Lookin’ Sharp: Reflections on the Zoot Suit and Black Style
With its bold design and unique style, the zoot suit is woven deeply into the fabric of American history. Spend the afternoon with historian and curator Monica L. Miller (Barnard College) who will discuss the history of the iconic suit and her book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. The virtual program will highlight Library of Congress collections…
Contributor:
McCarthy-Clark, Andrew - Miller, Monica - Healey-Brooks, Taylor
Date:2026-05-28
Film, Video
Literacy Awards Webinar: Boosting Family Engagement Through Literacy and Learning
The Literacy Awards Webinar Series showcases the 24 Winners and Honorees of the 2025 Literacy Awards Program. In each of the 6 Webinars, organizations whose work promotes literacy across the globe will share their work, outline their best practices, and illustrate how they define literacy. In this Webinar, Book Harvest’s Books from Birth Program, Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug Program, and WETA’s Colorín Colorado demonstrate…
Finding Pictures: Twentieth-Century Ephemera
Join us for insights into the lives of Americans as represented through the ephemeral world of commercial art—objects made to be used for a short time. Archivist Owen Ellis and Curator Sara W. Duke will talk about packaging, trading cards, design drawings, greeting cards, labels, advertisements, and more. The Library received these fascinating items through the U.S. Copyright deposit program between 1909 and 1978.
Contributor:
Ellis, Owen - Duke, Sara
Date:2026-05-20
Film, Video
Made at the Library: Brooke Newman “The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy”
Historian Brooke Newman of Virginia Commonwealth University will discuss her book, “The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas,” with Manuscript Division historian Julie Miller. Dr. Miller is the curator of the Library’s ongoing exhibition, “The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution.” Dr. Newman will describe her research for the book, and discuss her…
Contributor:
Newman, Brooke - Miller, Julie
Date:2026-05-04
Film, Video
Demystifying Audiovisual Preservation
This webinar will provide a brief overview of preservation management basics for analog audio, video, and film collections. Specific topics will include: identification, care and handling, planning preservation projects, and digitization best practices.
Preservation Science for Recordings On Magnetic Tape
The Library of Congress holds a collection of over half a million audio recordings on magnetic tape, and its collection suffers the same physical maladies that are familiar to audiovisual curators worldwide: sticky, shedding, and squealing audio tape materials. These symptoms of deterioration well known, but the possible causes and remedies for degradation still inspire passioned debate. The highly commercialized and mass-produced nature of…
Contributor:
Martyniak, Cathleen - Davis, Andrew - Parks, Amelia
Date:2026-04-30
Film, Video
Law Day 2026: The Declaration of Independence and the Rule of Law
On April 30 at 3 p.m., the Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association cohosted our annual Law Day celebration. Dr. Andrew Shankman, in conversation with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, helped us celebrate Law Day and America 250 by discussing what the philosophical and historical context of the Declaration of Independence can teach us about the rule of law in America.
Contributor:
Shankman, Andrew - Flowers, Michael - Bulut, Aslihan - Butterfield, Kevin
Date:2026-04-30
Film, Video
Surveying Rolled Wall Maps
This presentation will highlight the collaboration between the Conversation Division and Geography and Map Division to complete the Survey Project for Rolled Wall Maps. This multi-year project consisted of evaluating and describing upwards of 230 rolled wall maps and was driven by division-specific objectives.
Offsite Collection Retrieval
Last year, the Collections Management Division retrieved 54,770 individual items from its offsite facilities for patrons on Capitol Hill. Typically requests placed before 11am are delivered the same day and all other requests are delivered the next business day. The focus of this presentation will be on processes and procedures including the systems, staffing, and equipment used to ensure collections are delivered on time.
