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 2019_DC_ALA_Authors | 210 | American Library Association 2019 conference (Washington, DC) -- Exhibit Hall: Authors
Saturday folks:
Jerry Abendroth, Torben Kuhlmann, Sean Dietrich, Kwei Quartey, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Neal Porter, Eric Velasquez, Rick Robinson (iHeart radio), Dave Eggers, Christophe Ferreira, Flavia Biondi, Sanford Greene, Shawn Pryor, Thom Zahler, Emily Whitten, Chris Mariano, Mark Mariano, Randy... |
| 2022_DC_ALA_Authors | 287 | American Library Association 2022 conference (Washington, DC) -- Exhibit Hall: Authors
Authors shown for Saturday:
Daniel McCloskey ("Cloud Town"), Gareth Hinds ("Graceling"), Shannon Watters and Branden Boyer-White ("Hollow OGN"), Nathan Hale, Kami Garcia ("Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven"), Tim Fish and Greg Lockard ("Liebestrasse"), Andrew Aydin ("Run"), Kate Messner, Mike Jung,... |
| 2019_DC_NPHarris_Houdini | 57 | DC -- Library of Congress -- Exhibit (Coolidge): Harry Houdini Collection
NBF Presents: Neil Patrick Harris | The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third
Join us for the kick-off event of the Library of Congress National Book Festival Presents series for an exciting evening of magic and moderated conversation with award-winning actor and author Neil Patrick Harris as he celebrates... |
| 2017_DC_BollingP_170329 | 72 | Library of Congress -- Ceremony: Herblock Prize (2017): Ruben Bolling -- Presentation (w/John Lewis)
The Herb Block Foundation cordially invites you to The Herblock Prize Award Ceremony & Lecture.
Prize Winner: Ruben Bolling
Lecturer: Representative John Lewis
Finalist: Marty Two Bulls Sr., a freelance cartoonist who has drawn for the Indian Country Today Media Network.
Speakers in sequence:
*... |
| 2024_03_21D2_Taupin | 112 | Library of Congress -- Event: A Conversation with 2024 Gershwin Honoree Bernie Taupin
Live! at the Library: A Conversation with 2024 Gershwin Honoree Bernie Taupin
Part of Live at the Library
Join us for a conversation with 2024 Gershwin Honoree Bernie Taupin. Enjoy a pop-up display of collections related to the Gershwin Prize honorees from 5-7 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion.
Gershwin... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2017_DC_Nolan_171102 | 38 | Library of Congress -- Event: Christopher Nolan In Conversation (w/Carla Hayden)
Director Christopher Nolan In Conversation
Critically acclaimed film director, producer and writer Christopher Nolan joins Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden for a conversation about Nolan's recent films (including Dunkirk, Interstellar, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Inception) and... |
| 2019_DC_Estefan_190311 | 85 | Library of Congress -- Event: Emilio Estefan (w/Carla Hayden)
In Conversation with the Librarian of Congress: Emilio Estefan
The Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in conversation with Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Emilio Estefan regarding his experience as a music mogul, his success in entrepreneurship and the art of cultivating... |
| 2023_DC_Gershwin_230301 | 4 | Library of Congress -- Event: Gershwin Prize
They didn't allow photos so these were just some crappy after-event images of the stage. |
| 2018_DC_Getty_Address155_181119 | 95 | Library of Congress -- Event: Gettysburg Address 155 -- Letters to Lincoln Challenge
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Library of Congress will recognize the 155th anniversary of this historic speech with a one-day celebration, including work stations for a hands-on experience transcribing Lincoln documents using the... |
| 2023_DC_LOC_Holiday_231214 | 201 | Library of Congress -- Event: Holiday Celebration
Holiday Celebration (And, no, I had already left before Mariah Carey made her appearance. Sigh.)
Part of Live at the Library
Celebrate the season with musical performances, festive refreshments, story time with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and view the Library’s Hanukkah Menorah and the lighting... |
| 2022_DC_Richie_220307 | 91 | Library of Congress -- Event: Lionel Richie (w/Carla Hayden)
Lionel Richie in Conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
In honor of the 2022 Gershwin Prize, join us for a live conversation with Lionel Richie and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. |
| 2017_DC_Carter_170616 | 104 | Library of Congress -- Event: Lynda Carter (w/Carla Hayden)
Library of Congress Presents: Library of Awesome: Lynda Carter:
During "Library of Awesome," a pop-up exhibition featuring items from the Library's comic-book collections presented in conjunction with the Washington, D.C. Awesome-Con comics convention, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden interviewed... |
| 2019_DC_NPHarris_190911 | 149 | Library of Congress -- Event: Neil Patrick Harris ("The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third")
NBF Presents: Neil Patrick Harris | The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third
Join us for the kick-off event of the Library of Congress National Book Festival Presents series for an exciting evening of magic and moderated conversation with award-winning actor and author Neil Patrick Harris as he celebrates... |
| 2017_DC_Preserving_PP1_171103 | 84 | Library of Congress -- Event: Preserving Public Broadcasting at 50 Years -- Panel 1: Origins (w/Ervin Duggan, Nicholas Johnson, Bill Siemering, and Cokie Roberts) and Welcome
Library and WGBH Celebrate 50 Years of Preserving Public TV and Radio
Industry Pioneers to Examine History and Legacy of Public Broadcasting
Introductions and Welcoming Remarks:
* Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
* Patricia Harrison, President and CEO, CPB
* Jon Abbott, President and CEO,... |
| 2023_DC_Shogan_230911 | 108 | Natl Archives -- Swearing-in Ceremony of Archivist Colleen Shogan
Swearing-in Ceremony of Archivist Colleen Shogan
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States, Presiding
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will offer opening remarks, and
Governor James J. Blanchard will serve as Master of Ceremonies
The ceremony will take place on... |
| 2016_DC_NBF_Shaped_160924 | 38 | Natl Book Festival 2016 -- A Book That Shaped Me Contest / Letters About Literature
