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GAZETTE Volume 25, No. 30 • August 15, 2014 • A weekly publication for Library staff Inside Nats Help Celebrate CRS Catalogers Desktop, Revised The Library next month will launch a new and enhanced Cataloger’s Desktop user interface that will change the face and capabilities of its cataloging-docu- mentation service. Page 3

Library Recruiting Docents The Library is recruiting the 2014 class of volunteer docents to lead tours of the nation’s oldest federal cultural institu- tion. Page 5 Robert Esworthy Washington Nationals mascot Screech, Congressional Research Service Deputy Director Colleen J. Shogan, Director Mary B. Mazanec and sec- tion research manager Ralph M. Chite appear on the big screen during a pregame ceremony at Nationals Park on Aug. 1. More than 150 staff members, family and friends of the Congressional Research Service cheered the Nationals on against the Phillies. The event, organized by Chite, was part of the service’s celebration of its 2014 centennial.

Exploring Digital Preservation An annual meeting hosted by NDIIPP brings together experts in academia, government and the private and Library Acquires Archives of nonprofit sectors to explore the latest developments in digital preservation. Page 6 American Theatre

atre: Touring the Globe for 75 Years,” By Rosemary Girard runs through Jan. 24, then travels to Los Angeles for a five-month stay at the Walt or 75 years, Disney Concert Hall. The exhibition also has graced the United States with can be viewed online at www.loc.gov/ F top-tier talent and artistic charm. exhibits. And now, America’s signature ballet com- “This is a major and important addi- pany is joining forces with America’s tion to the Library’s dance collections,” library. said Susan Vita, chief of the Music Divi- The Library of Congress last week sion. “American Ballet Theatre has his- Bagpiper and flutist Carlos Núñez announced the acquisition of the Ameri- torically brought a diverse, classical and presents the music of Galicia, Aug. 19 can Ballet Theatre’s archive of more than uniquely American artistic expression to in the Coolidge Auditorium. 50,000 items and this week opened a towns and cities throughout the globe. On Tap celebratory exhibition about the company The ABT archive is unique in that it con- Lectures, films, concerts, classes and in the Performing Arts Reading Room of nects with so many of our major collec- other events at the Library of Congress the Madison Building. tions of composers, choreographers, set in the coming week. The exhibition, “American Ballet The- Page 8 BALLET, continued on page 4 2 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE  AUGUST 15, 2014

NEWS A Message from IT Security GAZETTE Regarding the Russian Data Hack www.loc.gov/staff/gazette

News media outlets recently reported of your online accounts including online GAYLE OSTERBERG that a Russian crime ring had amassed banking, credit card websites and online Executive Editor MARK HARTSELL the largest-known collection of stolen shopping/auction sites such as Amazon, Editor eBay, and PayPal. user credentials, with a data breach of Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; over 1.2 billion login records. • Make passwords different for every Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; This announcement made headlines site. Passwords should be long but easy Lisa Davis, Donated Leave Proofreader: George Thuronyi and panicked computer users across to remember. Design and Production: Ashley Jones the globe. It was later revealed that the • Beware of “official-looking” emails PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG information found was not actually a one- that ask for personal information or Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher time data breach, but a large repository request your login credentials. Most (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994) of data, gathered by the hackers over a companies will never ask for personal period of several years. information in an email. An official publication of the Library of Congress,The Gazette encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and What should you do? • Regular monitoring of your online photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to IT Security reminds Library users financial records can help minimize dan- convey the most necessary information. Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one that frequent review and maintenance of gers. Early detection can greatly reduce week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital the damage from hackers and identity form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached personal online accounts is the best way Microsoft Word file. thieves if your account is compromised. to prevent having your information com- Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public promised. There are a few steps you can For more suggestions on protecting Affairs Office, LM 105. take to protect your personal accounts: your personal data, contact your service Electronic archived issues and the a color PDF file of the current • Change passwords regularly for all unit’s ITS program manager. u issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette.

