GAZETTE Volume 28, No

GAZETTE Volume 28, No. 41 • November 3, 2017 • A weekly publication for Library staff Inside

Library Acquires Cavett Archive The Library this week announced the acquisition of the archive of Dick Cavett, the iconic talk show host known for his in-depth television interviews with prominent figures. Page 3

New IT Service on Way The Office of the Chief Information Shawn Miller Officer next week will introduce Service- Carla Hayden (right) and Christine Merdon officially open Module 5 on Oct. 27. Now, an IT tool designed to offer users advanced assistance and improved tracking of requests. Page 4 Library, AOC Open New

Library Celebrates Veterans Day Storage Facility at Fort Meade The Library’s Veterans History Project will celebrate Veterans Day with live of the Capitol along with many others book talks and performances, guided By Wanda Cartwright gathered to celebrate the occasion. tours, workshops and other activities. The construction of the new Module 5 Page 5 he Library of Congress marked a storage space is one phase of a plan that milestone on Oct. 27 with the open- has been over 20 years in the making. In T ing of its Fort Meade Module 5, the 1994, a 100-acre site on the Army base at Library’s most state-of-the-art storage and Fort Meade in Maryland was transferred preservation center to date. to Congress to provide additional storage “A lot of things are going to be taken capacity for the Library and other legisla- care of with technology,” Librarian of tive branch bodies. Currently, plans are Congress Carla Hayden said at a cer- underway to construct additional storage emony at Fort Meade to officially open modules for collections. the facility. “We’ll be digitizing the collec- The storage modules are being tions and we’ll be making them available, built to store, preserve and protect the Pianist Solungga Liu performs works but the crux of the matter is that we’re Library’s collections for generations, said from the Library’s collection of going to preserve them and conserve Christine Merdon, chief operating officer musical manuscripts, Nov. 4 in the them. … The real thing will be here for of the Architect of the Capitol. Coolidge Auditorium. generations to come.” “As an engineer, I cannot step away On Tap Steve Herman, chief of the Collection from the podium without bragging – just Lectures, films, concerts, classes and Access, Loan and Management Division, a little bit – about the module,” Merdon other events at the Library of Congress in the coming week. served as the master of ceremonies as said. “The building focuses on reducing Page 8 staff from the Library and the Architect FORT MEADE, continued on page 6 2 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE NOVEMBER 3, 2017

NEWS New Books on Libraries, Young Readers Technology con- of Congress Visual Sourcebook series, GAZETTE tinues to reshape our which began with “Barns” in 2003. www.loc.gov/staff/gazette ideas about what a For 25 years, the Letters About Litera- GAYLE OSTERBERG library can be, yet ture program has challenged young read- Executive Editor library architecture ers to explore how books have changed MARK HARTSELL Editor is still framed around their view of the world or of themselves. the physical dimen- The program, run by the Center for the Contributing Editors: Deanna McCray-James, Calendar; Kia Campbell, Moving On; sions of books and Book in the Library, invites readers in Lisa Davis, Donated Leave the furniture and grades four through 12 to share letters Proofreader: George Thuronyi spaces designed to they’ve written to authors whose books Design and Production: Ashley Jones

store and display affected them. PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher them. “Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994) “American Librar- to Authors Who Changed Their Lives,” ies 1730–1950” – a a new book from Candlewick Press in Mission of the Library of Congress new book by Kenneth association with the Library and edited The Library’s central mission is to provide Congress, the federal government and the American people with a rich, Breisch, published by by Catherine Gourley, collects 52 letters diverse and enduring source of knowledge that can be relied upon to inform, inspire and engage them and support their W.W. Norton & Com- submitted to the program that contain intellectual and creative endeavors. pany in association insights as profound as they are personal. with the Library of Gourley served as the national direc- About the Gazette An official publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette Congress – celebrates tor of the Letters About Literature reading encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and the history of library architecture in promotion program from 2004 to 2017. photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most necessary information. America, from classical temples to ivy- She also is an author of nonfiction books Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one covered campus citadels to modern about women’s history and the principal week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via e-mail ([email protected]), preferably as an attached glass boxes. curriculum writer for the Story of Movies, Microsoft Word file.