Contributor:
Martin, Matt - Martyniak, Cathleen - Parks, Amelia
Date:2026-04-28
Film, Video
The Reel Library: Master Negative Microfilm Collections at the Library of Congress
Although the Library has shifted toward digital, microfilm’s chapter at the Library of Congress (LOC) is far from closed. The Library of Congress has over one million reels of microfilm in its collections and microfilm are requested and used every day. Microfilm may be the only copy of important material at the LOC. The Preservation Services Division ensures that patrons to the Library can…
Literacy Awards Webinar: Bolstering K-12 Education Through Literacy Initiatives
The Literacy Awards Webinar Series showcases the 24 Winners and Honorees of the 2025 Literacy Awards Program. In each of the 6 Webinars, organizations whose work promotes literacy across the globe will share their work, outline their best practices, and illustrate how they define literacy. In this Webinar, 4 organizations, CitySchools Collaborative, Digital Inquiry Group, Reading Assist, and SML Good Neighbors showcase how their…
Contributor:
Breakstone, Joel - O'Neal, Caroline - Lietz, Lisa - Burd, Gina - Chang, Allister - Beckerle, Hana
Date:2026-04-25
Film, Video
A Historical Legal Analysis of Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Join foreign law specialist Louis Gilbert for a Foreign and Comparative International Law webinar on the historical legal analysis of citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo.In this presentation, Gilbert will trace the legal construction of Congolese nationality from the colonial period to the present, with particular attention to the North Kivu region, and examine how successive governments have used citizenship law to regulate…
Contributor:
Gilbert, Louis
Date:2026-04-23
Film, Video
Orientation to Legal Research: Tracing Federal Regulations
The Orientation to Legal Research series of webinars is designed to give a basic introduction to legal sources and research techniques. These orientations, taught by legal reference librarians, are typically offered once a month on a rotating basis.This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. federal regulations, including information about the notice-and-comment rulemaking process, the publication and citation of regulations, and the…
Contributor:
Bavis, Barbara
Date:2026-04-16
Film, Video
Made at the Library: The Other War on Drugs: Emily Dufton and Addiction Inc.
Join historian Emily Dufton, Dr. Jerome Jaffe, drug addiction specialist and President Richard Nixon’s former “Drug Czar” for addiction treatment, and Manuscript Division historian Ryan Reft and reference librarian Kristen Reichenbach for a discussion about the nation’s history of drug treatment.
Contributor:
Reichenbach, Kristen - Reft, Ryan - Dufton, Emily - Jaffe, Dr. Jerome
Date:2026-04-15
Film, Video
Finding Pictures: Arthur Rothstein’s Photographic Legacy
Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Ann Rothstein-Segan and her husband, Brodie Hefner, as we talk about Ann’s father, the late Arthur Rothstein. Hear about Rothstein’s life and the many cultural and scientific contributions he made as a renowned photographer working for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, then for Look Magazine and other publications around the world. The Library…
Contributor:
Rothstein-Segan, Ann - Hefner, Brodie
Date:2026-04-15
Film, Video
Geography and Map Division Virtual Orientation
Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide a general introduction to the world’s largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Explore a treasure trove of maps, atlases, and cartographic resources followed by a Q&A; session with a map librarian.
Contributor:
Stoner, Julie - Raines, Amelia
Date:2026-04-14
Film, Video
Virtual Volunteering with By the People: Explore, Transcribe and Learn
Since 2018, volunteers with the Library of Congress’ By the People program have transcribed more than 1,000,000 historical documents — from the papers of Theodore Roosevelt and Rosa Parks to Walt Whitman and more. Learn how these efforts improve access and discovery, and find out how you can join this virtual volunteer community at crowd.loc.gov.
