Events at the Library of Congress

Tuesday August 6, 2024

Event | exhibits and tours

2024 Summer Olympics
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Gallery A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
Event | exhibits and tours

Thomas Jefferson's Library
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Pavilion Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
Event | exhibits and tours

Experience the Main Reading Room
Tuesday
August 6, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading Room The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Wednesday August 7, 2024

Event | lectures and symposia

PBS Books and Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Abby Jimenez
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Online Only In partnership with Virginia Public Media and other local PBS stations, PBS Books presents a conversation hosted by VPM’s Keyris Manzanares with author Abby Jimenez to discuss her latest book “Just for the Summer” as the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival author featured this week by PBS Books.
More information at pbsbooks.org .
Event | exhibits and tours

2024 Summer Olympics
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Gallery A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
Event | exhibits and tours

Thomas Jefferson's Library
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Southwest Pavilion Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
Event | exhibits and tours

Experience the Main Reading Room
Wednesday
August 7, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading Room The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Thursday August 8, 2024

Event | courses and workshops

Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series: Tracing Federal Regulations
Thursday
August 8, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Online Only This webinar will provide 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 event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com .
Event | special events

Live! at the Library
Thursday
August 8, 2024
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT 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.
Event | special events

Live! At the Library: Panquility, Steelpan Band
Thursday
August 8, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Southeast Lawn Escape to the Caribbean without leaving DC! Immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of steelpan with Panquility Band. They will perform joyful melodies and rhythms on the Southeast lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building, transporting you to the islands with every note. Bring the whole family for an evening of fun in the sun.
Event | film and video screenings

Summer Movies on the Lawn: "Lady and the Tramp" (1955)
Thursday
August 8, 2024
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT Southeast Lawn Join us for a special screening of the Disney classic animated film “Lady and the Tramp” (1955). Before the film, enjoy a live performance from Panquility Band who will play island melodies starting at 7 p.m.
Event | exhibits and tours

2024 Summer Olympics
Thursday
August 8, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.
Event | exhibits and tours

Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
Thursday
August 8, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Northwest Gallery The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. "Collecting Memories" marks the ways and the…
Event | exhibits and tours

Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
Thursday
August 8, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT George and Ira Gershwin Room Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities, including manuscript and printed music, lyric sheets and librettos, correspondence, photos, paintings, and drawings, all from the Library's Gershwin Collection,…
Event | exhibits and tours

"Not an Ostrich" and Other Images from America's Library
Thursday
August 8, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Southwest Gallery A major exhibition organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photo collections of the Library of Congress, "Not an Ostrich" presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than 14 million images. Photos reproduced for this exhibition, made between 1839 and today, trace the evolution of photography, from daguerreotypes and other early processes to contemporary…
Event | exhibits and tours

Thomas Jefferson's Library
Thursday
August 8, 2024
10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT Southwest Pavilion Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
Event | exhibits and tours

Experience the Main Reading Room
Thursday
August 8, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am EDT Main Reading Room The Library of Congress welcomes visitors to experience its grand Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Usually reserved for credentialed researchers, this access will offer visitors a glimpse inside one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.

Friday August 9, 2024

Event | film and video screenings

Dick Tracy (Buena Vista Pictures,1990)
Friday
August 9, 2024
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT Packard Campus Theater The classic comic strip is colorfully brought to life as legendary detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) attempts to oust dangerous criminal mastermind Big Boy Caprice (Al Pacino) and his cadre of hyper-stylized goons. Will Breathless Mahoney (Madonna), an enigmatic barroom singer who witnesses some of Caprice’s crimes, help Tracy solve the case of his career? Color, 105 min. (35mm)
Event | exhibits and tours

2024 Summer Olympics
Friday
August 9, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E) This small, curated display showcases some of the Library’s collections related to the modern Summer Olympic Games. It includes items documenting the 1924 Summer Olympics—the last time Paris hosted the games.