Black South Carolinians fighting for equal rights.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday April 11, 2023
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Using Maps in Genealogical Research
Tuesday
April 11, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only This virtual orientation will provide an introduction to the map collections of the Library of Congress, with a special focus on resources for genealogists like land ownership atlases and fire insurance maps. Join us to explore a treasure trove of cartographic resources and learn how to access them in person and online. A Q and A session with map librarians will follow the presentation.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday April 20, 2023
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Congress.gov Webinar
Thursday
April 20, 2023
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 also be highlighted. This webinar is presented by Bibliographic and Research Instruction Librarian Barbara Bavis and Chief of the Law Library’s Office of External Relations Robert Brammer.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
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2022 Literacy Awards Program: Advancing Adult Literacy in the United States
Thursday
April 20, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a conversation on Advancing Adult Literacy in the United States with a select panel from this year's Literacy Awards Program Successful Practices Honorees recipients.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Monday April 24, 2023
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Transatlantic Conversations: Lawmaking and Representation in the U.S. and the U.K.
Monday
April 24, 2023
10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Kluge Center (LJ-119) The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and the American Trust for the British Library welcome British and American lawmakers — Baroness Ann Taylor, Steve Norris, Tom Graves, and Donna Edwards — to compare and contrast the experience and legislative processes in the United Kingdom and the United States.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday April 25, 2023
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Judicial Responses to Anti-Conversion Laws in India
Tuesday
April 25, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a special webinar that provides an overview of India’s state level anti-conversion laws and judicial responses to them. In India, several states have recently passed Freedom of Religion Act or “anti-conversion” laws that attempt to regulate religious conversions and include controversial marriage provisions sometimes pejoratively referred to as “love jihad” laws.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday April 27, 2023
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Discussion on Microbiome and Health
Thursday
April 27, 2023
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Online Only The Library of Congress Health Services Division invites you to a webinar on the microbiome. The Library is joined in this discussion by Dr. Eugene B. Chang, professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. He will present information on the gut microbiome and its impacts on the development of disease.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.