With more than 500 images from the an educational outreach program. Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public Library’s collections, “American Librar- “American Libraries,” a 314-page Affairs Office, LM 105. ies” illustrates the history and diversity of hardcover book with more than 500 Electronic archived issues and a color PDF file of the current issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. libraries in the U.S. from their earliest ori- illustrations, is available for $75 in the gins in the private collections of wealthy Library shop. “Journeys” also is avail- Library of Congress Gazette merchants and landowners through the able in the Library shop in hardcover Washington, DC 20540-1620 Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] scholarly and civic institutions that pro- ($18.99), softcover ($9.99) and e-book Design and production: Ashley Jones, liferated in the 19th and 20th centuries. ($9.99) editions. Credit card orders for 7-9193, [email protected] “American Libraries” is the 11th and both books are taken at (888) 682-3557 ISSN 1049-8184 final volume in the W.W. Norton/Library or loc.gov/shop/. u Printed by the Printing Management Section

Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff Staff members are invited to use the Gazette for lively and Donated Time thoughtful debate relevant to Library issues. Letters must be signed by the author, whose place of work and telephone extension should be included so we can verify The following employees have satisfied eligibility requirements to receive authorship. If a letter calls for management response, an explanation of a policy or actions or clarification of fact, we leave donations from other staff members. Contact Lisa Davis at 7-0033. will ask for management response.—Ed. Amy Abel Jurretta Heckscher Leonard Waters Tiffany Allgood Melissa Hendrix Raymond Watson Gazette Deadlines Craig Andrews Mary Jordan Donna Williams The deadline for editorial copy for the Nov. 17 Clark Brown Oksana Klebs MaryBeth Wise Gazette is Wednesday, Nov. 8. Lynette Brown Megan Meehan Kimberly Zellars E-mail editorial copy and letters to the editor April Spraggin Felder Zoya Nazari to [email protected]. To promote events through the Library’s Todd Garvey Marietta Sharperson online calendar (www.loc.gov/loc/events) Tiffany Harkins Dida Stadler and the Gazette Calendar, e-mail event and contact information to [email protected] by 9 a.m. Monday of the week of publication. Boxed announcements should be submitted electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday Read the Gazette in color at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette the week of publication to [email protected]. NOVEMBER 3, 2017 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 3

NEWS Library Acquires Archive of Talk Show Host Cavett

With a career spanning more than Mailer’s misogynistic tendencies and 50 years, legendary TV personality Dick Vidal comparing him to Charles Manson; Cavett is recognized as one of the most • The widow of Lee Harvey Oswald cultured and thoughtful talk-show hosts talks about her actions immediately after in television history. watching John F. Kennedy’s assassination The Library of Congress on Friday on television; announced that Cavett has donated 2,500 • A humorous conversation with Arm- programs of his decades-long talk-show strong reflecting on being in Chicago in series – showcasing some of the golden the days of Al Capone; moments in television – to the American • Baldwin in a 1968 interview candidly people. The collection totals nearly 2,000 talks about the negative perception of hours of programming – about 78 days’ black activism and his view that integra- worth of viewing – and features more tion is a euphemism for white superiority; than 5,000 guests. • Mantle shares a startling personal The list of guests, many of whom secret about his teen years; rarely appeared on late-night television, • In a 1971 interview, Lennon and is a testament to Cavett’s appeal as a Ono talk about their relationship and knowledgeable and thoughtful inter- the Beatles. viewer. They include Muhammad Ali, A winner of three Emmy Awards,

Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, James Courtesy of Dick Cavett Cavett has been nominated for the award Baldwin, Marlon Brando, Ingrid Berg- Dick Cavett 11 times. During his 35 years as a talk- man, Truman Capote, Noel Coward, Duke show host, he has appeared on five dif- Ellington, Katherine Hepburn, Alfred from Nebraska doing with whoever the ferent networks. He was the host of the Hitchcock, Norman Mailer, Mickey genius of the moment happened to be.’ ” “Dick Cavett show” on ABC from 1968 to Mantle, Groucho Marx, Arthur Miller, Cavett’s archive represents a signifi- 1975 and on public television from 1977 to Toni Morrison, Paul Newman, Laurence cant addition to the Library’s collections 1982. He also successfully hosted shows Olivier, Ronald Reagan, Jackie Robinson, of film and television icons that include on CBS, USA and CNBC. Steven Spielberg, Gloria Swanson, Gore Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Groucho Marx, Cavett also is an accomplished actor Vidal, Orson Wells, Tennessee Williams Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams, Danny and writer. He appeared in a dozen and many more. Kaye, Johnny Carson and Lucille Ball and feature films, including “Beetlejuice” Many rock-and-roll musicians also Desi Arnaz. The Dick Cavett Collection and “Forrest Gump.” He authored four were featured guests: David Bowie, Judy will be available to qualified research- books, including the most recent “Talk Collins, David Crosby, Jimi Hendrix, Mick ers in the Motion Picture and Television Show: Confrontations, Pointed Com- Jagger, Janis Joplin, John Lennon and reading room in the Madison Building. mentary, and Off-Screen Secrets” and Yoko Ono, Stephen Stills and Joni Mitch- Many of Cavett’s interviews with the “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic ell. famous and sometimes infamous were Moments, and Assorted Hijinks.” He has “Dick Cavett turned interviewing into often filled with humor, startling revela- written an online opinion column for an art form,” said Librarian of Congress tions and high drama. Collection high- the New York Times since 2007 and for Carla Hayden. “He could talk to anyone, lights include: numerous other publications, including and his ability to listen and make the • A controversial confrontation the New Yorker, TV Guide and Vanity fascinating people who sat across from between writers Vidal and Mailer about Fair. u him more relatable guaranteed his place in television history.” Said Cavett: “I still have to convince Send Us Your Ideas! myself that I actually interviewed and knew all of those incredible people. Look- Do you have an idea for a Library of Congress Blog posting? Would you like ing at the archive of my shows now is to write a post? If so, please contact Wendi Maloney at [email protected] or simply overwhelming for me. I’m thrilled 7-0979. She is on a detail to the Office of Communications and is acting as that the Library of Congress will be the managing editor of the Library of Congress Blog. permanent repository for the collection. When I see one of the old shows now, my first thought is ‘What is that starstruck kid 4 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE NOVEMBER 3, 2017

