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NDIIPP Meeting Draws Crowd, Stirs Interest

The digital age offers a new chal-lenge – and a new opportunity – for cultural-heritage organizations to

build a national information patrimony to support knowledge and creativity. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington

delivered this message to attendees at the National Digital Information Infrastruc-ture and Preservation Program partners meeting July 20-22.

“I am so pleased to see all of you here today,” said Billington. “I commend your

fine work in preserving important digital information that might otherwise have been lost. Your success demonstrates that digital stewardship must be a dis-tributed, networked effort involving the work of many.”

Billington also said that much work lies ahead. “We must move relentlessly forward in our enterprise of preserving American culture for the world. Vital to this are continuing efforts to make qualitative choices about what to pre-serve. We need to broadly engage with all communities that create and keep digital information to ensure the most effective use of our limited preserva-tion resources. And we must add this responsibility without subtracting from our responsibility for managing our tra-ditional analog collections.”

Now in the 10th year of supporting NDIIPP, the Library drew 220 attendees to the annual program meeting, the most to date. They heard many new ideas and techniques for institutions to consider as they assume growing responsibility for large volumes of digital content. Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, delivering the closing keynote, spoke about the need for change.

“Institutional cultures need to be less cautious and more open to new ways to do their work,” he said. “Embracing social media is a good example of how to do both.”

Charlotte Hess, associate dean for research, collections and scholarly com-munication administration at Syracuse University Library, delivered a talk focus-ing on knowledge as a commons. She drew upon her previous experience as library director for the workshop in Politi-cal Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University, where she worked with Elinor

Talking-Book Program Receives APEX Award

The 20-page booklet “Talking Rooms: Walking Through History at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physi-cally Handicapped Headquarters” has received an APEX 2010 Award of Excel-lence in the One-of-a-Kind Government Publication category.

“Talking Rooms” portrays the history of library service to blind and physically handicapped individuals by taking readers on a tour of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. This is the fourth APEX Award that NLS

has received since 2006.The publication highlights the pro-

gram’s development from the use of phonographs to the recently released digital talking-book players. It features photographs of prominent contributors to the field, such as inventor Thomas Edison, activist Helen Keller and the architects of the 1931 law that underpins the free library service program, U.S. Rep. Ruth Pratt and U.S. Sen. Reed Smoot.

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Substance-Abuse problems? EAP can help.

Are you or a family member struggling with substance abuse or chemical dependency? The Library’s Employee Assistance Program can help. All Library employees and benefit-eligible dependents may contact the on-site counselor at 7-6389 or sdia@loc.gov. They also may call 1-888-290-4327 or go to www.guidanceresources.com to receive up to three sessions at no charge for off-site counseling close to home or work.

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library of Congress Partners in Second Annual Feds Feed Families initiative

The Library of Congress is partnering with the Office of Personnel Management, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, Capital Area Food Banks and other federal agencies in the “Feds Feed Families” government-wide initiative.With continuing economic troubles and without school nutrition programs, many area children and families are at risk of hunger this summer. Federal employees are offering assistance to hungry children and their families in the greater Washington, D.C. area by donating non-perishable food and other necessities to area food banks. The partnership has established a goal of five pounds per employee of non-perishable food or personal necessities for those less fortunate. Staff interested in participating can drop items in a bin near the entrance to the Library’s building. For more information visit www.fedsfeedfamilies.gov or contact Bob Browne, the Library of Congress Coordinator, at 7-1508.

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Library of Congress Adds ADA Enhancement to Website The Library of Congress website is

now enabled with “BrowseAloud,” a new ADA software for staff and patrons with impaired vision. The new software allows users to view all enhanced websites, high-light text, increase font size, change colors and have the text read back to them.

The BrowseAloud software was designed specifically for users who have difficulty reading and for those with visual impairments. To use BrowseAloud on the Library’s website, locate the “Speech Enabled” icon at the bottom right of the home page. Users will be prompted to download the software plug-in. Once installation is complete, BrowseAloud will be enabled on compatible websites, including www.senate.gov, www.house.

gov, Yahoo!, Google, Dictionary.com, MSN.com. and many other commercial websites.

When the BrowseAloud software is being used on an enabled website, a toolbar will appear at the bottom of the user’s screen with several options that can be employed after selecting text for BrowseAloud to play back.

The options available are turn, hover, highlighting on or off, play, translate word selected, search for dictionary definition, turn screen masking on or off, create MP3, and open BrowseAloud options.

From the options choice, users can modify and edit settings of how the text is read once selected. Users also have control over the pace of the automated voice of the

reader of the text, the background color of the highlighted text selected, the font of the highlighted text, and the speed of the reader. Users are even given the option of the style of voice and gender they would prefer their reader to have – American male, Australian woman and more.

The BrowseAloud software is available for all Library employees to download and install from the institution’s homepage. The goal is to expand assistive web access to all patrons in need.

