Library of Congress sent this bulletin at 07/13/2022 04:30 PM EDT
Events at the Library of Congress
Live! at the Library: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Thursday, July 14, 8-10 p.m. ET
Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of the fantasy classic, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971), part of our fifth annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn” outdoor film festival.
Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of the classic movie, "Rocky" (1976), part of our fifth annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn” outdoor film festival.
Join us on the Southeast lawn at the Thomas Jefferson Building for a performancefrom the Puerto Rican band Kadencia at 7 p.m. prior to the sundown screening of the film “Rocky” (1976).”
Join us for a Homegrown from Home concert featuring The Chosen Few. The Chosen Few stands firmly in the great tradition of unaccompanied religious singing in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections. Some of the resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library’s research guides, digital collections, and the Guide to Law Online, among others.
Connecting Communities Digital Initiative Grant Opportunity for Higher Education Webinar
Tuesday, July 19, 4-5 p.m. ET
Join this webinar to learn about the CCDI Grant Opportunity for Higher Education. This program is designed to support 2-year and 4-year minority serving institutions (Institutions) by awarding three grants for up to $50,000 each for projects that center the lives, experiences and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color.
Finding Pictures: Using and Making Online Finding Aids
Wednesday, July 20, 3-4 ET
Archivists take you behind-the-scenes in an introduction to the Prints & Photographs Division’s online finding aids, documents that describe and inventory archival collections.
Regulating Remote Work During the Pandemic and After: Global Perspectives
Thursday, July 21, 2-3 p.m. ET
Join senior legal reference librarians for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar entitled “Regulating Remote Work During the Pandemic and After: Global Perspectives.” In this entry in the series, Ruth will discuss pre-COVID 19 regulation of remote work, as well as newly adopted legislation introduced during the pandemic in several jurisdictions.
CCDI Grant Opportunity for Libraries, Archives and Museums Webinar
Thursday, July 21, 4-5 p.m. ET
A part of the Library of Congress-wide “Of the People: Widening the Path” program, the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) is offering libraries, archives, and museums three grant opportunities for up to $50,000. Join Library staff to learn more about this grant program and ask questions about the application process.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to enter the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building and experience the exhibition, each visitor must apply for and receive one of a limited number of free timed entry passes. For information on reserving tickets, visit loc.gov/visit, where visitors can review “Know Before You Go” guidelines and reserve their free passes.