NEWS OCIO to Introduce New Assistance Tool, ServiceNow On Nov. 6, the Library of Congress will take the next step toward improv- ing services provided by the Office of the Chief Information Officer with the introduction of ServiceNow. What does this mean for Library employees? For one, when you phone the OCIO Service Desk for IT assistance or send an email to ocioservicedesk@loc. gov, the people responding will have a vastly improved system at their fingertips to assist you, log your issue and stay on top of the service ticket through to a suc- cessful completion of the work. ServiceNow is a cloud-based work- management tool designed on the latest industry best-practices, including the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). ITIL is a set of detailed practices for IT service management that ServiceNow improves ticket tracking and provides access to self-help solutions. focuses on aligning IT services with business needs. ServiceNow was designed with IT Services through the OCIO Help between requests and incidents, allowing from the start with ITIL best practices in Desk by calling 7-7727 (option 2) or email- for more timely responses to urgent mat- place, and the Library plans to use this ing [email protected]. ters. It also will allow OCIO to investigate tool to consolidate and manage a number A new addition to ticket-handling is further into recurring incidents to track of business processes and work in one the introduction of a self-service portal root causes and avoid future issues. easy-to-use system. that allows users to submit a ticket online, At the start, there will also be Customers – the Library’s employees request a new service or find valuable enhanced reporting, key performance – should experience advanced assistance knowledge or troubleshooting articles. indicators, executive dashboards and a and improved tracking of service requests Any OCIO customer in the Library can go mobile application (available from the and incident reports, aiding them in meet- to https://loc.service-now.com/selfservice Google Play and Apple stores for iOS ing their service units’ mission. and submit a ticket electronically. and Android). The initial implementation of Ser- The ServiceNow self-service portal Nov. 6 marks the beginning of a new viceNow will replace the current tool, provides a rich, transparent interface era, but improvements to ServiceNow FootPrints, as the new reporting system of accumulated Library IT information. will not end there. The ServiceNow team, for IT support services. Starting Nov. 6, The Knowledge Base in ServiceNow is a working with Web Services, will be con- all activities and requests previously catalog of Library IT practices and proce- tinually working to improve the data, tracked in FootPrints will be tracked in dures that will provide support to users interface and overall experience with ServiceNow. At that time, the Library will who are comfortable with troubleshoot- ServiceNow over the coming months. stop entering new tickets in FootPrints ing issues on their own. The extensible Interested in learning more about and will enter all new service requests foundations of the Knowledge Base allow how this new system will improve your and incidents in ServiceNow. The Library for new and revised information to be IT experience? The ServiceNow and will work through the backlog of tickets added as needed. Help Desk teams will be in the hallway in FootPrints, and by early 2018 it will be The Knowledge Base is linked outside LM G-45 for hands-on demonstra- decommissioned. throughout the site, so doing a search tions on Nov. 6, 7 and 8 (11 a.m.–1 p.m.). The ServiceNow interface will be anywhere on the site for an issue, such Plans also are underway for a series of different from FootPrints. It will be more as “email,” will automatically return links WebEx sessions on different aspects of intuitive with more fully implemented to Knowledge Base articles, existing tick- ServiceNow that will assist in getting choices and a search capability to help ets, FAQs and other information that can users comfortable with the new system. you find the information you need. assist with providing the desired answers. An FAQ on ServiceNow is available on One thing that won’t change is that With the initial rollout of ServiceNow, the OCIO staff pages at http://staff.loc. Library staff will still be able to interact OCIO will be able to better differentiate gov/sites/ocio/servicenow-faq/. u NOVEMBER 3, 2017 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 5

