Library To Host Trivia Night During Live! At the Library in November
View a Special Collections Display With Library Curators
Visitors are invited for a night of trivia during Live! At the Library on Nov. 7. Teams of up to five people will test their knowledge on an array of collection items that have been preserved by the world’s largest library.
Trivia participants will be invited to view a display of collection items from across the Library’s various divisions with curators. The display will provide clues towards the trivia questions that will be asked throughout the evening. Topics will range from women’s history, sports, literature and more. The winner of the competition will be announced at the conclusion of the evening.
During Live! At the Library on Thursday evenings, the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions are open for extended hours from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitors are invited to visit the Library’s exhibitions and programs and to enjoy happy hour drinks and snacks available for purchase in the beautiful Great Hall overlooking the Capitol.
Visitors are also invited to Experience the Main Reading Room during Live! at the Library. Usually reserved for researchers, visitors can now walk inside and see one of Washington’s most beautiful spaces.
Ticketing
For events during Live! At The Library, please use the event registration ticketing link found next to the event below or at loc.gov/live. This ticket grants access to the program as well as the Library’s exhibitions and the happy hour portion of the evening.
Programming Highlights for November
Nov. 7: Gather your friends for a chance to win trivia night at the Library of Congress. Explore a special display of collection items relating to the trivia questions asked throughout the evening. Register your team to participate in this special evening.
Nov. 7: The Hispanic Reading Room commemorates the birth of Luís de Camões, whose profound influence on world literature has earned him the title of Portugal’s national poet. Professor Glória Alhinho of Georgetown University will join Library staff in presenting on the Library’s vast and unique collections by and about Camões. Register for this event.
Nov. 21: Celebrate Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day at the Library of Congress. The Library’s celebration includes a talk by Professor Vicki Ferrini of Columbia University on the history of ocean mapping, a display of oceanic collection items, and interactive games and activities that explore map-making and navigation through the centuries. Register for this event.
Exhibitions On View
- “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress,” the inaugural exhibition in the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery, draws from the Library’s rich Americana and international holdings in more than 450 languages and a variety of formats created across time and continents. “Collecting Memories” marks the ways and the means cultures preserve memory.
- “Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library” represents a sampling of the more than 15 million photographs held by the Library, ranging from the early days of photography to today. Located in the Southwest Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building, visitors will see the “first selfie,” which is thought to be the earliest known American photographic self-portrait, and view important pictures of Harriet Tubman, the Wright brothers and more.
- Take a trip through a re-created version of Thomas Jefferson’s Library, which assembles 6,487 volumes that founded the Library of Congress, and learn how one of America’s greatest thinkers was inspired through the world of books.
Live! At The Library is part of a broader effort to reimagine the visitor experience at the Library of Congress that invites visitors to enjoy the Library and its collections in new ways during extended evening hours from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday nights. The series regularly features special conversations, music, performances, films and workshops that showcase the broad range of holdings at the national library.
The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from around the world — both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov; access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov; and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.
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Media Contact: Elaina Finkelstein, efinkelstein@loc.gov
PR 24-089
10/17/2024
ISSN 0731-3527