Literacy Awards Webinar: Get to Know the 2025 Top Prize Literacy Awards Winners
The Literacy Awards Webinar Series showcases the 24 Winners and Honorees of the 2025 Literacy Awards Program. In each of the 6 Webinars, organizations whose work promotes literacy across the globe will share their work, outline their best practices, and illustrate what literacy means for them. In this Webinar, our 4 Top Prize Winners of 2025, Literacy Partners, Literacy Mid-South, The Louisiana Endowment for…
Contributor:
Burk, Kymyona - Debacher, Sarah - Srour, George - Linsey, Ameshica - Lopez, Michelle - Beckerle, Hana
Date:2026-04-08
Film, Video
Role of Legislative Bodies in Arab League Member States: A Comparative Overview
In the introduction, this webinar addressed the purpose of the Arab League, its members, its headquarters, the Secretary General, and the charter. Additionally, the webinar presented a classification of the legislative bodies in each member state of the Arab League, distinguishing between bicameral parliaments—comprising two chambers, as in Bahrain, Egypt, and Jordan—and unicameral parliaments, consisting of a single chamber, as in Syria, Lebanon, and…
Contributor:
Sadek, George
Date:2026-03-26
Film, Video
Orientation to Legal Research: U.S. Federal Statutes
This webinar provides an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions.
Contributor:
Bavis, Barbara - Kane-Cruz, Olivia
Date:2026-03-19
Film, Video
Made at the Library: Claiming Space in the Capital City of Science
Washington emerged from the Civil War as an increasingly scientific city. Its scientists forged this city of science by establishing professional networks and institutions, inserting themselves into local and national politics, and claiming space in DC for science and scientific expertise. Unearthing the stories of pioneering anthropologist Anita Newcomb McGee (1864-1940) and her astronomer father Simon Newcomb (1835-1909), author Vincent Femia reveals how scientists…
Contributor:
Femia, Vincent - Levy, Joshua - Novara, Elizabeth
Date:2026-03-11
Film, Video
Lunch and Learn Webinar: Navigating the Serial Set
The webinar examines the history, contents and navigation of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, which spans more than 16,000 volumes.Learn about free online resources featuring Serial Set collections, including documents, reports and finding aids.The presentation also summarizes a years long project led by the Government Publishing Office and the Law Library of Congress to digitize the collection and make it available online.
Contributor:
Meyers, Lewis - Price, Anna
Date:2026-03-10
Film, Video
A Conversation with ABA President, Michelle Behnke
The Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut interviews the President of the American Bar Association Michelle A. Behnke to discuss Law Day and the celebration of America 250.
Contributor:
Bulut, Aslihan - Behnke, Michelle
Date:2026-03-05
Film, Video
Anywhere Adventures Research Workshop: Using LOC Collections To Explore Your Hometown
Interested in exploring your hometown’s local history? Join the Library’s Innovator in Residence Vivian Li as she walks us through her process for researching and exploring local communities using the Library of Congress’s online collections. Vivian will share how she researches street and buildings names, bridges, parks and other pieces of our everyday landscape to learn more about a community and it’s history.
Contributor:
LI, Vivian - Brador, Isabel
Date:2026-03-04
Film, Video
The European Convention on Human Rights at 75+ – Toothless Tiger or Effective Enforcer?
This webinar discussed the legacy of the ECHR and provided a brief overview of the rights protected in the ECHR and how they have evolved over time. It highlighted specific cases and interpretations of the rights by the ECtHR and how the execution of decisions is supervised. Concrete examples were shared to illustrate the ECHR’s impact, or lack thereof, on national law and policy…
Film, VideoLookin’ Sharp: Reflections on the Zoot Suit and Black Style With its bold design and unique style, the zoot suit is woven deeply into the fabric of American history. Spend the afternoon with historian and curator Monica L. Miller (Barnard College) who will discuss the history of the iconic suit and her book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. The virtual program will highlight Library of Congress collections…
Film, VideoLiteracy Awards Webinar: Boosting Family Engagement Through Literacy and Learning The Literacy Awards Webinar Series showcases the 24 Winners and Honorees of the 2025 Literacy Awards Program. In each of the 6 Webinars, organizations whose work promotes literacy across the globe will share their work, outline their best practices, and illustrate how they define literacy. In this Webinar, Book Harvest’s Books from Birth Program, Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug Program, and WETA’s Colorín Colorado demonstrate…
Film, VideoFinding Pictures: Twentieth-Century Ephemera Join us for insights into the lives of Americans as represented through the ephemeral world of commercial art—objects made to be used for a short time. Archivist Owen Ellis and Curator Sara W. Duke will talk about packaging, trading cards, design drawings, greeting cards, labels, advertisements, and more. The Library received these fascinating items through the U.S. Copyright deposit program between 1909 and 1978.
