Videos

Mr. Boorstin, historian and author, was honored for serving as Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. A bio-bibliography of his work, Daniel J. Boorstin: A Comprehensive and Selectively An…

As part of the Library of Congress' living legends series, Mr. Wouk gave a talk entitled “The Will to Live On.” He talked about his life as a writer, the characters in his books, and the th…

The panelists talked about human creativity and read from or described works of art from around the world and many time periods. They attempted to define imagination and its products and dis…

Mr. Billington talked about the Library of Congress, its establishment, and history. He also responded to viewer calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Footage of the reception celebrating the bicentennial of the Library of Congress and the opening of the Thomas Jefferson exhibition was shown. Speakers talked about the important role that l…