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GAZETTE Volume 27, No. 33 • August 26, 2016 • A weekly publication for Library staff Inside Congress.gov Honored Congress.gov has been nominated for a FedScoop 50 Award, given each year in recognition of excellence in the federal information-technology community. Page 3

An App for Book Festival The Library has added a free, robust Kurt Sneddon; Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Pictures; Bros. Music Division; Warner Autumn DeWilde; smartphone app for the National Book Clockwise from top left: trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, a Bach manuscript, Prince’s Festival, designed to help attendees get “Graffiti Bridge,” composer Jason Robert Brown and the Cecilia String Quartet. the most out of their experience. Page 3 New Concert Season Celebrates Celebrating a Centennial A new display in the Geography and Map Division celebrates the 100th anni- Voices, Venice – and Prince versary of the National Park Service. Page 7 music on our shelves a living voice,” said By Mark Hartsell Anne McLean, senior producer in the Music Division. “This year we’re adding n its new concert season, the Library to those shelves with three major new of Congress takes listeners to some Library commissions. It’s a season with I great places: through the musical a close-up focus. We have a number of waters of Venice, down Broadway (via concerts for small but truly powerful Madison County), inside the theater of forces – luminaries like tenor Mark Pad- Japan, into world premieres – even to more, fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, the movies with Prince. soprano Tony Arnold and cellist Steven The new season, which was Isserlis. announced last week, offers more than “It’s especially powerful to hear art- 60 concerts, world premieres, lectures, ists like these in the remarkable sonic “The Royal Tenenbaums,” Aug. 26 at the Packard Campus. film screenings, interviews, book talks environment of the Coolidge Auditorium, and presentations exploring classical, created for both superb performance On Tap jazz, pop and American musical theater. and superb listening.” Lectures, films, concerts, classes and “Each season, it’s a pleasure to share Padmore and pianist Andrew West other events at the Library of Congress in the coming week. the riches of the Library’s extraordinary kick off the concerts on Oct. 17 in the Page 8 collections in our concerts and give the CONCERTS, continued on page 6 2 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE AUGUST 26, 2016

NEWS Great Hall to Close Early on Aug. 29 The Great Hall, all exhibitions and the southeast (Second Street) entrance as GAZETTE Library Shop in the Jefferson Building well as via tunnels from the Adams and www.loc.gov/staff/gazette will close to the public at 4 p.m. on Aug. Madison buildings. GAYLE OSTERBERG 29 for a special event. All other reading rooms and exhibi- Executive Editor Additionally, the west main doors, tions in the Madison and Adams build- MARK HARTSELL Editor west basement doors and the Capitol ings will operate under normal hours of Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Visitors Center tunnel will be closed to service. Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; the general public and researchers. All building exits will be available for Lisa Davis, Donated Leave Researchers with Library-issued cre- use in the event of an emergency. Normal Proofreader: George Thuronyi dentials may access the Jefferson Build- access to the Great Hall, exhibitions and Design and Production: Ashley Jones ing reading rooms, which will be open all other sections of the Jefferson building PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher normal hours of service. Entry is via the will resume at regular hours on Aug. 30. u (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994)

Mission of the Library of Congress Donated Time The Library’s central mission is to provide Congress, the The following employees have satisfied eligibility requirements to receive federal government and the American people with a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge that can be relied leave donations from other staff members. Contact Lisa Davis at 7-0033. upon to inform, inspire and engage them and support their intellectual and creative endeavors. Amy Abel Tameka Epperson Kevin Pinckney Tiffany Allgood Eve Ferguson Melissa Saharko About the Gazette Craig Andrews Pamela Guardia Donna Williams An official publication of the Library of Congress,The Gazette encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and Sheldon Austin NeeCole Hamilton Bernard Wooden photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to Antoinette Childs Megan Meehan Melissa Young convey the most necessary information. Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one Steven Davenport Parthenia Palmer week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached Microsoft Word file.