BrowseAloud is supported by the com-bined efforts of Office of Strategic Initia-tives staff Jim Karamanis, Mike Nibeck, Michelle Springer, James Graber and Doug Meick. u

National Library Service director, was delighted to learn of the award. “Although technology changes, the human desire and need to read do not,” Vaughns said. “I found it fascinating that NLS has con-tinually adapted the use of advanced technologies to ensure that blind and physically handicapped people have the same access to reading materials as their sighted counterparts.

“I wanted to share the NLS technologi-cal evolution from records to cassettes to flash memory and to provide some information about the people who helped improve the quality of life for so many.”

“NLS is honored to have its work rec-ognized by this national organization of publications experts,” NLS Director Kurt Cylke said.

The APEX Awards, a 22-year-old pro-gram, are given by Communications Concepts, Inc. The awards are selected for “excellence in graphic design, edi-torial content and the success – in the opinion of the judges – in achieving over-all communications effectiveness and excellence.” The 2010 Awards for Publica-tion Excellence drew 3,700 entries; 1,132 Awards of Excellence were presented in 127 categories and 100 Grand Awards were presented honoring outstanding work in 11 categories. u

The Library’s 2010 class of Junior Fellows Summer Interns have been hard at work inventorying and exploring collection holdings and assisting with digital- preservation outreach activities. Working in the Music Division are (clockwise from left) Megan Martino, Mark Zelesky, Terri Abney, and Erin Terwilliger. More than 100 works of American and international creativity — all projects of the interns — will be on display Thursday, Aug. 5, from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the Congressional Members Room of the Thomas Jefferson Building.

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Ostrom, 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize for economics. Hess emphasized that a knowledge commons must have equitable conventions.

“Everyone has to have a say in the rules,” she said. “The rules can emerge informally, from the bottom up.”

Other meeting sessions covered topics such as “Creating and Sustaining Success-ful Community-Based Organizations,” “Using Cloud Services as a Part of Your Preservation Strategy” and “The Chal-lenges of Preserving User-Generated Content and Context.”

A particularly lively session addressed how content is now generated and used on the Internet. Dan Gillmor, director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entre-preneurship at Arizona State University, talked about how digital content has radically altered how news is delivered and consumed. Gillmor noted that this change contributes to new demands from users regarding cultural-heritage information.

Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project, pro-vided compelling details about how the “Millenial” generation has embraced a life entwined with digital information. Andrew Turner, chief Technology offi-cer for FortiusOne, addressed the rising expectations users have for mixing dif-ferent kinds of digital content to generate new information.

Andy Maltz from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and Milt Shefter of Miljoy Enterprises provided insight about current work in formulat-ing an approach to preserve digital film, including works from major Hollywood studios as well as those from independent filmmakers.

Sessions on economic sustainability, computer forensics and cultural heritage and personal archiving rounded out the meeting, along with eight small group breakout sessions focusing on specific initiatives, tools and practices.

A highlight of the meeting came when Laura Campbell, associate librarian for strategic initiatives at the Library, spoke about the formation of a new entity, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance.

The NDIIPP program will serve as the executive secretariat for the alliance, which is envisioned as a broad collabo-ration of institutions and organizations committed to preserving and provid-ing access to digital content with endur-ing value. Campbell described how the alliance will begin with a core set of founding members drawn from current NDIIPP project partners and said they will convene to develop a roadmap for immediate action, including a process for expanding membership. She then called forward representatives of the 53 founding members and provided them with certificates of membership.

“This is a profound and exciting time,” said Campbell. “The alliance allows us to carry forward and extend all the fine work that our NDIIPP partners have done. As Dr. Billington noted, it is clear that col-lective action is the most effective path forward for managing digital content. The Library is committed to a leadership role. We depend entirely on the active participation of institutions and organi-zations across the country to make this alliance work.”

Addit ional infor mat ion about NDIIPP can be found at the website www.digitalpreservation.gov. u

Idol in the House!

Fantasia Barrino (center), winner of American Idol season three, stopped by the Library July 21 to register a copyright for a screenplay she wrote titled “Cecily’s Evil,” about two sisters growing up and their family’s struggle with the mental illness of one of the sisters. Copyright staffers (left to right) Monica Beach and Yvette Barnes escorted the singer to the office and walked her through the registration process.

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Library Intern “Stumbles” Into History, Discovers Unsung Hero

As an intern at the Library of Congress in the Science, Business and Technology Division, Brian Horowitz of Montgomery College has had an opportunity to see what few people can – the extensive book stacks housed in the Adams Build-ing. It was there, while engaged in an inventory of the extensive War Depart-ment Technical Manual collection, that he “stumbled upon” three large folio volumes of atlas plates from “Artillery for the United States Land Service,” by Alfred Mordecai. Through Brevet Major Alfred Mordecai’s works, Horowitz came to be interested in the complexities that made up the major’s life. In Horowitz’s post on the “Inside Adams” blog, he said Mordecai is “a man of quiet habit, forth-right manner, known for his dedication to his job and country.”

