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| Switzerland: Federal Supreme Court Confirms Abduction Offense Does Not Apply to Legal Guardian of Child
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| Love in the Stacks
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| Today in History - February 11
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Emma Goldman, American anarchist and feminist, advocate of free speech, birth control, and the eight-hour workday, was arrested in New York City on February 11, 1916--just prior to giving another public lecture on family planning. Continue reading.
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| Poetry 180: Poem 098 - "My Father's Hats"
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| 02/11/2026
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A poem by Mark Irwin from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities OPEN NOW|Event Operations Assistant (VAR003272)
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| 02/11/2026
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This position is located in the Library Events Office (LEO), Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement, Office of the Librarian. The LEO sponsors and supports special events and public programs in LC historic meeting facilities. Assignments involve extensive interacting with clients and event participants, who are regularly members of Congress and their staff; donors and potential donors to the library collections; private industry executives; heads of major libraries foreign and domestic; officials from other branches of government; public figures and their guests; and the Librarian of Congress and their guests. Event size ranges from small, such as the Pickford Theater, which seats 64, to the Mumford, and Montpelier Rooms that seat several hundred, and up to 1,200 individuals in the Great Hall in the Thomas Jefferson Building. Events can and often run concurrently. They include official meetings, conferences, workshops, breakfasts, lunches, receptions, and dinners, in support of the Library, Congressional and public use.
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| [summary of decisions] LCSH List 11, 2024
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| 02/11/2026
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A new Summary of Decisions has been posted. Changes were made as indicated on the approved lists. The Summary of Decisions records guidance and decisions for proposals that do not appear on the approved list.
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| Remembering Joe Hickerson, 1935-2025
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| 02/11/2026
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| The Romance of Energy
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| Latest News: 2026 Tour Dates Announced for National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett
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| 02/11/2026
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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett is set to embark on a 2026 tour for his initiative, “Behold, the Picture Book! Let’s Celebrate Stories We Can Feel, Hear, and See.” Barnett will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee; Duluth, Minnesota; and Bar Harbor/Milbridge, Maine in the spring, and Cody, Wyoming, and Ogden, Utah in the fall. With this initiative, Barnett explores the power of the picture book, visiting schools and hosting community events for children and adults alike. This is the first official visit to Maine and Wyoming by a national ambassador.
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| Jefferson’s Revisions to Summary View
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| International: Multilateral Treaty on Marine Biodiversity Enters into Force
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| The Beatles Touch Down in Washington, D.C.
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| Wednesday, February 11: Marmen Quartet
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 Marmem Quartet
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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The Library encourages walk-up patrons who do not have a ticket to come for a RUSH pass, anticipating being able to admit passholders based on no-shows and cancellations.
The vibrant, young London-based Marmen Quartet performs works by Haydn, Debussy and Bartók alongside Cassandra Miller’s intimate, luminous “Leaving,” composed in 2011.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists
6:30 pm, Whittall Pavilion
Program
JOSEPH HAYDN, Quartet in B-flat major, op. 76/4, “Sunrise” HIII:78
CASSANDRA MILLER, Leaving
BÉLA BARTÓK, String Quartet no. 2, op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75
CLAUDE DEBUSSY, String Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Benjamin Beilman, violin & Steven Osborne, piano
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Expect an electrifying recital from this duo of sought-after soloists: American violinist Benjamin Beilman and Scottish pianist Steven Osborne perform sonatas by Brahms and Franck, plus Clara Schumann’s Three Romances and Lili Boulanger’s “Nocturne” and “Cortège.”
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists
6:30 pm, Whittall Pavilion
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Leonkoro Quartet
Friday, February 20, 2026, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Praised for impeccable style and musicianship, the brilliant, Berlin-based Leonkoro Quartet performs music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Dutch composer Henriëtte Bosmans on the Library’s renowned Stradivari instruments.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists
6:30 pm, Whittall Pavilion
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Washington National Opera’s “Treemonisha”: Behind the Scenes
Monday, February 23, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Washington National Opera’s new production of Scott Joplin’s groundbreaking 1910 opera “Treemonisha” is the focus of a special event featuring performers from the WNO’s Cafritz Young Artists program, plus a panel discussion with WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, director Denyce Graves, and composer Damien Sneed.
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Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection
November 25, 2025 - March 28, 2026
James Madison Building
Performing Arts Reading Room (LM 113)
101 Independence Avenue SE. Washington, DC 20540
Two new agile displays drawn from the Music Division’s collections debut this fall. From November 25, 2025, through March 28, 2026, visitors to the Performing Arts Reading Room can explore “Treasures from the Stephen Sondheim Collection,” a showcase of rare materials celebrating one of musical theater’s most influential creators.
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