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‘BIBFRAME on the Move’ Electronic archived issues and a color PDF file of the current issue On Sept. 6, Library staff members will provide an update on the Bibliographic are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME). Library of Congress Gazette Washington, DC 20540-1620 Beacher Wiggins will describe what has been accomplished to date. Kirk Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] Hess and Paul Frank will cover how the BIBFRAME Editor has evolved and Design and production: Ashley Jones, along with it the profiles used to input metadata. The session will conclude 7-9193, [email protected] with a briefing from Sally McCallum on what to expect in Phase 2 of the ISSN 1049-8184 BIBFRAME pilot. Printed by the Printing Management Section

The event takes place at 10 a.m. in the Mumford Room of the Madison Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff Building. For more information, contact Angela Kinney at [email protected] or Staff is invited to use the Gazette for lively and thoughtful Judith Cannan at [email protected]. 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 authorship. If a letter calls for management response, an explanation of a policy or actions or clarification of fact, we will ask for management response.—Ed. Reminder: Lottery for Swearing-in Ceremony Gazette Deadlines The Library will conduct a lottery that will enable a limited number of staff The deadline for editorial copy for the Sept. 9 members to attend the Sept. 14 swearing-in ceremony for new Librarian of Gazette is Wednesday, August 31. Congress Carla D. Hayden. E-mail editorial copy and letters to the editor to [email protected]. About 400 standing-room spots will be available for staffers who wish to attend To promote events through the Library’s online calendar (www.loc.gov/loc/events) the ceremony in person. Tickets will be allocated through a lottery system. and the Gazette Calendar, e-mail event and contact information to [email protected] by To enter the lottery, employees should email their name, Library email address 9 a.m. Monday of the week of publication. and phone extension to [email protected]. The deadline to enter the Boxed announcements should be submitted electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday lottery is 5 p.m. on Sept. 6. Lottery winners will be notified via their work email. the week of publication to [email protected]. AUGUST 26, 2016 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 3

NEWS Congress.gov Nominated for FedScoop Award Congress.gov, the federal legislative- information website developed and managed by the Library of Congress, has been nominated for a FedScoop 50 Award, given each year in recognition of excellence in the federal information- technology community. FedScoop is a Washington-based media company that covers federal technology news. Its annual awards honor the top 50 leaders and programs from government and industry that have made significant contributions to the moderniza- tion of government technology.

Shawn Miller This year, Congress.gov was nomi- Book festival visitors flow into the Washington Convention Center last September. nated for Tech Program of the Year, a cat- egory that recognizes the best examples of influential technology programs that App Puts Book Festival at Fingertips have led to cost savings, efficiencies and partnerships between agencies. As part of the 16th annual National bulletin-style notifications on-site in the The public may vote for nominees at Book Festival this year, the Library of event of schedule or location changes fedscoop.com/events/fedscoop50/2016/ Congress has added a free, robust smart- on the day of the festival. The app also vote/. Voting closes Sept. 16; winners will phone app designed to help attendees includes sponsor information, general be announced Oct. 4. get the most out of their all-day festival festival guidelines and frequently asked Congress.gov was one of 27 programs experience. questions. nominated for Tech Program of the Year, The Library of Congress National In addition, the National Book Festi- among programs at federal agencies such Book Festival takes place Sept. 24, from 9 val app lets attendees take photos and as the National Park Service, the Depart- a.m. to 10 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.), videos directly from each presentation. ment of the Treasury, the CIA and Depart- at the Walter E. Washington Convention They can then forward them to their ment of Homeland Security. Center. own Twitter and/or Instagram accounts Congress.gov, initially launched in The app, available at no charge for using the festival hashtag #NatBookFest. beta form in September 2012, applies iOS and Android users, contains the com- Book-lovers who are unable to attend the modern design and infrastructure to legis- plete schedule of the dozens of author event can download the app and follow lative data sets, providing mobile-friendly presentations, book-signings, special pro- the course of the day via a custom activity access, faceted search and other features. grams and activities. Users can plan and feed, viewing impressions and images The site’s predecessor, THOMAS.gov, build their full day’s personalized sched- that other festivalgoers share through officially was retired in July, completing ule in advance, find their way around the social media. the multiyear transition to Congress.gov. center to their chosen activities, rate each The National Book Festival app is Congress.gov is a collaborative effort presentation and more. The app also will now available for iPhone and iPad at among the Library, the Senate, the House include detailed information on updated the iPhone app store and for Android at of Representatives and the Government security and safety procedures now in the Google Play Store. Attendees with Publishing Office. place for entry to the convention center. smartphones not compatible with either The site also now provides search- While festivalgoers are encouraged iOS or Android may use a fully functional able access to bill status and summary, to download the National Book Fes- web version of the app. Links to all are bill text, the Congressional Record and tival app in advance and set up their available at loc.gov/apps/. committee reports, as well as executive schedules prior to arrival, it is easy to More information about the National actions such as nominations, treaties and make changes and rearrange plans using Book Festival is available at www.loc. communications and historical legislative the app on-site. Also, users will receive gov/bookfest/. u information back to 1973. u 4 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE AUGUST 26, 2016