Library of Congress Gazette Donated Time Washington, DC 20540-1620 Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] The following Library employees have satisfied the eligibility requirements Design and production: Ashley Jones, to receive leave donations from other staff members. Contact Lisa Davis at 7-9193, [email protected] 7-0033. ISSN 1049-8184 Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the Craig Andrews Marina Korenberg Lola Pyne Printing Management Section, Office Systems Services Lori Ayers Rose Kutcher Valencia Roseboro Christy Chason LeTonja Law April Spraggin Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff Staff is invited to use the Forum pages for lively and thoughtful Steven Davenport Karen Lund Philip Washington debate relevant to Library issues. However, just as other newspa- Tamikia Epperson Donald Marcus Donna Williams per editors exercise discretion over which letters to publish and how to edit them, so do we. In deciding whether or how much to Tanya Fletcher Laurie Neider Heather Windsor publish, we consider content (including misstatements of fact, Melinda Friend Veronica Newman Bernard Wooden libel, innuendo, ridicule of individuals or the institution, personal attacks, and redundancy) and length (the limit is 300 words). Gina Greco-Emrich Juan Perez Regina Young Letters must be signed by the author, whose place of work and Shalita Jones Amy Puryear telephone extension should be included so we can verify author- ship. Letter writers should understand that when they sign their letters and release them to us for publication they are relinquishing privacy. If a letter calls for management response, for example, an explanation of a policy or actions or clarification of fact, we Reading Volunteers Needed will ask for management response.—Ed. Library of Congress staff are invited to participate in the Everybody Wins! D.C.’s Power Lunch program. As mentors, volunteers meet once a week one- Gazette Deadlines on-one with a student at Tyler Elementary School on Capitol Hill to read for The deadline for editorial copy for the Aug. 29 pleasure during lunchtime. Gazette is Wednesday, Aug. 20. E-mail editorial copy and letters to the editor to [email protected]. To learn more, attend the information session on Sept. 3 from noon to 1 p.m. To promote events through the Library’s in LM 240. For more information about the Power Lunch Program, contact online calendar (www.loc.gov/loc/events) Abby Yochelson at [email protected] or 7-2138 and visit the Everybody Wins!DC and the Gazette Calendar, e-mail event and contact information to [email protected] by website at www.everybodywinsdc.org/. 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]. AUGUST 15, 2014  THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 3

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Blues in Spotlight Amanda Reynolds Kurt Hyde Hyde Named Amanda Reynolds

Phil Wiggins (center) brought his all-star blues and dance group to the Inspector General Coolidge Auditorium on Aug. 6 for a performance of Tidewater blues of the Chesapeake region. The performance was staged as part of the Librarian of Congress James H. Bil- American Folklife Center’s Homegrown concert series. lington has announced the appointment of Kurt Hyde as the Library’s inspector general. The appointment took effect July 28. Hyde previously served as assis- Enhanced Desktop Interface Available tant inspector general for audits in the Library’s Office of the Inspector General. For Catalogers Next Month There, he led and managed the Audit Division in evaluating significant Library On Sept. 10, the Library of Congress presentations. Depending on user feed- operations, conducting risk assessments will launch a new and enhanced Catalog- back, she also might organize smaller and identifying internal controls or pro- er’s Desktop user interface that will change group training in COIN classrooms. grammatic vulnerabilities. the face and capabilities of the Library’s Why is new training in Cataloger’s Hyde has an extensive background cataloging-documentation service. Desktop important? and distinct experiences in leading and Catalogers can get expert training by Three main enhancements will be managing audit operations of diverse attending sessions to be held in various introduced: an improved user interface, offices and staff. locations in the Library. greatly expanded search and navigation, He has served with the Government Joan Weeks, senior technical pro- and improved help and training. Accountability Office and as assistant cessing and automation instructor in the Users will find a simpler, easier-to- inspector general for surface and mari- Cooperative and Instructional Programs navigate interface across all functions. time programs at the Department of Trans- Division (COIN), is coordinating the Faceted searching allows users to refine portation. At the Department of Treasury, training effort and will conduct sessions searches by citation, task, material type, Hyde served as deputy inspector general on the following schedule: publisher, resource type, language and for audits and evaluations in the office Sept. 2: 10–11 a.m., Dining Room A; country. A “new resources” facet helps of the special inspector general for the Sept. 3: 10–11 a.m., Dining Room A; Sept. limit searches to recently added or Troubled Asset Relief Program. 9: 2:30–3:30 p.m., Mumford Room; Sept. updated resources. There will also be Hyde is a certified public accountant 16: 9:30–10:30 a.m., Pickford Theater; extensive context-sensitive online help. and was nominated for the Presidential Sept. 16: 2:30–3:30 p.m., Mumford Room; To sign up for the training, visit the Rank Award in 2011 and 2012. He holds a and Sept. 23: 1:30–2:30 p.m., Pickford Online Learning Center at www.loc.gov/ Bachelor of Science degree in accounting Theater. staff/cld. For more information, con- from Virginia Tech and has completed To supplement this training, Weeks tact Peter Seligman at [email protected] or numerous comprehensive executive will develop Quick Tips and PowerPoint 7-1314. u leadership and management programs. u 4 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE  AUGUST 15, 2014

