Events at the Library of Congress
Tuesday October 21, 2025
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Event | lectures and symposia AMS Lecture: “Music, Disputes, and the Silent Western: The Yaqui (1916),” Mariana Whitmer, PhD, independent scholar
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Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
EDT
- James Madison Building, Mumford Room (LM-649)
Mariana Whitmer speaks at the Library as part of the long-running series of American Musicological Society lectures hosted by the Music Division. Whitmer's talk will explore two differing musical accompaniments for "The Yaqui" by Ernst Luz and Max Winkler. -
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
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Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
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Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
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Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books. -
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
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Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
Wednesday October 22, 2025
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Event | lectures and symposia Made at the Library: Alias Agnes, The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy, with Elizabeth DeWolfe
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Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
EDT
- Online Only
Learn about undercover detective Jane Tucker, alias Agnes Parker, in a conversation with author Elizabeth A. DeWolfe about her book and her research in the Manuscript Division.More information at zoomgov.com. -
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
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Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
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Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
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Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books. -
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
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Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
Thursday October 23, 2025
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Event | courses and workshops An Introduction to Congress.gov
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
EDT
- Online Only
This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the Congressional member information attached to the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will be highlighted.More information at zoomgov.com. -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
EDT
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Event | special events Live! At The Library
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs. -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
5:00 pm -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | special events Live! At the Library: Horror Book Night
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
5:00 pm -
8:30 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Great Hall
Horror Book Night celebrates the writers and books that keep us up at night! Catherine Dang, Cassandra Khaw and Josh Malerman will talk about their latest books, we’ll reveal some of the Library’s collections most suited to the season and you’ll get to scream along with "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," which is on the National Film Registry. All adult horror fans, please… -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
5:00 pm -
8:30 pm
EDT
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Event | film and video screenings Film screening: Young Frankenstein (1974)
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
EDT
- James Madison Building, Pickford Theater (LM-302)
A spoof of classic Frankenstein films which was called “one of the funniest (and most quotable) movies of all time." -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
EDT
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Event | film and video screenings Beauty and the Beast (1946)
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
EDT
- Culpeper, VA: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s enduring fairy-tale—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. In French with English subtitles. Black & white, 93 min. (Film) -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours A National Treasure: The Library of Congress
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
This small, curated display celebrates the history of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened to the public on November 1, 1897. Designed in an Italian Renaissance style, this building features the works of more than 40 American sculptors and painters. It was also the first building in Washington, D.C., designed with electric lighting. The state-of-the-art facility was built to accommodate the Library of Congress’s… -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Thomas Jefferson’s Library
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Pavilion
Take a trip through this major exhibition, a re-created version of Jefferson’s library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books. -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution
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Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southwest Gallery
Our understanding of George Washington and King George III of Britain is clouded by myths that have accumulated over centuries. This exhibition explores the lives and legacies of the two adversaries during America’s war for independence. The Library of Congress brings their papers together for the first time to reveal the real men behind the myths. -
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
10:00 am -
8:00 pm
EDT
Friday October 24, 2025
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Event | film and video screenings The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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Friday,
October 24, 2025
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
EDT
- Culpeper, VA: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
Based on the award-winning children’s novel by Robert C. O’Brien, a mild-mannered mother mouse must find a way to save her home and family from the farmer’s plow. Along the way, she gets help from a colorful menagerie of critters including a klutzy crow, a wise owl and some highly intelligent rats. Color, 82 min. (Film) -
Friday,
October 24, 2025
7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress
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Friday,
October 24, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Northwest Gallery
The Library of Congress preserves collective memories representing entire societies as well as intimate records of important moments and rites of passage in individual lives. The inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and in forms created across time and continents. -
Friday,
October 24, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
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Event | exhibits and tours Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin
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Friday,
October 24, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, George and Ira Gershwin Room
Experience the glamour and sophistication of the 1920s and 1930s in this permanent tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin, who helped provide a musical background to the period. The exhibition contains a wealth of materials that provide insight into their careers and personalities. -
Friday,
October 24, 2025
10:00 am -
5:00 pm
EDT