NEWS Concerts from the homage to the great Italian composer and pianist for a program of Haydn, Widmann and Weber. Library of Congress Ferruccio Busoni on the anniversary of his 150th Preconcert conversation: the artists. birthday. (2 p.m.) Preconcert conversation: the artist (12:30 p.m.). All events and concerts staged at the Coolidge Auditorium at 8 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium Dec. 6 unless otherwise noted. Preconcert presentations The Tallis Scholars will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Infor- The legendary Tallis Scholars and director Peter mation about tickets and programs is available at Phillips make their Library debut with a program www.loc.gov/concerts. of works by Josquin, Franco, Taverner and others. Preconcert conversation: the artists.

Dec. 9 Pilvax Studio, Balazs Borocz Jason Robert Brown Modern Broadway star and Tony Award-winner Jan. 25 Jason Robert Brown – composer of the musicals Musicians from Marlboro “The Bridges of Madison County” and “Honeymoon Michelle Ross (violin), Carmit Zori (violin), Rebecca in Vegas” – performs his own music in a rare Albers (viola), Alice Yoo (cello), Nicholas Phan (tenor) Washington, D.C., cabaret appearance. and Lydia Brown (piano) offer a mixed vocal and instrumental chamber program highlighting the Maxine Robertson Dec. 17 musical and cultural connections among Austria, Cecilia String Quartet Germany and Great Britain – Haydn, Beethoven Oct. 17 Canada’s Cecilia String Quartet performs on the and Vaughn Williams. Mark Padmore and Andrew West Library’s Stradivari instruments, marking the 80th Nightcap conversation: the artists. Tenor Mark Padmore, the 2016 Musical America anniversary of Gertrude Clarke Whittall’s gift. The vocalist of the year, is joined by pianist Andrew program features works by Mozart, Gubaidulina, Feb. 4 West for a performance of works by Beethoven Agócs and Mendelssohn. Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI and Schubert. Preconcert conversation: the artists. Early music luminary Jordi Savall convenes classical Preconcert lecture: David Plylar of the Music and traditional performers for “Gateway to the East: Division presents “Gentlemen Prefer the Tauben- Jan. 13 The Millenarian Venice 770-1797” – an exploration post: Love and Longing in the Songs of Beethoven Richard Egarr of the musical history of a thousand years of empire, and Schubert.” Music director of the Academy of Ancient Music from Byzantine hymns and Ottoman marches to in London, Egarr displays a scholar’s perception, the compositions of Dufay, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Oct. 26 humor and a virtuosic flair in this program of 17th- Cavalli and Vivaldi. Kristian Bezuidenhout century English keyboard masters. Preconcert conversation: the artists. Fortepiano phenomenon Kristian Bezuidenhout Preconcert conversation: the artist. performs works by Beethoven and Haydn, including Beethoven’s Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 (“Pathétique”). Preconcert conversation: Kristian Bezuidenhout

Oct. 29 Argento Chamber Ensemble In a Founders Day program, the Argento Chamber Ensemble will perform a classic work by Sciarrino alongside a world premiere by Irish composer Ann Julieta Cervantes Cleare and works by Galante and Mahler.