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BALLET, continued from page 1 and lighting designers, and orchestrators.” American Ballet Theatre got its start in 1939, when a group of dancers, chore- ographers and producers established an innovative company that strived to bring a fresh, American style to the art form with a repertory that presented classical works alongside new American choreography. The company – originally called Ballet Theatre but renamed American Ballet Theatre in 1957 – traveled from city to city in the 1940s and ’50s, bringing ballet to any town in the U.S. that could support a performance. “If there is a history or love of classi-

cal dance [in America], it is because of Collection / Music Division American Ballet Theatre ABT,” said music specialist Loras Schissel Cynthia Gregory performs “” in the 1980s. of the Music Division. “They were one of the first companies to take it to the The American Ballet Theatre Col- said. masses in that way.” lection at the Library of Congress also “They were top-drawer artistically, but American Ballet Theatre has enjoyed includes an audiovisual component very user-friendly,” he said. “You change a vibrant 75-year run and continues to that contains up-close footage of dress sets and out come people dressed in be recognized worldwide as a premier rehearsals and scattered commentary. cowboy outfits dancing to Agnes de dance company. The materials in the exhibit – about 43 Mille’s choreography.” The donation to the Library – pro- items drawn primarily from the American Above all, it was (and is) high-caliber grams, newspaper reviews, tour materials, Ballet Theatre Collection – provide a dance. American Ballet Theatre’s reper- résumés, choreography notations, diaries sample of the company’s flavor, demon- toire was relatable, timeless and easy of notable alumni, photographs and more strating how its mission and repertoire to convey, but it was performed by the – reflects this rich history. came to define it as “America’s ballet most-talented dancers, to the best music, company.” with the best set designs. America needed “This exhibition presents an exciting its “own” dance, and the company told opportunity for Library visitors to learn about the world-renowned American Ballet Theatre and also about the won- derful collection recently donated to the Library by ABT,” senior exhibits director Cynthia Wayne said. American Ballet Theatre has cham- pioned diversity since its inception without regard to gender, race or home- land. About one-third of the company’s contributing choreographers have been women – American legend Twyla Tharp, Pilar Lopez of Spain, Natalia Makarova of Russia and Alicia Alonso of Cuba, among others. In addition to being ethnically diverse, the company also has maintained artistic American Ballet Theatre Collection / Music Division American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre Collection / Music Division American Ballet Theatre diversity. From classical ballet to contem- American Ballet Theatre, under State In 1962, American Ballet Theatre was porary choreography, from “Swan Lake” Department sponsorship, in 1960 invited to perform at the White House to “Rodeo,” American Ballet Theatre became the first major American for President Kennedy. While in Wash- created a mixture of things new, things dance company to perform in Russia. ington, the company posed on the familiar and things “just fun,” Schissel This poster advertised the company’s steps of the U.S. Capitol. appearances there. AUGUST 15, 2014  THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 5