Film, VideoMade at the Library: Brooke Newman “The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy” Historian Brooke Newman of Virginia Commonwealth University will discuss her book, “The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas,” with Manuscript Division historian Julie Miller. Dr. Miller is the curator of the Library’s ongoing exhibition, “The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution.” Dr. Newman will describe her research for the book, and discuss her…
Film, VideoDemystifying Audiovisual Preservation This webinar will provide a brief overview of preservation management basics for analog audio, video, and film collections. Specific topics will include: identification, care and handling, planning preservation projects, and digitization best practices.
Film, VideoPreservation Science for Recordings On Magnetic Tape The Library of Congress holds a collection of over half a million audio recordings on magnetic tape, and its collection suffers the same physical maladies that are familiar to audiovisual curators worldwide: sticky, shedding, and squealing audio tape materials. These symptoms of deterioration well known, but the possible causes and remedies for degradation still inspire passioned debate. The highly commercialized and mass-produced nature of…
Film, VideoLaw Day 2026: The Declaration of Independence and the Rule of Law On April 30 at 3 p.m., the Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association cohosted our annual Law Day celebration. Dr. Andrew Shankman, in conversation with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, helped us celebrate Law Day and America 250 by discussing what the philosophical and historical context of the Declaration of Independence can teach us about the rule of law in America.
Film, VideoSurveying Rolled Wall Maps This presentation will highlight the collaboration between the Conversation Division and Geography and Map Division to complete the Survey Project for Rolled Wall Maps. This multi-year project consisted of evaluating and describing upwards of 230 rolled wall maps and was driven by division-specific objectives.
Film, VideoOffsite Collection Retrieval Last year, the Collections Management Division retrieved 54,770 individual items from its offsite facilities for patrons on Capitol Hill. Typically requests placed before 11am are delivered the same day and all other requests are delivered the next business day. The focus of this presentation will be on processes and procedures including the systems, staffing, and equipment used to ensure collections are delivered on time.
Film, VideoThe Reel Library: Master Negative Microfilm Collections at the Library of Congress Although the Library has shifted toward digital, microfilm’s chapter at the Library of Congress (LOC) is far from closed. The Library of Congress has over one million reels of microfilm in its collections and microfilm are requested and used every day. Microfilm may be the only copy of important material at the LOC. The Preservation Services Division ensures that patrons to the Library can…
Film, VideoLiteracy Awards Webinar: Bolstering K-12 Education Through Literacy Initiatives The Literacy Awards Webinar Series showcases the 24 Winners and Honorees of the 2025 Literacy Awards Program. In each of the 6 Webinars, organizations whose work promotes literacy across the globe will share their work, outline their best practices, and illustrate how they define literacy. In this Webinar, 4 organizations, CitySchools Collaborative, Digital Inquiry Group, Reading Assist, and SML Good Neighbors showcase how their…
Film, VideoA Historical Legal Analysis of Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo Join foreign law specialist Louis Gilbert for a Foreign and Comparative International Law webinar on the historical legal analysis of citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo.In this presentation, Gilbert will trace the legal construction of Congolese nationality from the colonial period to the present, with particular attention to the North Kivu region, and examine how successive governments have used citizenship law to regulate…
Film, VideoOrientation to Legal Research: Tracing Federal Regulations The Orientation to Legal Research series of webinars is designed to give a basic introduction to legal sources and research techniques. These orientations, taught by legal reference librarians, are typically offered once a month on a rotating basis.This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. federal regulations, including information about the notice-and-comment rulemaking process, the publication and citation of regulations, and the…
Film, VideoMade at the Library: The Other War on Drugs: Emily Dufton and Addiction Inc. Join historian Emily Dufton, Dr. Jerome Jaffe, drug addiction specialist and President Richard Nixon’s former “Drug Czar” for addiction treatment, and Manuscript Division historian Ryan Reft and reference librarian Kristen Reichenbach for a discussion about the nation’s history of drug treatment.
