2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett

02/27/2026

2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett

02/27/2026 06:50 AM EST

This is a promotional post for the 2026 Supreme Court Fellows Lecture on 3/12/26.

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Poetry 180: Poem 109 - "Fast Break"

02/27/2026

Poem 109 - "Fast Break"

A poem by Edward Hirsch from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

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Today in History - February 27

02/27/2026

Today in History - February 27

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807, in Portland, Maine. Continue reading.

Mathew Brady photographed presidential aspirant Abraham Lincoln before his February 27, 1860 speech at Cooper Union in New York. Continue reading.

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Operation Mincemeat: Preview Performance, Monday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m.

02/27/2026

FEBRUARY EVENTS

Operation Mincemeat: Preview Performance

Monday, March 9, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540

Reserve Tickets Here

Join the cast of Broadway's "Operation Mincemeat"—the hit, Olivier Award-winning musical about a true clandestine World War II operation—for a special preview performance at the Library of Congress. Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Broadway cast members appearing at the Library are: Julia Knitel, Jeff Kready, Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley, and Amanda Jill Robinson.

Featuring

Julia Knitel
Jeff Kready
Brandon Contreras
Jessi Kirtley
Amanda Jill Robinson

Music Division Public Displays

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.

New Book Release

New Book Celebrates Concerts from the Library of Congress @ 100

Since 1925, the Library of Congress has presented one of the most prestigious and innovative concert series in the United States. Philanthropist Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge founded the series with the purpose of sharing music of the highest caliber with the American people. Her vision was clear: concerts would be free and open to all, the finest touring artists and ensembles would appear, and both traditional and new repertoire would be performed. Let the People Hear It: Concerts from the Library of Congress at 100 shares the history of this remarkable series through the people, music, and collections that have inspired countless listeners. Written by Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres and David H. Plylar.

Available now through the Library Store and beginning January 25, 2026, from retailers everywhere.

Music Division Blog: "In the Muse"

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France: New Law Recognizes Harm Related to Criminalization of Abortion Prior to 1975

02/27/2026

France: New Law Recognizes Harm Related to Criminalization of Abortion Prior to 1975

02/27/2026 11:26 AM EST

On December 29, 2025, France promulgated a new law aimed at recognizing the harm suffered by people who were convicted of violating laws criminalizing abortion before it was decriminalized in 1975. The law was published in the French official gazette and took effect on December 30, 2025. (Law No. 2025-1374 of December 29, 2025, aimed …

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Law Library: News & Events: Join us next Thursday, March 5 for an Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar at 1PM EST

02/27/2026

Join us next Thursday, March 5, for an Orientation to Law Library Collections webinar. The Orientation to Law Library Collections (OLLC) Webinar is designed for patrons familiar with legal research who would like an introduction to the collections and services specific to the Law Library of Congress. It will cover digital resources available through the Law Library’s website, as well as those available onsite.

This OLLC Webinar will feature a special appearance by librarians from the Kentucky State Law Library, as part of the State Law Libraries Outreach Project. The purpose of the State Law Libraries Outreach Project is to strengthen the ties between the Law Library of Congress and state law libraries by sharing information about our collections, products, and services with the public. This project involves providing a guest spot for state law librarians, or their designees, to discuss the collections and services they offer during our OLLC Webinars.

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Striking Images of Bowling Alleys

02/27/2026

Striking Images of Bowling Alleys

02/27/2026 01:04 PM EST

A surprisingly large and dramatic photo from the 1905 American Bowling Congress tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, piqued my curiosity. What other photos do we have of bowling alleys through the years in the collections of the Prints and Photographs Division?

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[approved list] LCSH/LCC Approved Lists for 2507c

02/27/2026

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New BARD Additions: February 2026

02/27/2026

New BARD Additions: February 2026

02/27/2026 01:27 PM EST

Explore the Music Section's new BARD additions.

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Context and Content: Researching West Virginia’s African American Coal Miners

02/27/2026

Context and Content: Researching West Virginia’s African American Coal Miners

02/27/2026 02:08 PM EST

In recognition of African American History Month, this interview with research scholar LRenee, details her research into collections in the American Folklife Center Archive in January 2026. A poet, performer, and author, she received a Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Award (2024) to support her research on Black communities in coal mining and tobacco farming towns of Southwest Virginia and West Virginia. The main focus of LRenee’s research was the George Korson Collection of Songs of Bituminous Coal Miners and the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection, with specific attention to the songs of African American coal miners who were recorded by Korson in her West Virginia community, nearly a hundred years ago. The interview focuses on her research and her aims to incorporate her archival findings into new work including an interdisciplinary manuscript of poems and prose and storytelling performances for public audiences.

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