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America’s own stories. ABT has also served Library Seeks as a cultural ambassador with its international tour- Volunteer ing program. Breaking through the Iron Curtain, Docents President Dwight D. Eisen- hower sent the company to The Library of Congress is recruiting the in 1960 the 2014 class of volunteer docents to to showcase American lead tours of the nation’s oldest federal culture. A congratulatory cultural institution. letter from Eisenhower to To best serve the more than 1.6 million the company is included visitors who come each year to view the in the exhibition. Jefferson Building and learn about its Given the company’s treasures, the Library’s Visitor Services creative inspiration, cul- Office relies on more than 300 volun- tural impact and political teers to greet and direct visitors and to significance, the American conduct tours. Ballet Theatre collection Each fall, the Visitor Services Office will be rich in research offers a 15-week training program for potential on several dif- volunteer docents who will gain the skills ferent levels, Schissel said. necessary to lead tours of the Jefferson Noting ballet’s col- Building and answer questions about the laborative nature among Library’s collections and services. dancers, choreographers, Collection / Music Division American Ballet Theatre Docent training classes will be held composers and set design- Artist Marc Chagall designed the cover of Ballet The- atre’s 1944 touring program. at the Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on ers, Schissel emphasized Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Sept. 2 that the archive would program from when he saw “Rodeo”). through Dec. 11. complement and enhance many of the The Library holds all of those collec- The training curriculum covers all Library’s other collections. tions, along with the papers of composers aspects of the Library and is specially Researchers using the American Leonard Bernstein and Morton Gould designed to prepare docents to give Ballet Theatre collection might also seek and choreographer Bronislava Nijinska. interesting and informative tours of the out the papers of Aaron Copland (who “There is great synergy among many Jefferson Building and include a range composed music for “Rodeo”), Oliver of the Library’s collections,” Schissel said. of information about the Library. Smith (who created set designs and was “We collect individual things, but after a The classes are presented by Library a visionary for American Ballet Theatre) while you build up this mass connectiv- staff members well as experts from out- or Richard Rodgers (who was inspired by ity so that you can come to the Library side the Library. The curriculum focuses Agnes de Mille’s choreography to create interested in dance, then start connect- on the past, present and future of the “Oklahoma”; his collection contains his ing the dots [to our other resources].” u Library; curatorial divisions; public pro- grams; collections care and use; organiza- tion and infrastructure; and the art and ‘From the Catbird Seat’ Seeks Guest Bloggers architecture of the Jefferson Building. In addition to classroom training, the docent Are you a lover of poetry and literature? If so, consider writing a guest post for class will go on field trips and outings. “From the Catbird Seat,” the Library’s official poetry and literature blog. On average, volunteer docents work one four-hour shift per week, providing Whether delving into the Library’s online poetry resources, highlighting literary two tours. Volunteers are eligible for park- treasures in the Library’s physical collections or spotlighting important literary ing while on duty. In addition, an active events, as a “Catbird” blogger you’ll play an important role in raising public awareness of the Library’s unparalleled literary offerings. View sample blog enrichment program organizes field trips posts at http://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/. for volunteers to visit institutions around the Washington metropolitan region. Contact Rob Casper ([email protected]) or Peter Armenti ([email protected]) for For more information, visit www.loc. further details. gov/visit/volunteers or contact Susan Mordan-White at 7-9203 or smordan@ loc.gov. u 6 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE  AUGUST 15, 2014

NEWS Annual Meeting Explores Digital-Preservation Issues

By Butch Lazorchak

The Digital Preservation 2014 meeting last month brought together experts in academia, government and the private and nonprofit sectors to highlight key work and share the latest developments, guidelines, best practices and standards in digital preservation. The Library of Congress’ National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) hosted the annual meeting July 22-23 at the Washington Marriott Georgetown in Washington, D.C. “People don’t need drills; they need holes,” said Micah Altman of Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Libraries in More than 300 people attended this year’s annual meeting. Amanda Reynolds the opening talk. In other words, digital preservation is important not just as an communicate to future generations. Panels discussed community activity, but as a solution to the chal- Another challenge faced by the cur- approaches to digital stewardship and lenges of future information access. rent generation of digital-stewardship the future of web archiving. Sessions Altman, who serves as the current practitioners is preservation of the soft- explored stewarding space and research chairman of the National Digital Steward- ware record – a topic illuminated by Matt data, and over three dozen lightning ship Alliance coordinating committee, Kirschenbaum of the Maryland Institute talks, posters and breakout sessions cov- said digital preservation is essential to for Technology in the Humanities in his ered everything from digital repositories support the rule of law, a cumulative talk, “Software, It’s a Thing.” for museum collections to a Brazilian evidence base, national heritage and Software, Kirschenbaum said, is digital-preservation network to the debut a strategic information reserve and to many different “things” – asset, pack- of a new digital-preservation questions- age, shrinkwrap, notation/score, and-answers tool. object, craft, epigraphy, clickwrap, Additionally, a CurateCamp “uncon- hardware, social media, back- ference” focused on digital culture was ground, paper trail, service and staged at Catholic University the day after big data. the main conference. Each has its own characteris- Web history, data stewardship, digital tics, and we’ll need to adjust our repositories -- for digital preservation future approaches to preservation practitioners, it was nerd heaven. u accordingly, he said. More information about the conference A huge variety of digital-pres- and digital preservation is available on ervation tools, services, practices the Library’s digital-preservation blog, and approaches were explored The Signal, at http://blogs.loc.gov/ over the following days. digitalpreservation.