Preconcert conversation: the artists. Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Feb. 18 Either/Or Nov. 19 Jan. 23 Either/Or perform works exploring the common- Sandro Ivo Bartoli Pacifica Quartet and Jörg Widmann alities and distinctions among a wide range of Sandro Ivo Bartoli, Italian master of repertoire Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet joins forces with composers, such as Braxton, Ligeti, Carrick, Thor- ranging from Casella and Malipiero to Liszt, pays German composer and clarinetist Jörg Widmann valdsdottir and Furrer. AUGUST 26, 2016 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 5

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Preconcert conversation: the artists. greats of the classical guitar world, to premiere scholar John Szwed presents “Painting Jazz.” a new co-commission by Wolfgang Rihm. The program also features works by Manoury and Lachenmann. Preconcert conversation: the artists.

April 8 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival The Orion String Quartet, Tony Arnold (soprano),

Brett Dean (viola) and Juho Pohjonen (piano) high- Autumn DeWilde

Harald Hoffmann light the music of Australian composer and violist Dean, who premieres a new work for viola and May 20 March 3 piano – a Library co-commission – with Pohjonen. Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet Hagen Quartet The program includes works by Schumann, Dean Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire studied with Herbie The distinguished Hagen Quartet has held a place and Schoenberg. Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard in the top tier of the chamber music world for over Preconcert conversation: the artists. and possesses a “unique spark in his playing” 35 years. At the Coolidge, the quartet will perform (The New Yorker). a program of Schubert, Shostakovich and Brahms. Preconcert conversation: the artist. Preconcert lecture: Author Quincy Whitney presents “American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins – The Art & Science of the Violin.” Lectures All lectures at 7 p.m. in the Montpelier Room of March 21 the Madison Building. Shigeyama Kyogen Troupe The Library joins the Japan Information and Culture Oct. 27 Center, Embassy of Japan and the Japan Founda- Dominic McHugh of the University of Sheffield tion in mounting a special evening of “kyogen” Satoshi Aoyagi presents “In the Workshop of Lerner and Loewe: plays, presented as part of the National Cherry Archival Sources for the Genesis of ‘My Fair Lady.’ ” Blossom Festival. April 21 Preconcert conversation: the artists. Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih Nov. 3 Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih Saxophonist and musicologist Andrew White pres- perform works by Adès, Shostakovich, Martinu, ents “A John Coltrane Odyssey: Sight, Sound and Hahn and Fauré. Beyond.” Preconcert conversation: the artists. Jan. 26 Musicologist Kofi Agawu of Princeton University presents “The Rhythmic Imagination in African Music,” an exploration of Sub-Saharan African music and its role as the “backbone of Africa’s musical thinking.”

Feb. 23 March 22 Author Jean E. Snyder presents “Harry T. Burleigh: Musicians from Marlboro From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance.”

Alexi Kenney (violin), Robin Scott (violin), Shuangsh- MacArthur Foundation John D. & Catherine T. uang Liu (viola), Peter Stumpf (cello) and Zoltán May 18 Fejérvári (piano) perform a program of Haydn, April 22 Christina Bashford of the University of Illinois, Webern and Brahms. Steve Coleman and Five Elements Urbana-Champaign; musicologist William Brooks; Preconcert conversation: the artists. Saxophone player and composer Steve Coleman Gayle Sherwood Magee of the University of Illinois, appears at the Library with his band, Five Ele- Urbana-Champaign; vocalist Laurie Matheson; and March 24 ments, to present a newly commissioned work Justin Vickers of Illinois State University present Arditti Quartet with Eliot Fisk by the Library. “Johnnies, Tommies, and Sammies: Music and The quartet joins forces with Eliot Fisk, one of the Preconcert lecture: Library of Congress jazz the WWI Alliance.” 6 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE AUGUST 26, 2016

