Top of page

Archive: October 2017 (7 Posts)

Large metal hollow globe on a metal frame with metal orbit trails surrounding it

4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 10/27/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Monday, October 30, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. Lecture: Goodly Treasures New and Old: A Lecture on the Song of Songs by Gary A. Rendsburg, Blanche and Irving Laurie Professor of Jewish History, Rutgers University The Hebraic Section, African and Middle East Division of the Library of Congress presents “Goodly Treasures New and Old: A …

Large metal hollow globe on a metal frame with metal orbit trails surrounding it

A Thousand and One Nights: Arabian Story-telling in World Literature

Posted by: Muhannad Salhi

(The following is a post by Muhannad Salhi, Arab World Specialist, African and Middle Eastern Division.) An unparalleled monument to the ageless art of story-telling, the tales of the One Thousand and One Nights have, for many centuries, titillated the imaginations of generations the world over. Perhaps one of the greatest Arabic, Middle Eastern, and …

Large metal hollow globe on a metal frame with metal orbit trails surrounding it

4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 10/20/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Thursday, October 26, 2017 Book Talk: The Santillana Codes: The Civil Codes of Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania with author Dan E. Stigall On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., the Law Library of Congress, the Friends of the Law Library of Congress, the Embassy of Tunisia, and the Library of Congress African and Middle …

Large metal hollow globe on a metal frame with metal orbit trails surrounding it

4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 10/13/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, noon – 1:30 p.m. Lecture: Experimental Shadow Theater in Contemporary Bali, Indonesia The Asian Division and the Indonesian Embassy, Education and Culture Section offer the Library a special lecture with shadow puppets. In recent years, several dalang (shadow masters) in both Bali and Java have presented reinterpreted performances of ancient Indonesian …

Large metal hollow globe on a metal frame with metal orbit trails surrounding it

4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 10/6/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, October 10, 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 …

Large metal hollow globe on a metal frame with metal orbit trails surrounding it

La Biblioteca Podcast Series Launches

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a cross-post by John Sayers, Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Communications. It originally appeared on the Library of Congress Blog.) Today we launched our newest podcast series, “La Biblioteca” (The Library), in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Every Thursday for the next eight weeks, Library specialists will explore the Library’s rich …