Film, VideoFinding Pictures: Arthur Rothstein’s Photographic Legacy Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Ann Rothstein-Segan and her husband, Brodie Hefner, as we talk about Ann’s father, the late Arthur Rothstein. Hear about Rothstein’s life and the many cultural and scientific contributions he made as a renowned photographer working for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, then for Look Magazine and other publications around the world. The Library…
Film, VideoGeography and Map Division Virtual Orientation Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide a general introduction to the world’s largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Explore a treasure trove of maps, atlases, and cartographic resources followed by a Q&A; session with a map librarian.
Film, VideoVirtual Volunteering with By the People: Explore, Transcribe and Learn Since 2018, volunteers with the Library of Congress’ By the People program have transcribed more than 1,000,000 historical documents — from the papers of Theodore Roosevelt and Rosa Parks to Walt Whitman and more. Learn how these efforts improve access and discovery, and find out how you can join this virtual volunteer community at crowd.loc.gov.
Film, VideoLiteracy Awards Webinar: Get to Know the 2025 Top Prize Literacy Awards Winners The Literacy Awards Webinar Series showcases the 24 Winners and Honorees of the 2025 Literacy Awards Program. In each of the 6 Webinars, organizations whose work promotes literacy across the globe will share their work, outline their best practices, and illustrate what literacy means for them. In this Webinar, our 4 Top Prize Winners of 2025, Literacy Partners, Literacy Mid-South, The Louisiana Endowment for…
Film, VideoRole of Legislative Bodies in Arab League Member States: A Comparative Overview In the introduction, this webinar addressed the purpose of the Arab League, its members, its headquarters, the Secretary General, and the charter. Additionally, the webinar presented a classification of the legislative bodies in each member state of the Arab League, distinguishing between bicameral parliaments—comprising two chambers, as in Bahrain, Egypt, and Jordan—and unicameral parliaments, consisting of a single chamber, as in Syria, Lebanon, and…
Film, VideoOrientation to Legal Research: U.S. Federal Statutes This webinar provides an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions.
Film, VideoMade at the Library: Claiming Space in the Capital City of Science Washington emerged from the Civil War as an increasingly scientific city. Its scientists forged this city of science by establishing professional networks and institutions, inserting themselves into local and national politics, and claiming space in DC for science and scientific expertise. Unearthing the stories of pioneering anthropologist Anita Newcomb McGee (1864-1940) and her astronomer father Simon Newcomb (1835-1909), author Vincent Femia reveals how scientists…
Film, VideoLunch and Learn Webinar: Navigating the Serial Set The webinar examines the history, contents and navigation of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, which spans more than 16,000 volumes.Learn about free online resources featuring Serial Set collections, including documents, reports and finding aids.The presentation also summarizes a years long project led by the Government Publishing Office and the Law Library of Congress to digitize the collection and make it available online.
Film, VideoA Conversation with ABA President, Michelle Behnke The Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut interviews the President of the American Bar Association Michelle A. Behnke to discuss Law Day and the celebration of America 250.
Film, VideoAnywhere Adventures Research Workshop: Using LOC Collections To Explore Your Hometown Interested in exploring your hometown’s local history? Join the Library’s Innovator in Residence Vivian Li as she walks us through her process for researching and exploring local communities using the Library of Congress’s online collections. Vivian will share how she researches street and buildings names, bridges, parks and other pieces of our everyday landscape to learn more about a community and it’s history.
Film, VideoThe European Convention on Human Rights at 75+ – Toothless Tiger or Effective Enforcer? This webinar discussed the legacy of the ECHR and provided a brief overview of the rights protected in the ECHR and how they have evolved over time. It highlighted specific cases and interpretations of the rights by the ECtHR and how the execution of decisions is supervised. Concrete examples were shared to illustrate the ECHR’s impact, or lack thereof, on national law and policy…