Author Discussion on Libraries
Author and librarian Nancy Pearl, The Writers Library; Janet Skeslien, The Paris Library; Ray Baker, director of the Miami-Dade Public Library System; and American Library in Paris director…
288 viewsAuthor and librarian Nancy Pearl, The Writers Library; Janet Skeslien, The Paris Library; Ray Baker, director of the Miami-Dade Public Library System; and American Library in Paris director…
288 viewsThe Senate Rules Committee held a hearing on two new Smithsonian museums proposals: the American Women’s History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino. Senators from both parties spoke…
997 viewsScholar and writer Lynda Cooper presented a history of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition. She described the influence the event had on the artists and architects who designed and…
159 viewsAlexandra Lord, medicine and science director and curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, discussed the museum’s coronavirus pandemic artifacts collection.
354 viewsThe Library of Congress hosted an online conversation between Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch about how cultural institutions can come to the…
111 viewsLibrarians discussed how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted public libraries throughout the country. This virtual event was hosted by the annual publishing industry conference, Book Expo.
599 viewsSecretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch, author of A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture During the Age of Bush, Obama, and…
1,071 viewsAuthor and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean recounted the Los Angeles Public Library Fire of 1986.
696 viewsClaire Jerry, a political history curator with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, was interviewed in Manchester, New Hampshire, about her efforts to collect political…
126 viewsLonnie Bunch, the new secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, testified on museum programs and operations before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. Secretary Bunch outlined…
542 viewsLonnie Bunch outlined his priorities during remarks at his official installation ceremony as Smithsonian Institution secretary. Several lawmakers and Supreme Court Chief Justice John…
653 viewsA House Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing on legislation to create a Smithsonian National American Latino Museum. Witnesses included Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY), who…
286 viewsLibrarian of Congress Carla Hayden talked about libraries with Joshua Hammer, author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, and Alberto Manguel, author of Packing My Library. They spoke at…
335 viewsSmithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch outlined his priorities to lawmakers, one of which is to address the deferred maintenance backlog. His testimony came before an oversight hearing…
681 viewsThe Milwaukee Public Library has been apart of the Federal Depository Program since the 1800's. Director Paula Kiely explained the library’s responsibility in housing federal documents and shared a portion…
148 viewsDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with Smithsonian Institution Secretary David Skorton about how he uses libraries and archives to research his films. The two also discussed the…
618 viewsThe National Law Enforcement Museum held its official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony in Washington, DC. Actor and director Clint Eastwood, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein,…
804 viewsNew Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean recounted the Los Angeles Public Library Fire of 1986.
639 viewsThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture director Lonnie Bunch and Museum of Jewish Heritage president Michael Glickman spoke with philanthropist David…
227 viewsLibrarian Connie Greer highlighted items from the Ella Reed Collection that tell the story of Tyler, Texas,' first African American Public Library. The collection is held at the Tyler Public Library.…
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