Library of Congress sent this bulletin at 04/20/2023 12:01 PM EDT
Events at the Library of Congress
Live! At the Library
Thursday, April 20, 5-8 p.m. ET
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.
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.
The Library: Sounds of the Globe, an interview with Jim Metzner
Thursday, April 27, 7-8 p.m. ET
Experience the world in sound as Jad Abumrad, creator of “Radio Lab,” interviews audio producer Jim Metzner. For decades, Metzner has documented the world through sound and hosted the series “Pulse of the Planet.”
The American Bar Association and the Law Library of Congress present Law Day 2023. This will be a panel discussion moderated by Jacksonville University College of Law Dean Nicholas Allard on the Law Day theme, “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” National Law Day Chair Sharon Stern Gerstman and Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut will provide remarks.
Join us for an array of iconic films screenings at the Packard Campus Theater. Programs are free and open to the public. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted.
Transatlantic Conversations: Lawmaking and Representation in the U.S. and the U.K.
Monday, April 24, 10:30 a.m. ET
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and the American Trust for the British Library welcome British and American lawmakers — Baroness Ann Taylor, Steve Norris, Tom Graves, and Donna Edwards — to compare and contrast the experience and legislative processes in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Judicial Responses to Anti-Conversion Laws in India
Tuesday, April 25, 2-3 p.m. ET
Join us for a special webinar that provides an overview of India’s state level anti-conversion laws and judicial responses to them. In India, several states have recently passed Freedom of Religion Act or “anti-conversion” laws that attempt to regulate religious conversions and include controversial marriage provisions sometimes pejoratively referred to as “love jihad” laws.
The Library of Congress Health Services Division invites you to a webinar on the microbiome. The Library is joined in this discussion by Dr. Eugene B. Chang, professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. He will present information on the gut microbiome and its impacts on the development of disease.
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.