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CONCERTS, continued from page 1 brief comic plays that make up a genre sandrinskii stage to the WPA California of traditional Japanese theater – a form folk music project. Coolidge Auditorium with a classical more than 500 years old. The perfor- • Lectures from music scholars on program of Beethoven and Schubert mance is co-presented by the Library, the “My Fair Lady,” the Harlem Renaissance, art songs. The performances conclude Japan Information and Culture Center, Sub-Saharan African music, and World in May – seven months and 19 concerts the Embassy of Japan and the Japan War I music. later – on a jazz note, with an appear- Foundation. The “Concerts from the Library of ance by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire “This season showcases the wide Congress” series is made possible by and his quartet. range of musical and cultural traditions the support of endowments given to the The Padmore program is one of sev- that can be discovered in the Library’s Library by private donors. eral showcasing music for the voice: collections,” said Nicholas Brown, a spe- The concert series is free to the public On Dec. 6, the Tallis Scholars perform cialist of the Concert Office. “From the but requires tickets for admission. Tickets a program of Renaissance masterworks. performance of Franz Liszt transcriptions are not required for preconcert presen- Three days later, Jason Robert Brown, of works by J.S. Bach for piano (Sandro tations or weekday daytime programs. composer of “The Bridges of Madison Ivo Bartoli, Nov. 19) to family-friendly Event tickets are distributed through County” and “Honeymoon in Vegas” screenings of 35mm films like ‘The Night Eventbrite, which may be accessed via musicals, brings a bit of Broadway to First Before Christmas,’ the series affords all www.loc.gov/concerts or the Event- Street – an appearance that offers fans interest groups an opportunity to engage brite mobile app. Tickets for October– the rare chance to hear Brown as a singer with the Library as a destination and December concerts will be available at and pianist, performing his own music. witness collection items coming to life. Eventbrite beginning Sept. 14. Tickets The May 20 appearance by the “I always treasure the premieres of for January–May events will be available Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet is one of our commissions, as those projects lead beginning Jan. 4. four jazz programs this season, presented to the acquisition of manuscript scores A complete schedule of events is in cooperation with the Reva & David from living composers, a practice that available at www.loc.gov/concerts. u Logan Foundation. dates back to the early 20th century at On Nov. 3, saxophonist and musi- the Library.” cologist Andrew White presents “A John Among other highlights of the season: Coltrane Odyssey: Sight, Sound and • The world premieres of two works Film Screenings Beyond.” On April 22, MacArthur Award- commissioned through the Library’s Dina winning composer and saxophonist Steve Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund for New All films will be shown in the Mary Coleman and Five Elements debut a Music. The Arditti Quartet and guitarist Pickford Theater of the Madison Building new work commissioned by the Library. Eliot Fisk on March 24 will give the first at 7 p.m., except where noted. Before the show, Library of Congress jazz performance of a work by Wolfgang scholar John Szwed presents “Painting Rihm. Violist Brett Dean and pianist Jazz.” Juho Pohjonen will premiere a work by Shooting Stars: Bowie and Prince In February, early music luminary Dean on April 8. on Film Jordi Savall and Hèsperion XXI gather • Two film series, one highlighting Nov. 4: “Just a Gigolo” musicians from Italy, Greece, Turkey music in classic cartoons and the other Nov. 10: “Absolute Beginners” and Spain for “Gateway to the East: The the films of Prince (“Graffiti Bridge” and Nov. 18: “Graffiti Bridge” Millenarian Venice.” “Sign O’ the Times”) and David Bowie Dec. 2: “Sign O’ the Times” The unusual program explores a (“Absolute Beginners” and “Just a Gigolo,” thousand years of Venice’s musical cul- which features the final screen appear- Toon Tunes: Animated Film Series ture, from Byzantine hymns and Ottoman ance of Marlene Dietrich). Feb. 3: “Princess Mononoke” marches to the compositions of Dufay, • #DECLASSIFIED programs, con- Feb. 10: “Beauty and the Beast” Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi. ducted by Music Division staff members, Feb. 11: “Beauty and the Beast” (noon) Other artists include Panagiotis Neohori- that explore artifacts from the Library Feb. 17: “The Nightmare Before Christ- tis with the Orthodox Vocal Ensemble, collections such as J.S. Bach’s “Notes mas” members of La Capella Reial de Catalu- and Accounts” – manuscripts of two Feb. 18: “The Nightmare Before Christ- nya, Le Concert des Nations and guests cantatas and a page of receipts from his mas” (noon) Driss El Maloumi, Dimitri Psonis, Hakan account book. Feb. 24: “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” Güngor and Haïg Sakuroujandian. • Informal presentations by Music Feb. 25: “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” In March, the Library joins the Division and other Library staff members (noon) National Cherry Blossom Festival fes- on subjects ranging from heavy metal to tivities with a special presentation by the Rachmaninoff, World War I sheet music Shigeyama Kyogen Troupe of “kyogen,” to the Ella Fitzgerald centennial, the Alek- AUGUST 26, 2016 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 7

