Events at the Library of Congress

Thursday August 8, 2024

  • 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

    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…

Thursday August 15, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    August 15, 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 | concerts and performances

    Live! at the Library: Café Concert Les Zazous

    Thursday
    August 15, 2024
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
    Les Zazous has charmed audiences from all over the country with its stylish and innovative bistro jazz sound, inspired by the alluring café music of Paris, the raw energy of drifter jazz, and the passionate pull of French chanson. Les Zazous bring their signature blend of hip French cabaret & pop, sultry Latin jazz, bossa nova cool and sizzling American swing that will transform…
  • Event | film and video screenings

    Summer Movies on the Lawn: "Love and Basketball" (2000)

    Thursday
    August 15, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
    Southeast Lawn
    Join us for a special screening of the film, “"Love and Basketball" (2000) starring Sanaa Lathan.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    August 15, 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…

Thursday August 22, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    August 22, 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 | concerts and performances

    Live! at the Library: Café Concert Hot Club de Bibliotèque – Tomáš Drgoň Gypsy Jazz Trio

    Thursday
    August 22, 2024
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ-200-E)
    Join us for a night on the sidewalks of Paris as this band delivers an honest, authentic, and entertaining mix of folklore, jazz and dance music pulled from the collections of the Music Division, the American Folklife Center, the Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division, and the France in America exhibition of the European Division.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    August 22, 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…

Thursday August 29, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    August 29, 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 | concerts and performances

    Windborne: Old Songs, Bold Harmony

    Thursday
    August 29, 2024
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    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 Labor day.
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    August 29, 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…

Thursday September 5, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    September 5, 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 | concerts and performances

    Grammy nominee Christylez Bacon leads an Acoustic Jam featuring Hip-Hop, Go-Go, and other Urban African American Styles

    Thursday
    September 5, 2024
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
    LJ 119
    Join us for a special acoustic jam featuring Hip-Hop, Go-Go, and other urban African American styles, with Grammy nominee Christylez Bacon. Although these genres are usually amplified, our jams are acoustic. We’re betting if anyone can pull this off it’s Christylez! So grab your guitars, percussion, and other instruments, and come play with us at the Library! Open to all levels of musicians and…
  • Event | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    September 5, 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…

Thursday September 12, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    September 12, 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 | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    September 12, 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…

Thursday September 19, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    September 19, 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 | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    September 19, 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…

Thursday September 26, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    September 26, 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 | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    September 26, 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…

Thursday October 3, 2024

  • Event | special events

    Live! at the Library

    Thursday
    October 3, 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 | exhibits and tours

    Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress

    Thursday
    October 3, 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…