NEWS Library to Host Series of Veterans Day Events

The Library of Congress’ Veterans His- tory Project (VHP) will celebrate Veterans Day between Nov. 7 and Nov. 11 with live book talks and performances, guided tours, workshops and other activities. The series of events, titled “Coming Home: Veterans Day at the Library of Congress,” intend to honor veterans and their families and explore the ways mili- tary men and women have connected to home and family during and after their service. The programs and displays offered are: Nov. 7: “Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines.” Author Jeanne Walker will discuss an inspirational story about Shawn Miller the woman who designed the Vietnam Docent Kathy Guthrie and visitors examined the footlocker of WWI veteran C.F. Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Stensen in August. (10:30 a.m., Young Readers Center) Nov. 9: “Literature of WWI: Yusef World War I from training to the trenches p.m., Coolidge Auditorium) Komunyakaa.” Poet Yusef Komunyakaa and home again to his beloved wife and Nov. 11: “Coming Home – Veterans will discuss his favorite World War I daughter. The presentation, developed Return from World War I.” “Echoes of the authors and read selections of his own by actor Douglas Taurel, draws directly Great War” exhibition co-curator Ryan award-winning work. Book sales and from Greenwald’s diary, held in the VHP Reft will discuss the challenges faced signing will follow the reading. (Noon, collections and currently on display in by World War I veterans and the ways in Mumford Room) “Echoes of the Great War.” Tickets are which their activism drove social change Nov. 9: “A Rift in the Earth.” Army available, but not required, at DiaryOfGre- in the decades following the WWI. (1 veteran and bestselling historian James enwald.Eventbrite.com. (11 a.m., Coolidge p.m., Southwest Gallery of the Jefferson Reston Jr. will explore themes from his Auditorium) Building) book “A Rift in the Earth,” including the Nov. 11: “The American Soldier.” This Nov. 11: Veterans Oral History Work- selection of Maya Lin’s design for the one-man dramatic production reveals the shop. This two-hour workshop and pro- Vietnam Memorial. (6:30 p.m., Pickford struggles American soldiers face at war fessional-development opportunity will Theater) and explores the bravery and the difficul- train attendees in oral history methods Nov. 11: Letter writing to active-duty ties veterans with post-traumatic stress through hands-on exercises, contextual service members. Visit the Young Read- disorder and their families face when they examples and best practices accordant ers Center for a program of letter-writing re-enter civilian life. The show is based on with Library standards. The session is led to active duty service personnel and letters from soldiers from the American by VHP staff. While it is centered on the examine objects a World War I soldier Revolution through current conflicts. It narratives of veterans, anyone interested needed. (10 a.m.) was nominated for an Amnesty Interna- in learning – and applying – community Nov. 11: Tours of “Echoes of the Great tional Award and has been performed at oral history techniques is encouraged War: American Experiences of World the Kennedy Center and off-Broadway. to attend. Tickets are available, but not War I.” View highlights of the exhibition Tickets are available, but not required, required, at VeteransOralHistory.Event- “Echoes of the Great War” and discover at AmericanSoldier.Eventbrite.com. (2 brite.com. (2 p.m., LJ 139B) u arguments about America’s involvement in World War I and the world the war cre- Not Getting All-Staff Emails? ated in this 30-minute tour. (10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Jefferson Building) Any employees who are not receiving all-staff emails should notify the OCIO Nov. 11: “An American Soldier’s Jour- Hotline at 7-7727 or [email protected]. Include your name, email ney Home: The Diary of Irving Green- address and service unit, and you will be added to the appropriate service or wald.” This one-man show follows the support-unit group email account. journey of soldier Irving Greenwald in 6 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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FORT MEADE, continued from page 1 the risk of damage to the collections by regulating temperature and humidity, air quality, use of proper building materials, lighting levels and fire protection. The optimal dry and cool conditions in the storage modules will increase the life expectancy of the collections six-fold, from 40 years on Capitol Hill to 240 years at Fort Meade.” Herman explained to guests how the search team for storage space arrived at the decision to consider the Fort Meade site. “After an extensive search for off-site campus space, knowing that we were not going to get a fourth building on Capitol Hill, we had established criteria,