A Book That Shaped Me Contest
"A Book That Shaped Me” is a summer writing contest that encourages rising fifth and sixth graders to reflect on a book that has had a personal impact on their lives. The contest is administered through local public library systems in the Mid-Atlantic region. Top winners... |
| 2016_DC_NBF_Woodward_160924 | 23 | Natl Book Festival 2016 -- Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward has worked for The Washington Post since 1971. He has won nearly every American journalism award, and the Post won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for his work with Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. In addition, Woodward was the main reporter for the Post’s articles on the... |
| 2016_DC_NBF_Yang_160924 | 68 | Natl Book Festival 2016 -- Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang is a writer of both graphic novels and comics. His first graphic novel “American Born Chinese” is about a teenager struggling with his identity – a theme that is common in much of Yang’s work, which emphasizes the... |
| 2016_DC_NBF_MRobinson_160924 | 29 | Natl Book Festival 2016 -- Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson
The winner of the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Marilynne Robinson is the acclaimed author of “Housekeeping” (Picador) and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Gilead.” Robinson has also received the 2012 National Humanities Medal and published numerous essays, book reviews... |
| 2017_DC_NBF_Rice_170902 | 14 | Natl Book Festival 2017 -- Condoleezza Rice (w/David Rubenstein)
Condoleezza Rice
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the second woman and the second African American to hold the office. She was secretary of state in 2005-2009 and national security adviser in 2001-2005 for President George W. Bush. She has been on the faculty of Stanford University since... |
| 2017_DC_NBF_McCullough_170902 | 40 | Natl Book Festival 2017 -- David McCullough (w/David Rubenstein)
David McCullough
Former Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has called David McCullough the "citizen chronicler" for his meticulously researched and beautifully written historical books, such as the Pulitzer Prize winners "Truman" and "John Adams," the latter of which became an Emmy Award-winning... |
| 2018_DC_NBF_Proulx_180901 | 37 | Natl Book Festival 2018 -- Annie Proulx w/Carla Hayden and Marie Arana
Annie Proulx
Annie Proulx is the 2018 recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Her novel “The Shipping News” won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was adapted into a major motion picture. Her short story “Brokeback Mountain” (from the story collection... |
| 2018_DC_NBF_Misc_180901 | 21 | Natl Book Festival 2018 -- Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous things. The Poltics and prose book sale area, the Pavilion of States, the Library of Congress Town Square, etc.
Folks include Carla Hayden, Michelle Krowl, Martha Kennedy, Joe Wos, Robert Pohl, Stephanie Stebich, Peter Slen (the C-Span interviewer), and Carlos Lozada. |
| 2018_DC_NBF_Sotomayor_180901 | 44 | Natl Book Festival 2018 -- Sonia Sotomayor w/Carla Hayden
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in the Bronx, New York. She earned a B.A. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She served as assistant district attorney in New York County and then as a litigator... |
| 2019_DC_NBF_Misc_190831 | 60 | Natl Book Festival 2019 -- Miscellaneous
Folks here include Carla Hayden, Tom Angleberger, Peter Slen (with C-SPAN), Ida Jones, James Swanson, and Michael Bishop. |
| 2022_DC_NBF_CSpan_220903 | 28 | Natl Book Festival 2022 -- Book TV on C-Span2
Folks here include Peter Slen (Host, C-SPAN), Geraldine Brooks, Clint Smith, Elizabeth Williamson, Kathryn Judge, Carla Hayden, Jack Davis, and Will Bunch. |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Misc_230812 | 135 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Miscelleanous
Folks here include the Library Friends group, a guy who was trying to hawk his own book against the Chinese Communist Party, the US Capital Historical Society folks, Kate Michael, Carla Hayden, Amy Joyce and Helena Andrews-Dyer (Washington Post stage), Jane Campbell, Daniela Galarza and Ann Maloney... |
| 2023_DC_NBF_Ward_230812 | 14 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner
Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner
Join us in an exclusive event with 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Jesmyn Ward and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. In this thought-provoking conversation, Ward discusses the... |
| 2023_DC_NBF_White_Bird_230812 | 20 | Natl Book Festival 2023 -- "White Bird": Deep in the Wonder Universe with R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl
"White Bird": Deep in the Wonder Universe with R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl
Join R.J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl as they discuss their new novel adaptation of “White Bird.” Set within the Wonder universe, this story reflects the power of kindness. Due to a change in the release date of the “White... |
| 2023_DC_Iconic_America_230425 | 77 | PBS @ GWU Lisner -- Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories (w/David Rubenstein w/Lonnie Bunch, Carla Hayden, and David Brooks)
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
Conversation and Preview | Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
By WETA
In the new eight-episode public television series Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein, Rubenstein spotlights... |
| 2018_DC_Long_ConvoS1A_181207 | 176 | Smithsonian -- Long Convo -- Session 1 (of 3) w/Rachel Goslins, David Skorton, Larisa Martinez, Michael Govan, Obi Felten, Danny Hillis, Liz Cottrell, Carla Hayden, Cheech Marin, Jacqueline Suskin, and Mily Treviño-Sauceda @ Arts and Industries Bldg
#TheLongConvo
What do award-winning actor Alfre Woodard, NYT's David Brooks, drag queen Sasha Velour, NASA’s mission head to Jupiter, and one of the world’s leading cancer surgeons have in common? They all know something that makes them hopeful for the future. Come find out what at this one-of-a-kind... |
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