NEWS G&M Display Celebrates Park Service Centennial National parks are a cherished resource of the American public and serve as inspiration to many countries and communities worldwide. A new display, opening this week in the Geography and Map Division, celebrates the centennial of the National Park Service by highlighting the impetus for the Organic Act that established the service as a national bureau. The Organic Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on Aug. 25, 1916, encapsulated the growing national sentiment to preserve pristine landscapes and conserve the national heritage for public enjoyment and use by future generations. The exhibit features an array of maps, from the engineering renditions of early federal mapping campaigns to a sample and Map Division Georgaphy of maps capturing the evolution of the A 1916 map of Sieur de Monts National Monument in Maine, which in 1929 became Acadia National Park. park system as it has expanded through federal legislative actions, including the Prints and Photographs Division collec- exhibit, contact Jacqueline Nolan at jnol@ General Antiquities Act and the 1978 Red- tions capture the serene beauty of these loc.gov. More information about the Geog- woods Act. majestic landscapes and heritage sites. raphy and Map Division is available at Accompanying photographs from the For more information about the www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/. u

Astrobiology Symposium to Explore the Emergence of Life

The emergence of life, one of the most Akpan, science writer and producer at Comfort is a historian of recent sci- compelling topics in astrobiology, will PBS News Hour; Steven Benner, a syn- ence and a professor at the Institute of be the focus of a daylong astrobiology thetic biologist with the Foundation for the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins symposium at the Library of Congress Applied Molecular Evolution; Jim Cleaves, University. His books include “The Sci- on Sept. 15. a chemist in the geophysical laboratory ence of Human Perfection: How Genes “The Emergence of Life: On the Earth, of the Carnegie Institute; independent Became the Heart of American Medi- in the Lab and Elsewhere” will be hosted science writer Bill Mesler; Sophia Roosth, cine” and “The Tangled Field: Barbara by Nathaniel Comfort, the current NASA/ a science historian at Harvard University; McClintock’s Search for the Patterns of Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology Matt Schrenk, a geomicrobiologist at Mich- Genetic Control.” at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. The igan State University; and Carl Zimmer, The program is part of the Kluge Cen- symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. a science writer at the New York Times. ter’s ongoing Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/ to 4:30 p.m. in room 119 of the Jefferson The event also will feature the incom- Library of Congress Astrobiology Pro- Building. ing NASA/Library of Congress Chair in gram, which investigates the intersection The event is free and open to the Astrobiology for 2016-2017, historian of of astrobiology research with humanistic public. Tickets are not needed. science Luis Campos and two previous and societal concerns. The astrobiol- The Kluge Center is presenting the chair holders: planetary scientist David ogy chair is the result of collaboration symposium, as part of its joint NASA/ Grinspoon; and historian and astronomer between the NASA Astrobiology Program Library of Congress Astrobiology Pro- Steven Dick. and the Library of Congress, funded by gram. A schedule and more information is NASA and executed by the Kluge Center Scientists, scholars and journalists will available at loc.gov/kluge/news/origin- in consultation with the NASA Astrobiol- participate in the panels, including Nsikan slife.html. ogy Institute. u 8 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE AUGUST 26, 2016

