Thursday
April 18, 2024
5:00 pm -
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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.
Thursday
April 18, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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John Adams Building
Come celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Art Deco and Beaux-Arts inspired John Adams Building, now the home of the Science and Business Reading Room! The Library of Congress Adams Building first opened to the public in April 1939. Explore the building and reading room with tours from 5 p.m. -8 p.m. during Live at the Library!
Thursday
April 18, 2024
8:00 pm -
10:00 pm
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Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Celebrating 50 years of extraordinary performances, the Kronos Quartet will offer a program by a huge range of composers, from Sun Ra and Terry Riley to Steve Reich, Charlton Singleton and Laurie Anderson. Join for a post-concert NightCap conversation with the artists following the concert.
Thursday
April 18, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This display includes material from the Library’s collections that highlights the work of each of the past Gershwin prize recipients as well as the 2024 recipients, songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Thursday
April 18, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
For more than a hundred years, cherry blossoms have signaled the arrival of spring in Washington, DC. They have become symbols of peace and friendship between the United States and Japan. This display, "Sakura: Icon of Spring", features the Library of Congress’s extensive Sakura collections and a new book on the subject.
Thursday
April 25, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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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.
Thursday
April 25, 2024
5:00 pm -
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
Come join Preservation staff and celebrate Preservation Week by learning about projects at the Library and taking part in games and activities.
Thursday
April 25, 2024
6:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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LJ 119
Celebrated artists Helen C. Frederick and Phil Sanders and cultural leaders Juanita and Mel Hardy will discuss the powerful benefits of collaborative art and ways to leverage artists’ stories that expand fresh American narratives.
Thursday
April 25, 2024
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
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Members Room (LJ-162)
At this event, 2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner George Saunders will give the annual lecture associated with the Prize, followed by a conversation with the Library's Literary Director Clay Smith.
Thursday
April 25, 2024
7:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Windborne singers Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan share a vibrant energy onstage with a blending of voices that can only come from decades of friendship alongside dedicated practice of polyphonic harmony singing. They will draw their audience along on a journey that spans continents and centuries, performing nature related songs from a variety of traditions in celebration of Earth day.
Thursday
April 25, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This display includes material from the Library’s collections that highlights the work of each of the past Gershwin prize recipients as well as the 2024 recipients, songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Wednesday
May 1, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Thursday
May 2, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Thursday
May 2, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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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.
Thursday
May 2, 2024
5:30 pm -
7:00 pm
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Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Please join us for a screening of the documentary film, "Join or Die." This film is being screened in support of our Join In: Voluntary Associations in America exhibit.
Thursday
May 2, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This display includes material from the Library’s collections that highlights the work of each of the past Gershwin prize recipients as well as the 2024 recipients, songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Friday
May 3, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Saturday
May 4, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Monday
May 6, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Tuesday
May 7, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Wednesday
May 8, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Thursday
May 9, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Madison Atrium (LLMS27)
Experience historic Asian American communities through Hidden Portals, a series of virtual reconstructions created by 2023-2024 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren using maps and photographs from the Library’s collections.
Thursday
May 9, 2024
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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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.
Thursday
May 9, 2024
8:00 pm -
10:00 pm
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Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
Embark on a sonic adventure as the groundbreaking PUBLIQuartet and Vijay Iyer converge in a concert experience that defies convention, including the premiere of a new Library of Congress commission by Iyer. Join for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion.
Thursday
May 9, 2024
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
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Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
This display includes material from the Library’s collections that highlights the work of each of the past Gershwin prize recipients as well as the 2024 recipients, songwriting duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
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