This schedule is updated on a regular basis and subject to change. Please check back regularly for the latest program information or call (202) 707-5394. Tickets are not required for any of these events. Interpreting services (American Sign Language, Contact Signing, Oral and Tactile) will be provided if requested five business days in advance of the event. Email ada@loc.gov to make a specific request. For other ADA accommodations please contact the Disability Employment Program office at (202) 707-7544 or ada@loc.gov. For directions to the Library, click here.
The Mumford and Montpelier Rooms are on the 6th floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540. The Whittall Pavilion is in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20540.
February 2010
CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW February 9 - “Love Poems for Valentine’s Day” - Poetry at Noon, noon-1 p.m., Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building.
A diamond-ring winner, two fine poets, and a romantic movie highlight the Poetry at Noon "Love Poems" program. Kate Harding who won the national Bright Star love letter contest and poets Heddy Reid and Margaret Mackinnon will read from noon-1p.m. The reading will be followed by a showing of the movie Bright Star, courtesy of Sony Pictures. The movie is the story of poet John Keats and the love of his life, Fanny Brawne. Events are free and tickets are not required. The reading will take place in the Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20540. The film will be shown in the Madison Building.
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February 12 - "Ernest Hemingway and Pamplona," a panel discussion sponsored by The Library's Hispanic Division, the City of Pamplona, the Kingdom of Navarra, and The Embassy of Spain. 4-6 p.m. A "Wines of Navarra" reception follows. Mumford Room, 6th floor, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20540. RSVP Cynthia Acosta, caco@loc.gov or 202-707-2013.
February 18 - Poet Laureate Kay Ryan announces the 2010 Witter Bynner Poetry fellows who read from their work, 6:45 p.m., Mumford Room, 6th foor, Madison Building.
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March 2010
March 12 - Friday, "It's Never Too Late for Love" - Poetry at Noon, noon-1 p.m, Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, James Madison Building. Poets Heddy Reid and Margaret Mackinnon will read their poems and those by other poets in the rescheduled event at noon on Friday, March 12. The event is free and tickets are not required. The Madison Building is at 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
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March 18 – National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Albert Goldbarth and MacArthur Fellowship Recipient Eleanor Wilner read from their work, 6:45 p.m. Mumford Room, 6th floor, Madison Building. Free. Tickets are not required.
March 23 – "Poems About Washington, DC" written in the past 60 years will be read from noon-1 p.m. as part of the Poetry at Noon series, Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building. Featured poets are Jonetta Rose Barras, Merrill Leffler, Ramola D, Venus Thrash, and Kim Roberts. Free. Tickets are not required.
April 2010
April 1 – Community College Poetry Day. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan participates in videoconference with selected community colleges. The public is invited to watch via streaming video.
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April 20 - Shakespeare’s Birthday Reading. Poetry at Noon features professional actors reading from the Bard's work, come join them, noon- 1 p.m., Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building.
May 2010
May 20 - Poet Laureate Kay Ryan closes the literary season, 7 p.m.. Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building.