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AUGUST Forum: Bible study. Open FRIDAY to all. 12:05 p.m., LM 542. 26 Contact [email protected]. Reading Volunteers Needed Aerobics Class: Strength Aerobics Class: Strength training and floor exercise. Library staff are invited to participate in Everybody Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA training and floor exercise. Wins! D.C.’s Power Lunch program. As mentors, B-36. Contact 7-8637. 12:30 p.m., LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact volunteers meet one-on-one with a student once a week Film: “The Royal 7-8637. Tenenbaums” (Buena Vista, at Tyler Elementary School on Capitol Hill to read for 2001, R-rated). 7:30 p.m., Lecture: Amy Gallic and pleasure during lunchtime. Packard Campus Theater, George Willeman of the Library’s Moving Image Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994. To learn more, attend the information session Sept. 7, Section discuss the digital AUGUST reconstruction of the from noon to 1 p.m., in the staff multipurpose room in 27 SATURDAY multiscreen presentation the sixth-floor café in the Madison Building (bring your “Think,” made my Charles lunch; dessert will be provided). and Ray Eames for the IBM Pavilion at the 1964 World’s For more information, contact Abby Yochelson at ayoc@ Fair. 12:30 p.m., Pickford Theater, LM 301. Contact loc.gov or 7-2138 and visit the Everybody Wins! DC 7-1471. website at www.everybodywinsdc.org/. Yoga/Pilates: Start at your own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-3013. SEPTEMBER 1 THURSDAY Aerobics Class: High-Low. Film: “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Noon, LC Wellness Center, (Fox, 2009). 2 p.m., Packard LA B-36. Contact 7-8637. Campus Theater, Culpeper, Yoga: Noon, LM SB-02. Va. Contact 7-9994. Contact 7-5984. Film: “Captain Blood” Meditation: Open to all. (Vitagraph, 1924). 7:30 p.m., 12:15 p.m., LA G-06. Contact Packard Campus Theater, [email protected]. Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994. AUGUST 29 MONDAY Yoga/Pilates: Start at your own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-3013. AUGUST 30 TUESDAY Book Talk: Ida Meftahi discusses her book “Gender Reminder: Records-Management and Dance in Modern Iran: Awareness Course Biopolitics on Stage.” Noon, African and Middle Eastern The updated records-management awareness training Reading Room, LJ 220. Book Talk: Author Laura Contact 7-4518. Benedetti discusses her book course, Records Management Basic Awareness 3.0, is “Un paese di carta” with available through LOC Skillport at https://olc.loc.gov. Bloomsday Camerata: Washington Post reporter Reading “The Kalevala,” the This course is mandatory for all new staff. All records Emily Langer. The program national heroic epic of the coordinators and liaisons and staff who wish to refresh will be held in English. 3:30 Finnish people. Noon, LM p.m., Pickford Theater, LM their records-management knowledge are strongly 227. Contact 7-6971. 301. Contact 7-4371. encouraged to take the updated course. Meditation: Open to all. SEPTEMBER 12:15 p.m., LA G-06 and LM Questions? Please contact the Records Management 507. Contact [email protected] FRIDAY 2 Section at 7-5592 or [email protected]. More information and [email protected]. Aerobics Class: Strength about records management is available at http://staff. AUGUST training and floor exercise. Noon, LC Wellness Center, loc.gov/sites/iss/records-management-unit/. WEDNESDAY 31 LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.

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.