The Library Shop’s Top Pick Encourage your children to read with this year’s collectible National Book Festival patch. Perfect for scouts or your favorite tote or jean jacket. Staff members receive a 10 percent discount.

Amanda Reynolds Jefferson Building (LJ G-62), Monday through Saturday, 9:30 Micah Altman of MIT delivers the opening talk at a.m. to 5 p.m., www.loc.gov/shop. Digital Preservation 2014. AUGUST 15, 2014  THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 7

NEWS OBITUARY Power Outages Planned for Madison Building

On Friday, Aug. 22, the Architect of the and Library-issued iPhones. Capitol will begin preparing the Madison • Power outages will begin at 6 a.m. Building Data Center for essential main- for LOCTest, 11 a.m. for eCO, 5 p.m. for tenance on the Uninterruptable Power Momentum and 7 p.m. for all other sys- Supply. Power outages and changes to tems. access and services will occur the entire weekend. Aug. 23 Power in the Jefferson and Adams • Reading rooms and research areas buildings will not be affected. in the Madison, Jefferson and Adams Sofie Sobolewska All-hours badges will not be honored buildings will be closed to staff and the during the weekend; only essential staff public. Sofie Sobolewska, who served as a members will be granted access to the • The Madison and Adams buildings cataloger at the Library of Congress for nearly 40 years, died on July 8. She was 87. Madison Building. will be closed to the public on Saturday. Sobolewska was born in Poland on No cellular service will be available The Great Hall and exhibits will be open April 21, 1927, and immigrated to the from 5 p.m. on Aug. 22 to 6 a.m. on Aug. to the public in the Jefferson Building. The United States after World War II. 25. All Library services will resume Library gift shop will be closed. She worked for a time at Julius Gar- normal operations by 6 a.m. on Aug. 25. • No food service will be available. finckel & Co., a department-store chain The schedule for the weekend is: The vending lounge in the Jefferson Build- based in Washington, D.C. ing cellar will be open to staff and visitors. On Aug. 22, 1960, she began her career at the Library of Congress as a Aug. 22 • The Madison Building will be with- library technician in the Serial Record • Madison Building staff members out power from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Division. should power down all computers, print- • The life-safety systems will be tested Using her language skills in Polish, ers, copiers and small appliances before and all doors will be locked during the Russian and German, she became a cata- leaving for the day. Staff members leav- power outage. loger and rose to the position of a senior ing earlier in the week should turn off • All staff members, except those sup- serials cataloger. their computers and printers on their last porting the outage, must exit the Madison In 1985, she received a Meritorious day. This is necessary for a controlled Building and garage by 4:30 a.m. Service Award for excellence in her work. Sobolewska retired in December shutdown. • The Madison Building parking 1988. • To safely perform this work, Internet garage will be closed. Technology Services, Library Services, the • Essential staff members will be per- Copyright Office and the Congressional mitted into the Madison Building after Research Service will shut down their 9 a.m. servers and associated equipment. The Madison Café Room shutdown will affect Internet, intranet, Aug. 24 Available Momentum, the Library’s website, eCO • Only essential staff will be permitted Having a baby shower, a and any web-based software. Email access to the Madison Building. retirement bash or just a routine access will not be available from the • Momentum, email, Internet and division meeting? Book the staff desktop. Staff members will have remote intranet will not be available. multipurpose room in the east wing access to email via Outlook Web Access • No food service will be available. u of the Madison Café. The room – available for use by Library staffers weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m OIG Would Like to Know – may be reserved through Public Report suspected illegal activities, waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement Programs Services at 7-2595 or in Library administration and operations to the Office of the Inspector. A link to [email protected]. all Library of Congress regulations is available on the staff intranet at www.loc. gov/staff/ogc/. Your Employee Personal Contact the OIG hotline at 7-6306 or [email protected]. Or report Page (EPP) is at anonymously by mail to: P.O. Box 15051, Washington, D.C., 20003-9997. www.nfc.usda.gov 8 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE  AUGUST 15, 2014