what we called ‘got-to haves,’ ” Herman Shawn Miller said. “Those ‘got-to haves’ included a site Materials handler Charles Richardson of CALM accesses collection items at the new within an hour of Capitol Hill, expand- Module 5 at Fort Meade on Oct. 27. ability, and land instead of buildings The tour ended with a visit to the the basis of their physical size, a system or retro-fitted warehouses so we can facility’s massive utility center, the heart for retrieving requested items and trans- achieve a state-of-the art preservation of the module’s environmental control. porting them to researchers on Capitol environment.” “Module 5 is the epitome of an inte- Hill, state-of-the-art environmental con- As a part of the celebration, facility grated approach to the management of trol, effective security measures and, of hosts and specialists conducted a tour of the national collection,” Acting Deputy course, all the dedicated people who the module. Guests covered themselves Librarian of Congress Mark Sweeny said will work in Module 5, along with their with coats, scarves, sweaters and jackets earlier. “It combines software for inven- LC colleagues who will support them in as they entered units, where temperatures tory control, storage of items wholly on various ways.” u ranged from 20 to 50 degrees, regulated to preserve the newly stored collections. They stood in awe of the massive stor- Junior Fellows ‘Call for Proposals’ age spaces with 40-foot high ceilings that housed shelving units reaching 30 The Junior Fellows Program is a 10-week paid summer internship that brings feet high. current undergraduate and graduate students to the Library to undertake Collections from books to maps to projects alongside Library specialists. The program is now accepting project dissertations were placed in regular or proposals for the 2018 class of fellows. Proposal applications are due by acid-free boxes, according to size and the close of business on Nov. 17 in LJ G-62. The application form, and more format. The boxes were arranged in a information, are available by contacting service units or [email protected]. planographic mapping system that made for quicker and more efficient storing and retrieving operations. Shelves, collection items and storage boxes were all assigned barcodes, not Library of Con- Explore Charities at CFC Fair gress classification numbers, that could be scanned for tracking and retrieval The CFC Charity Fair will be held Nov. 15 (noon-2 p.m.) in the Madison purposes. Building atrium. Enjoy giveaways and talk with representatives of charities Guests also were treated to a demon- from around the national capital area that are participating in the Combined stration as a member of the staff buckled Federal Campaign. CFC keyworkers are requested as volunteers to help into a lift and rose to the heights, demon- staff set up user accounts in the CFC online giving portal. For questions or to strating the skills and safety precautions volunteer for this event, contact Ellen Hall at [email protected] or 7-9373. required for locating, retrieving and storing the collections. NOVEMBER 3, 2017 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 7

