Events at the Library of Congress

Thursday July 20, 2023

Event | courses and workshops Doing Public Company Research
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Online Only
In this webinar, Business Reference Services librarians will introduce attendees to some of the sources that are available to find financials, ownership, SWOT analysis, and investment reports.

This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com.
Event | courses and workshops Orientation to Law Library Collections
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
- Online Only
This webinar is designed for patrons who are familiar with legal research, and would instead prefer an introduction to the collections and services specific to the Law Library of Congress.

This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com.
Event | courses and workshops Community Collections Grants Program Orientation
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
- Online Only
An informational webinar on the Community Collections Grants program in the Of the People initiative, providing an overview of the grant program, information on the application process and a live Q&A.

This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com.
Event | film and video screenings The Fortune Cookie (1966)
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
- James Madison Building, Pickford Theater (LM-302)
Join us in the Madison Building for a special film screening of "The Fortune Cookie" (1966). After he is injured when a football player runs into him during a game, a TV cameraman is persuaded by a shyster lawyer, who is also his brother-in-law, to make a bundle of money by suing everyone involved in the incident.
Event | lectures and symposia Live! at the Library: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 119
Join us for an evening with authors Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett, as they discuss their book “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again” in a conversation moderated by Ryan Reft from the Library of Congress Manuscripts Division
Event | concerts and performances Live! at the Library: Live Performance by Nen Daiko
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
- Thomas Jefferson Building, Southeast Lawn
Join us on the Southeast lawn at the Thomas Jefferson Building for a performance of Nen Daiko. This agile and dynamic percussion ensemble showcases the Japanese tradition of taiko drumming combined with choreography, martial arts, and vocal expressions.
Event | film and video screenings Buck and the Preacher (Columbia, 1972)
- Thursday, July 20, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
- Culpeper, VA: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
Join us for a showing of the film "Buck and the Preacher" (Columbia, 1972). Just after the end of The Civil War, a wagon train of Black settlers head West. This film is directed by Sidney Poitier.