Related Resources at the Library
|| Featured at the Library ||
||Latest News ||
New Library Theater Launches Film Series
August 25, 2008
Classic films to be shown in classic environment at new center
Herman Wouk To Be Honored
Sept. 10, 2008
Inaugural Library award for lifetime achievement in fiction
"Book of Secrets" on Display
August 27, 2008
Prop from "National Treasure" film, behind-the-scenes feature on exhibit
New Poet Laureate
July 17, 2008
Librarian taps Kay Ryan as 16th Poet Laureate for 2008-2009
Book Festival Podcasts
July 14, 2008
Subscribe to regular new chats with Book Festival authors
|| Today at the Library ||
September 8, 2008
Library Research Orientation
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM LJ G07 Conference Room
Ground Floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center.
Library Research Orientation
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM LJ G07 Conference Room
Ground Floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register at 7-3370, www.loc.gov/rr/main/inforeas/signup.php or in person in the Computer Catalog Center.
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Jefferson Building
Ground Floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater.
Raymond Scheindlin Book Talk
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM African/Middle Eastern Reading Room
Second Floor Thomas Jefferson building
Raymond Scheindlin discusses his newest book, "Song of the Distant Dove: Judah Halevi's Pilgrimage," in a program sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division.
Scots-Gaelic Songs
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pickford Theater
3rd Floor James Madison building
James Graham and Jean MacKay, Scottish Gold Medalists from the 2005 Royal National Mod, perform traditional Scots-Gaelic songs.