MOVING ON

The following personnel actions audiovisual-production specialist, GS-14, NIO; Terri A. Humphries, confidential reported by the National Finance Center Office of Communications and External assistant to the chief of staff, GS-12, Office took effect in Pay Period 19. (First of Relations, LIBN; Nicole V. Vanatko, of the Chief of Staff, LIBN; Jannease L. two parts) attorney adviser, GS-13, American Law Johnson, supervisory copyright spe- Division (ALD), CRS; Lauren Western, cialist, GS-12, Office of Public Records Permanent Appointments customer-service representative, GS-07, and Repositories, COP; Iulian Langa, Auran S. Awan, information-tech- Records Research and Certification information-technology specialist, GS-14, nology specialist, GS-13, Copyright Tech- Section (RRC), COP; and Megan A. ITSEC, CIO; Julie Jung-in Lee, admin- nology Office (CTO), Copyright (COP); Williams, copyright specialist, GS-11, istrative specialist, GS-11, Scholarly and Keith R. Butler, management and pro- R RC , COP. Educational Programs, NIO; Caitland gram analyst, GS-14, Strategic Planning D. Lewis, attorney adviser, GS-14, ALD, and Performance Management, Office Temporary Appointments CRS; Jonathan Loar, librarian, GS-11, of the Librarian (LIBN); Tatiana RL Melissiaa A. Drew, human-resources AD, LS; Desmond A. Mathis, customer- Callender, human-resources special- assistant, GS-05, HRS, OCOO; Sarah R. service representative, GS-07, RRC, COP; ist, GS-12, Human Resources Services Gersten, attorney advisor, GS-12, Office Michael Anton Matos, librarian, GS-11, (HRS), Office of the Chief Operating of Policy and International Affairs (PIA), Collection Development Office (CD), LS; Officer (OCOO); Wenceslao F. Cerezo, COP; Sasha Jackson, administrative- Michael M. McCarthy, editor, GS-13, CIP, information-technology specialist, GS-13, support clerk, GS-05, Office of the Direc- CRS; Jeremy Meyerowitz, librarian, CTO, COP; John M. Foley, information- tor Congressional Research Service, CRS; GS-11, Asian and Middle Eastern Division, technology specialist, GS-14, Office of the Emma M. Kleiner, attorney-advisor, LS; Sereeta N. Morrison, customer- Chief Information Officer (CIO), OCOO; GS-12, OGC, COP; and Annamineka service representative, GS-07, RRC, COP; John R. Haskell, director of the Kluge D. Sitton, reader registration assistant, David Rice, visual-information special- Center and Scholarly Programs, SL-00, GS-05, Collection, Access, Loan, and ist, GS-13, Copyright Publications Section, Kluge Center (KLUGE), National and Management Division, LS. COP; DeNina Scott, customer-service International Outreach (NIO); Heather representative, GS-07, RRC, COP; and Hurley, digital-projects coordinator, Permanent Promotions Ashley N. Shelton, legislative analyst, GS-14, CTO, COP; Rashi Joshi, librar- Veronica Arispe, librarian, GS-11, GS-14, Congressional Relations Office, ian, GS-13, Humanities and Social Sci- African, Latin American and Western LIBN. ences Division (HSS), Library Services European Division (ALAWE), LS; Wil- (LS); Regina M. Mahdy, information- liam Awumey, librarian, GS-11, ALAWE, Temporary Promotions technology specialist, GS-14, IT Security LS; Dale T. Dupree, customer-service Donna J. Brearcliffe, supervisory (ITSEC), CIO; Nikita Mehta, project representative, GS-07, RRC, COP; Ste- librarian, GS-14, HSS, LS; Angela Bur- manager, GS-13, CTO, COP; Tyra N. phen S. Francis, technical-information gess, administrative specialist, GS-11, Parker, program analyst, GS-11, CTO, specialist, GS-14, Office of Congressional KLUGE, NIO; Fehl Maineiri Cannon, COP; Meghan A. Raftery, management Information and Publishing (CIP), CRS; supervisory librarian, GS-15, Overseas analyst, GS-13, CTO, COP; Isabel Rosa, Juli S. Han, library technician, GS-06, Operations Division, LS; and Kristian social-science analyst, GS-11, Resources, Asian Division (AD), LS; Travis T. Hens- S. Hassinger, program manager, GS-15, Science, and Industry Division, Congres- ley, program specialist, GS-11, KLUGE, NIO Operations, NIO. sional Research Service (CRS); Julie S. Saltman, attorney advisor, GS-15, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), COP; Benny Seda-Galarza, public-affairs specialist, GS-11, Office of Communi- cations and External Relations, LIBN; Suman Shukla, information-technology specialist, GS-14, CTO, COP; Deborah L. Simmons, project manager, GS-12, CTO, COP; Danita C. Stenberg, lead audiovisual-production specialist, GS-14, Office of Communications and Exter- nal Relations, LIBN; Wendy Stengel, information-technology specialist, GS-14, CTO, COP; Elizabeth W. Stoddard, information-technology specialist, GS-14, ITSEC, CIO; Laura B. Turner, lead 8 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE NOVEMBER 3, 2017

