Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 11 a.m. (ET) 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. – noon. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification …
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) Book Talk: “Business and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: Opportunities for Partnering and Investing in Emerging Business” A Book Signing by Edward Burton The Near East Section of the African and Middle East Division of the Library of Congress presents a book talk, “Business and Entrepreneurship in …
Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon (ET) Lecture: Life and Times of Russian Historian and Culinary Writer Vil’jam Pokhlebkin, 1923-2000 The European Division presents the “Life and Times of Russian Historian and Culinary Writer Vil’jam Pokhlebkin, 1923-2000,” by Ronald Feldstein, Professor Emeritus, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, Indiana University, Bloomington. Vil’jam Pokhlebkin …
(Event canceled) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) Lecture: Family Histories and Political Marriages in Ethiopia by Dr. Heran Serekebrehan, Deputy Director of the Washington DC Mayor’s Office of African Affairs The African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress, invites you to a lecture, “Family Histories and Political Marriages in …
(Event canceled) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) – Newly added! Lecture: Family Histories and Political Marriages in Ethiopia by Dr. Heran Serekebrehan, Deputy Director of the Washington DC Mayor’s Office of African Affairs The African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress, invites you to a lecture, “Family Histories and …
Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 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 11:00am-12:00pm. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to the …
Tuesday, December 6, 2016, noon – 1:30 p.m. (ET) Panel Discussion: Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights The Asian Division of the Library of Congress and KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights present “Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights.” Speakers include: Aisha Rahman, Executive Director, KARAMAH; Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, …
Friday, December 2, 2016, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) Book Talk: The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World Professor William Egginton who teaches in the Spanish Program of the Department of German and Romance Languages at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, will present and sign his new book entitled …
Friday, December 2, 2016, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) Book Talk: The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World Professor William Egginton who teaches in the Spanish Program of the Department of German and Romance Languages at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, will present and sign his new book entitled …