Archive for the Interviews Category (55 posts)

Main Reading Room Open House 10/9

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On Monday, October 9, visitors to the Library will have the opportunity to see and explore our historic Main Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building, as part of the Library’s Semi-Annual Main Reading Room Open House. This family-friendly opportunity offers the public an opportunity to get a taste of the Library’s collections, exhibitions, and architecture. Reference librarians, curators, and Library staff will be on hand throughout the day to lead tours and share collections displays, including a preview of the Library’s forthcoming pop-up exhibit, LOC Halloween: Chambers of Mystery. Additionally, the Library will present an array of Hispanic Heritage Month programs, in conjunction with Discovery en Español and made possible by Verizon FiOS.

Throughout the day you are invited to visit the Music Division’s permanent exhibition on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, “Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin,” which features a holograph manuscript short score of Porgy and Bess and one of George Gershwin’s pianos. You can see Marvin Hamlisch’s “PEGOT” Awards (Pulitzer, Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar, Tony), plus several historic Stradivari stringed instruments will also be on view on the Whittall Pavilion.

Semi-Annual Main Reading Room Open House Highlights
Location: Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, SE, Washington, DC

  • Thomas Jefferson Building hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
  • Main Reading Room open to the public (10:00 am-3:00 pm)
  • Frida Kahlo Story Time & Children’s Activities (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
    • Venue: Whittall Pavilion
  • Young Readers Center open to the public (10:00 am-3:00 pm)
  • Film: Benito Juárez, la derrota de un Imperio (1:00-2:45 pm)
    • Venue: Coolidge Auditorium
  • Benito Juárez Treasures Display (10:00 am-3:00 pm)
    • Venue: Coolidge Auditorium Lobby
  • National Hispanic Heritage Month Treasures Display (8:30 am to 4:30 pm)
    • Venue: Second Floor, Agile Display Cases
  • Tours: “Exploring the Early Americas” Exhibit (11:00 am & 12:00 pm)
    • Venue: Northwest Gallery, Second Floor

The Library’s Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, home to the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, will also host an open house from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on October 9. More details are available here.

New Wonder Woman Treasures on Display

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The Library of Congress recently celebrated its extensive comic book collection with a pop-up exhibit (“Library of Awesome“) and a series of programs that culminated in a special appearance by Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman. During her appearance, Carter donated some remarkable items to the American people that will be housed in the Library’s […]

“I Will Survive”

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The following post originally appeared on the Copyright: Creativity at Work Blog and was written by George Thuronyi of the U.S. Copyright Office. As a teenager during the 1970s, I put on my bell-bottom pants and shiny shirt to groove to the latest disco hits. I was not alone. Disco culture was highly popular and […]

This Week at the Library: “Pump Up the Volume,” Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih, “In Bach’s Hand,” “Painting Jazz,” and Steve Coleman and Five Elements

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This Week at the Library: Wednesday, 4/19, 7:00 pm – Bibliodiscotheque Film Screening: Pump Up the Volume (Film) Friday, 4/21, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Steven Isserlis (Interview) Friday, 4/21, 8:00 pm – Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih (Concert) Saturday, 4/22, 11:00 am – #Declassified: “In Bach’s Hand” (Lecture) Saturday, 4/22, 6:30 pm – John Szwed: “Painting […]

This Week at the Library: WWI Sheet Music, Jeannette Rankin, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

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This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 4/4, 12:00 pm – “WWI Sheet Music at the Library of Congress” (Lecture) Friday, 4/7, 6:30 pm – “Fierce Grace: Jeannette Rankin” (Concert + Panel) Saturday, 4/8, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Brett Dean (Panel) Saturday, 4/8, 8:00 pm – Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (Concert)  ***** Tuesday, April 4, 2017 […]

Special Invitation: SHIFT Festival Symposium

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The Library of Congress is pleased to invite “In the Muse” readers to attend a special event co-presented with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Washington Performing Arts, as part of SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras. On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 10:00 am a host of distinguished arts leaders […]

This Week: Arts Leaders, Kyogen, Marlboro & Paredes

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This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 3/21, 6:30 pm – Kyogen & The National Cherry Blossom Festival (Panel) Tuesday, 3/21, 8:00 pm – An Evening of Kyogen (Performance) Wednesday, 3/22, 12:00 pm – Leaders in the Arts (Panel) Wednesday, 3/22, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Musicians from Marlboro (Panel) Wednesday, 3/22, 8:00 pm – Musicians […]

This Week: Hagen Quartet, Hindemith, Monson & Hutchins

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This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 2/28, 12:00 pm – Hindemith’s Musical Responses to WWI (Lecture) Wednesday, 3/1, 12:00 pm – Ingrid Monson (Interview) Friday, 3/3, 6:30 pm – American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins (Lecture) Friday, 3/3, 8:00 pm – Hagen Quartet (Concert) ***** Tuesday, February 28, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] Hindemith’s Musical Responses to […]

Smokey Robinson at Gershwin’s Piano

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(The following is a guest post by Director of Communications Gayle Osterberg. It was originally published on the Library of Congress Blog.) This Friday (Feb. 10) PBS stations nationwide (9 pm Eastern – check your local listings) will share with America the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song tribute concert honoring Motown legend […]

Preview: Smokey Robinson Interview

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Our colleague Michele L. Glymph recently had a chance to sit down with 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Smokey Robinson. Their fascinating conversation will be released in the coming weeks as a video, but we’re pleased to offer you a sneak preview! Interview Excerpt (MG = Michele L. Glymph; SR […]