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NOVEMBER Meditation: Open to all. Mary presents “Mapping the Story of Rommel” (20th FRIDAY 12:15 p.m., LA G-06 and LM Landscape: Vision, Memory, Century-Fox, 1951). 7 p.m., 3 507. Contact: [email protected], and Place-Making.” 4 p.m., Packard Campus Theater, Aerobics Class: Strength [email protected]. LJ 119. Contact: 7-3302. Culpeper, Va. Contact: training and floor exercise. 7-5603. Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA Meeting: LC Weight Book Talk: Army veteran and B-36. Contact: 7-8637. Watchers. 12:45 p.m., LJ bestselling historian James NOVEMBER 209. Contact: [email protected]. Reston Jr. will discuss his new Film: “Hud” (Paramount, FRIDAY book, “A Rift in the Earth.” 10 1963). 7:30 p.m., Packard NOVEMBER 6:30 p.m., Pickford Theater. Aerobics Class: Strength Campus Theater, Culpeper, 8 WEDNESDAY Contact: 7-6362. training and floor exercise. Va. Contact: 7-9994. Demo: IT Help Desk Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA Film: “The Desert Fox: The NOVEMBER teams offer a hands-on B-36. Contact: 7-8637. SATURDAY demonstration of the Library’s 4 new ServiceNow portal. 11 Concert: Pianist Solungga a.m.–1 p.m. in the hallway Weight Watchers at Work Deal Days Liu performs works from the outside LM G-45. Contact: Library’s collection of musical 7-2603. This special time of year doesn’t come by often – it’s manuscripts. 2 p.m., Coolidge Weight Watchers Deal Days, on Nov. 7 and 14 at 12:45 Auditorium. Contact: 7-5502. Forum: Bible study. Open to all. 12:05 p.m., LM 542. p.m. in LM 209. Contact: [email protected]. Aerobics Class: Strength Save 15 percent when you sign up for the next series training and floor exercise. (starting Dec. 12) or renew your membership between 12:30 p.m., LC Wellness Nov. 7 and 14. Remember, you can join a series at any Center, LA B-36. Contact: time, and we’ll prorate the membership charges. 7-8637. Yoga/Pilates: Start at your Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays from 12:45–1:30 own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. p.m. in LM 209. Contact: 7-3013. NOVEMBER Questions? Contact [email protected]. The Office of Film: “Abbott and Costello Health Services offers this preventive program in Meet the Keystone Kops” 9 THURSDAY (Universal, 1955). 7:30 p.m., Book Talk: Poet Yuseff accordance with LCR 9-1410 and 5 U.S.C. § 7901. Packard Campus Theater, Komunyakaa discusses his Culpeper, Va. Contact: favorite World War I authors 7-9994. and his own work. Noon, Mumford Room. Contact: NOVEMBER Register to Receive Gershwin Prize 7-5394. Concert Tickets 6 MONDAY Book Talk: Linda Heywood LC Ballroom Dancing: of Boston University presents On Nov. 15, the Library will award the Library of 12:30 p.m., LM 139. Contact: “Queen Njinga’s Diplomacy: Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to Tony 7-6111 Written and Performed.” Bennett at a concert in DAR Constitution Hall at 8 p.m. Demo: IT Help Desk Noon, LJ 220. Contact: teams offer a hands-on 7-1979. The honoree will perform, and other artists will pay demonstration of the Library’s Yoga: Noon, LM SB-02. tribute to his work. new ServiceNow portal. 11 Contact: 7-5984 Some seats for the concert have been reserved for a.m.–1 p.m. in the hallway Aerobics Class: High-Low. outside LM G-45. Contact: Noon, LC Wellness Center Library staff. Staff members interested in obtaining a 7-2603. (LA B-36). Contact: 7-8637. pair of tickets should register via Eventbrite at http://bit. NOVEMBER Meditation: Open to all. ly/2lHKTzz, using their official Library email addresses, 7 TUESDAY 12:15 p.m., LA G-06. no later than 6 p.m. on Nov. 8. Book Talk: Swanee Hunt Contact: [email protected]. discusses her new book, Ballroom Dance Club: 12:30 If requests exceed available seats, a random selection “Rwandan Women Rising.” p.m., West Dining Room. of requesters will be made. Those selected will be Noon, LJ 119. Contact: Contact: 7-6111. notified by close of business Nov. 9. Contact the Office 7-1982. Archives Forum: The of Special Events and Public Programs at 7-5218 with Demo: IT Help Desk Library’s Archives Forum any questions. teams offer a hands-on presents “You Should Sell demonstration of the Library’s That in the Gift Shop.” 2 p.m., new ServiceNow portal. 11 Dining Room A. Contact: a.m.–1 p.m. in the hallway 7-0932. Your Employee Personal Page (EPP) is at outside LM G-45. Contact: Lecture: Dr. Xin Conan-Wu www.nfc.usda.gov/epps/ 7-2603. of the College of William and

Request ADA accommodations for events five business days in advance at 7-6362 or [email protected]. See www.loc.gov/loc/events for the Library’s online calendar.