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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 7/7/2017

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 11 a.m.
Hispanic Reading Room Research Orientation

Sign up for our research orientation and learn about the Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Orientations are offered to the public the second Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to the session. For more information about reader’s cards, see here.
Location: Hispanic Reading Room, Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ-240. Attendees should use the First Street Carriage Entrance of the Jefferson Building.
Contact: [email protected]

 

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, noon – 1 p.m.
The Persian Book Lecture Series
Lecture: Persian Manuscripts in India: Collections, Collectors, and Their Future
by Chander Shekhar, Persian Specialist, University of Delhi, India

The African and Middle East Division and the Asian Division at the Library of Congress and Roshan Institute For Persian Studies at the University of Maryland present “Persian Manuscripts in India: Collections, Collectors, and Their Future,” by Dr. Chander Shekhar, the Persian Specialist, University of Delhi, India. Free and open to the public. Please allow time to clear security.
Location: African Middle East Division Reading Room, LJ-220, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S. E. Washington, D.C. 20540. Metro stop: Capitol South.
Contact: Hirad Dinavari (202) 707-4518; [email protected]
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 (Voice/TTY) or email [email protected]

 

Thursday, July 13, 2017, noon – 1 p.m.
Lecture: “Islam and Modernity in Pakistan”

The Asian Division of the Library of Congress invites you to join us for a lecture by Javid Amir on the topic of Islam in modern Pakistan. A former diplomat, Javid Amir is an author and editor who served as the Washington Bureau Chief of The Frontier Post and was Associate Editor of The Pakistan Review.
Free and open to the public. Please allow time to clear security.
Location: LJ-139B, First Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S. E. Washington, D.C. 20540. Metro stop: Capitol South.
Contact: Nuzhat Khatoon 202-707-2666, [email protected]
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 (Voice/TTY) or email [email protected].

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