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AUGUST Bloomsday Camerata: Packard Campus Theater, Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994. B-36. Contact 7-8637. FRIDAY Reading aloud Borges’ 15 “Collected Fictions.” Noon, AUGUST Concert: “Joey McKenzie Aerobics Class: Strength LM 227. Contact 7-0013. training and floor exercise. FRIDAY and His Western Flyers.” Aerobics Class: High-Low. 22 7:30 p.m., Packard Campus Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA Aerobics Class: Strength B-36. Contact 7-8637. Noon, LC Wellness Center, Theater, Culpeper, Va. LA B-36. Contact 7-8637. training and floor exercise. Contact 7-9994. Meditation: Open to all. 12:15 p.m., LA G-06. Contact [email protected]. Records-Management Course Required AUGUST The updated Records Management Awareness training 20 WEDNESDAY course, Records Management Basic Awareness 2.0 Concert: The Quebe Sisters (LCRM110), is available through the Online Learning Band performs Texas-style Center at www.loc.gov/staff/cld. All staff members, as fiddling, vintage country, well as all contractors and volunteers who handle Library bluegrass, and jazz & swing records, are required to take the updated course. Film: “Triumph of the Will” standards. Noon, Coolidge (Universum Film, 1935). 7:30 Auditorium. Contact 7-5510. p.m., Packard Campus Forum: Bible study. Open The deadline for all staff members, contractors and Theater, Culpeper, Va. to all. 12:05 p.m., LM 542. volunteers to complete the course is Sept. 30. Contact 7-9994. Contact [email protected]. AUGUST Aerobics Class: Strength Questions? Contact the Records Management Section training and floor exercise. 16 SATURDAY at 7-5592 or [email protected]. More information about 12:30 p.m., LC Wellness records management is available at http://staff.loc.gov/ Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-8637. sites/iss/records-management-unit/. Yoga/Pilates: Start at your own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-3013. Lecture: A panel of Library of Congress staff members discuss “Magna Carta: Security-Awareness Training Online Selecting and Conserving The 2014 version of the Information Security Awareness Primary Sources.” 1 p.m., Film: “Wings of the Navy” Mary Pickford Theater, LM training is available online. All employees, contractors (Warner Bros., 1939). 7:30 301. Contact 7-4642. and volunteers who have access to Library information- p.m., Packard Campus AUGUST technology systems are required to take the training. Theater, Culpeper, Va. THURSDAY Contact 7-9994. 21 Aerobics Class: High-Low. Deadline for completion of the course is Sept. 19. AUGUST Noon, LC Wellness Center, 18 MONDAY LA B-36. Contact 7-8637. To take the course: 1. Go to the Online Learning Center Yoga/Pilates: Start at your Yoga: Noon, LM SB-02. (OLC) website at https://olc.loc.gov/stc/olc. 2. Sign own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-5984. in with your OLC login and password. 3. Search for Contact 7-3013. “Information Security Awareness 2014 (LCITSEC214)” or AUGUST click the “Mandatory Training” pop-up box. 4. Click on 19 TUESDAY “start course.” Lecture: Holly Gilbert, chief of the NASA Goddard Solar More information is available at www.loc.gov/staff/ Physics Laboratory, presents “The Moody Sun.” 11:30 a.m., security. Mary Pickford Theater, LM 301. Contact 7-5664. Homegrown Concert: Carlos Núñez presents a concert of music collected by Alan Calling All Curators! Lomax in Galicia, Spain, in the 1950s, on Galician Got a favorite find or rediscovered treasure in your bagpipes and flutes. Noon, collections? Send suggestions to [email protected] for Coolidge Auditorium. Contact Film: “Rockin’ in the Rockies” possible inclusion in a future issue. 7-5510. (Columbia, 1945). 7:30 p.m.,

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.