| Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on Thursday, July 10 for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Federal Legislative History
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| 06/18/2025
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On Thursday, July 10, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, join the Law Library of Congress for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar focusing on Federal Legislative History. This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. federal legislative history resources, including information about the methods of identifying and locating them. In tackling this area of research, the focus will largely be on finding these documents online.
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| Today in History - June 18
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| 06/18/2025
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On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812. Continue reading.
James Montgomery Flagg, creator of this illustration of Uncle Sam, was born on June 18, 1877, in Pelham Manor, New York. Continue reading.
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| Last Performance of the Season: This Wednesday, June 18, Gary Bartz and NTU Troop
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| 06/18/2025
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Gary Bartz and NTU Troop with Special Guest, Theo Croker
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Grammy-winning saxophonist and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz brings his legendary groove to the historic Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress. With a career spanning over seven decades, Bartz has released more than 45 solo albums and contributed to over 200 as a guest artist. A luminary in his own right, Bartz has collaborated with jazz icons such as Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis. Join us for an unforgettable evening of extraordinary music from one of America’s most influential saxophonists.
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Willard Jenkins: Library of Congress Jazz Scholar 2024-2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Whittall Pavilion
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
No tickets required
Renowned jazz journalist, author, broadcaster, and arts advocate Willard Jenkins has been named the Library of Congress Jazz Scholar for the 2024-2025 season of Concerts from the Library of Congress. As part of his residency, Jenkins will conduct in-depth research on the Library’s jazz collections. He will present his discoveries in a lecture on June 18 at 6:30pm.
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Guests without assigned seats are welcome to attend space permitting and may register for a numbered RUSH pass upon arrival. Guests with RUSH passes will be seated five minutes before showtime pending availability of unclaimed seats. Advance registrants who arrive after that time will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager space permitting.
Did you miss one of our concerts? It may be available online. Check it out!
For nearly a century music lovers worldwide and in the nation’s capital have enjoyed concerts at the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress. Come explore and watch and listen to videos of this season’s concerts as well as past concerts here.
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We have great educational videos. Let's watch!
From music composition to influences to Afro-Cuban music, these short videos cover a wide range of topics that we hope will spark your curiosity and inspire you to discover your inner musician.
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Your contributions enable the Library to continue its tradition of offering concerts free to the public today, tomorrow, and for future generations! Your support will help us grow, advance, and make universally accessible the Library's unparalleled performing arts programs.
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 WATCH: Bach Collegium Japan with Roderick Williams & Masaaki Suzuki
Masaaki Suzuki led an ensemble of 11 stellar musicians from the illustrious Bach Collegium Japan. They were joined by British baritone Roderick Williams, a distinguished figure on opera and concert stages worldwide
Event Date: February 11, 2023
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| New Report on Indonesia’s Civic Space Legal Framework Published
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| 06/18/2025
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| European Patent Organization: Responses from ChatGPT Do Not Represent the “Understanding of a Skilled Person”
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| 06/18/2025
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| [announcement]: Library of Congress Announcement
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| 06/18/2025
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At its Foreign Names Committee Meeting on March 11, 2025, the Board on Geographic Names decided to remove “Congo” as a Conventional Name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Following LC-PCC Policy Statement 16.2.2.3, the Library of Congress will change the record in the Name Authority File from Congo (Democratic Republic) to Democratic Republic of the Congo before the end of June. This change will trigger the need for changes to many other name authority records (NARs) and subject headings. Select catalogers in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) may be asked to assist the Library of Congress in completing all of these updates. All other catalogers should refrain from submitting subject change proposals or updating NARs related to Congo (Democratic Republic). This project will move forward as time permits, and the Library of Congress will announce when it is completed. Questions about the status of this project may be sent to policy@loc.gov.
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| Insurance: A Financial Safety Net
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| 06/18/2025
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| Angela Napili’s “Charmed Life” at the Congressional Research Service
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| 06/18/2025
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| Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: What's New?
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| 06/18/2025
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Chronicling America is regularly updated with newly-digitized newspapers from contributors to the National Digital Newspaper Program. Digitized newspapers are delivered in the form of batches, where each batch can contain one to many issues, from one or more newspaper titles. Recently loaded batches can be discovered on the Chronicling America Research Guide. More details about the batch can be discovered by clicking on the batch name link.
Recent additions to Chronicling America include:
- The Cumberland Echo (Cumberland, OH), 1893-1899. The editor published local, state, national, and international news, as well as serialized stories.
- Gadsden County Times (Quincy, FL), 1907-1963. Supported agricultural and local news.
- The Guernsey Gazette (Guernsey, WY), 1905-1927. Published local news and stories for the few hundred residents.
- The Oakwood Press (Oakwood/Dayton, OH), 1939-1954. At the time of publication, this newspaper claimed it was Dayton's most circulated newspaper.
- The People's Defender (West Union, OH), 1922-1943. Supported the Democratic political party candidates and goals as well as local news from Adams County. The paper is still published today.
- South Omaha Stockman (South Omaha, NE), 1886. The Stockman was a short-lived newspaper that published information from the Union Stock Yards in Nebraska.
- The Tri-county News (Grand Rapids, OH), 1915-1949. This newspaper published local news of interest to Grand Rapids, Wood, Henry, and Lucas Counties.
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