Date: September 9, 2013 12:00 pm
Author Dane Kennedy will be discussing The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia.
Date: June 6, 2013 10:30 am
The Smithsonian has studied whales since the 1850s, building collections that are unmatched in the world and yielding insights into these enigmatic species. Listen to four distinguished speakers: Prof. R. Ewan Fordyce, Prof. D. Graham Burnett, Dr. Stephen Godfrey, and Dr. Nicholas D. Pyenson discuss the origins of this legacy, its scientific value, and its future.
Date: May 16, 2013 12:00 pm
Using Linked Open Data, the Smithsonian Libraries is bringing the Taxonomic Literature II guide to botany literature to the web in a searchable, shareable form. After an overview of linked data, we will show how the Smithsonian Libraries is creating Taxonomic Literature II Online on its Drupal-based digital library website.
Date: April 24, 2013 12:00 pm
From superstorms to blizzards to tornados to wildfires, America has frequently shuddered under the onslaught of natural disasters. “Why Preserving History Matters” against the threat of catastrophe will be the focus of the keynote lecture by New York Times and internationally bestselling author Steve Berry, who returns April 24, 2013 as national spokesperson for the American Library Association’s Second Annual National Preservation Week.
Date: February 16, 2013 01:00 pm
Guests will have the chance to visit exhibits throughout the Corcoran’s Atrium that will showcase collections and demonstrations from Franklin’s inventions to ballooning. Hostesses will be on hand to discuss the history of salons and proper etiquette as guests experience a recreated French salon first-hand.
Date: November 28, 2012 05:00 pm
This talk will describe this convergence of engineering and romance in their lives and times and reflect upon its implications for our own lives and times. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 28 at 5:00 p.m. in the Smithsonian Institution Castle building.
Date: November 6, 2012 10:30 am
The Smithsonian Libraries, in conjunction with the National Museum of Natural History, will host a series of lectures on both Mark Catesby’s art and science for the Catesby Commemorative Trust on November 6. Free and open to the public.
Date: October 18, 2012 09:30 am
On October 18, international and New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry and the Smithsonian Libraries will join forces to present a writers’ workshop, Lessons from a Bestseller, to raise funds for the Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation programs at the Smithsonian Libraries to help preserve America’s treasures.
Date: September 13, 2012 06:00 pm
The Smithsonian Libraries and The Italian Cultural Institute at the Embassy of Italy present "An Evening to Adopt-a-Book."
Date: May 17, 2012 12:00 pm
The Smithsonian Libraries welcomes Daniel Lewis, author of The Feathery Tribe: Robert Ridgway and the Modern Study of Birds, for a talk and book signing on Thursday, May 17, at 12:00 noon in the National Museum of Natural History’s Baird Auditorium.
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