Archive for the ‘Washington DC’ Category (26 posts)
September 28th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
East may be East, and West may be West – but music is universal, and if the music is jazz, it’s even open all night!
On Wednesday, Sept. 30 from noon to 1 p.m., Larry Appelbaum, the Library of Congress’ jazz music specialist, will co-anchor “A Russian-American Jazz Summit – Conversations on the American Influence on …
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Posted in: Capitol Hill, Music, Washington DC
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September 25th, 2009 by Matt Raymond
Whether you can be in Washington tomorrow or not, there are many ways for everyone to be a part of the 2009 National Book Festival. I came up with at least a dozen:
1. Attend! It’s tomorrow (Sept. 26) from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT on the National Mall (between 7th and 14th), rain or …
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Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Events, LC Web site, National Book Festival, News, Social Media, Technology, Washington DC
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September 23rd, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
Right now, here and there all over the world, people are sitting down with a good book and enjoying a good read.
Sprawled on the lawn, curled up on the sofa, sitting on the steps in the piazza — they’re communing with a great author, or a funny author, or an author who’s telling them how …
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Posted in: Blogging, Books, Capitol Hill, Education, Events, National Book Festival, New Visitors Experience, Podcasts, Poetry, Social Media, Uncategorized, Washington DC
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August 31st, 2009 by Matt Raymond
#nbf Heads up: The first batch of podcast interviews with 2009 National Book Festival authors are now online here, on iTunes here (link opens in iTunes client) and on iTunes U here (link opens in iTunes client).
Included in the first round are Junot Diaz, Rickey Minor, James Patterson, George Pelecanos, Nicholas Sparks and David Wroblewski–with more to …
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Posted in: Books, Events, National Book Festival, News, Podcasts, Social Media, Technology, Washington DC
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August 20th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
When revolutionary-turned-president Thomas Jefferson still walked the streets of Washington, D.C., there were people who wanted to give him a good jab with their index finger and hand him a piece of their minds.
These days, here on Capitol Hill, you can give Thomas Jefferson a jab … and dig a little deeper into his mind.
It’s …
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Posted in: Capitol Hill, Collections, Education, Exhibitions, LC Web site, New Visitors Experience, Technology, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
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August 10th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
With all the various reading rooms available at the Library, did you know there is one with a reference alcove dedicated to business?
The 5th floor of the John Adams Building on Capitol Hill, home to the Science & Business Reading Room, has a staff of business reference specialists to assist with your business-related questions and …
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Posted in: Capitol Hill, Collections, History, LC Web site, Technology, Washington DC, science
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August 4th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
This year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival already promises the biggest lineup of literary stars this side of the Crab Nebula. Book-lovers can look forward, on Saturday, Sept. 26, to hearing from David Baldacci, John Grisham, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Judy Blume, Ken Burns, Gwen Ifill and Jodi Picoult–not to mention celebrity chef …
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Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Events, National Book Festival, Podcasts, Poetry, Social Media, Washington DC
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July 17th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
From time to time, we ask ourselves:
Where is the outrage?
Well, for an amazing 72 years, it was on editorial pages, especially that of the Washington Post–in political commentary by the influential cartoonist Herblock (Herb Block), who made presidents and other public figures, from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush, ink-stained and wretched.
The Library of Congress is …
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Posted in: Capitol Hill, Collections, Exhibitions, History, New Visitors Experience, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
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May 27th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
Both the President and the First Lady will be Honorary Chairs of the 2009 National Book Festival, to be held Saturday, Sept. 26 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. between 7th and 14th Streets, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., rain or shine.
This colossal event, heading into its ninth year, lets book-lovers hear and …
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May 20th, 2009 by Matt Raymond
I thought I would pass along a statistic that has been floating about for the past couple of days:
Our total number of visitors from January to April 2009 increased a whopping 69 percent over 2007! (We’re comparing against 2007 because the same period in 2008 had too many variables, including an extended building closure to …
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Posted in: New Visitors Experience, News, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington DC
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