Twice each year, the Library of Congress opens its magnificent Main Reading Room for a special public open house to share information about how the public can access the Library’s resources year-round. The fall open house will take place on…
Author Ezra Greenspan will discuss and sign his new book “William Wells Brown: An African American Life” (Norton, 2014) on Friday, Sept. 12, at noon in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Memorial…
The Library of Congress will open “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom” on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The exhibition will highlight the legal and legislative challenges and victories leading to its passage, shedding light on the individuals—both…
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the national anthem of the United States, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Library of Congress will present a free concert featuring preeminent lyric baritone Thomas Hampson, a panel discussion among esteemed music experts and…
Ms. Zainab Hassan is a Somali poet and a writer, and the Project Director of the National Library Initiative of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies in Mogadishu. She will be interviewed by Eve Ferguson, the Reference Librarian for East…
Skilled performers and an enthusiastic audience marked Saturday’s 27th annual Argentina Festival celebration. The bustling crowd at Arlington’s Thomas Jefferson Theater spent the early hours shopping among the unique craft vendors and enjoying choripan sausage sandwiches and empanadas, smoothies and…
Join us for a concert of renowned Persian musicians April 16th at 12 noon. An economist by training, Nader Majd is one of the founders of the Iranian Cultural Society in Washington D.C., and the co-founder of the Saba and Rouholah…
Learning Japanese Culture introduces children and adults to Japanese culture through origami, trying on kimonos and other activities. The 2014 Cherry Blossom princesses will instruct children in the art of tiara-making. April 5, 2014, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. At 11:00…