The folios uncovered in the stacks were printed in 1849 and were designed for the United States Army Ordnance Department as part of a larger work that contained detailed, measured plans for all types of artillery and equipment that the Army had in U.S. at the time. This was the first time that the Army had such a complete listing.

“As I turned through the pages of these plates, I was fascinated by the dia-grams and was able to understand the evolution of artillery that has occurred over the past century,” said Horowitz.

As Horowitz, himself an Orthodox Jew, researched these plates he became fascinated with the life of Mordecai and the many difficult decisions that he faced throughout his life as an Orthodox Jew from the Deep South serving in the mili-tary. Born in Warrenton, N.C. in 1804 to Jacob Mordecai and Rebecca Mears Myers, Mordecai was admitted to West Point at age 15. He had a difficult time being observant while attending the mili-tary academy and was unable to keep the kosher dietary rules and the Sabbath. Despite this discomfort, in 1823 at age 19, Mordecai graduated first in his class and earned a coup assignment to the Corps

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of Engineers. After a period as assistant professor of engineering at West Point, he moved to Washington, D.C., and in 1828 became an assistant to the chief engineer.

In 1832, Mordecai was commissioned captain of ordnance. He served as assis-tant to chief of ordnance from 1838–1842, and in 1839, he became a member of the Ordnance Board, where he served until 1860. From 1833–1834 and 1848–1855, he

served as commander of the Washington Arsenal in the District of Columbia. On May 30, 1848, he was brevetted major for his honorable service during the Mexican-American War. He was also the author of other works including “The Ordnance Manual for the Use of Officers of the United States Army” and “A Digest of the Laws Relating to the Military Estab-lishment of the Untied States.”

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By George, the Library’s Got …. A New Literacy CampaignThe Library of Congress is not up to

monkey business with its new public service campaign, although a certain simian has been spotted. The institution, in partnership with the Ad Council, has chosen Curious George, the children’s book character, to star in a series of ads aimed at inspiring children to become lifelong learners and encouraging parents to read with their children.

Introduced Monday, the PSAs’ goal is to target children and their parents in an effort to engage them in all forms of literacy, whether it is reading a book or magazine, studying history, visiting a museum or simply using their imagina-tions.

According to the National Institute for Literacy, success in school – and life – starts with literacy. When children become good readers in the early grades, they are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond. However, results from the National Assessment of Educational Prog-ress reading test found that 37 percent of American fourth-graders read below the “basic” level. Another study conducted by the Center for Evaluation, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, concluded that reading four or five books during the summer can prevent reading achievement losses among elementary school students that might normally occur then.

According to Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, the new campaign was a first for the Library, which had

never promoted inter-generational read-ing before.

The television, radio, online and out-door spots, which also feature “The Man in The Yellow Hat,” were developed in collaboration with the Ad Council and Universal Partnerships & Licensing and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The iconic monkey’s story, by Margret and H. A. Rey, was first published in 1941 by Houghton Mifflin.

In one print ad, George and the man sit on the floor; the man looks over George’s shoulder while George pores over a pile of books. “What makes a curious reader? You do,” and suggests, “Read to your child today and inspire a lifelong love of reading.”

An outdoor ad features George sit-ting on the man’s lap, in a big armchair, sharing a book; the former has removed his hat and slung it on the chair’s back. “Share curiosity. Read together.”

Billington admitted to being a fan of Curious George, having read the stories to his four children and 13 grandchildren, and found “it is one of the most effec-tive stories, the idea of a little character who’s curious.”

Additionally, a series of radio spots were created pro bono by BYU Ad Lab. Per the Ad Council model, the announce-ments have been distributed to media outlets nationwide and will run and air in advertising time and space that is donated by the media.

The Library and the Ad Council have been partners in raising awareness for literacy since 2000, with the launch of the America’s Library website and a series of PSAs promoting historical knowledge.

More recent campaigns used fic-tional characters from the films, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol,’” to promote literacy in all forms. u

As the Civil War approached, Morde-cai had to make the toughest decision of his life. His parents pressured him to support the Confederates; however, he did not want to fight against his brother soldiers. Others resigned their commis-sions and chose to fight for the South, but Mordecai also had deep ties to the North – his wife Sara Hays, whom he had married in 1836, was from the North and he had a son at West Point. Rather than choose sides, he retired from the military at age 57. He later went to work

as an assistant engineer for the Impe-rial Mexican Railway. In 1867, he was appointed treasurer and secretary of the Pennsylvania Canal Co., a job he kept until his death in 1887.

Horowitz said he found much to admire in a man whose talent and dedi-cation was so obviously displayed in his works but who turned away from it to choose a different career path rather then fight in a war of brother against brother.

The Library has Alfred Mordecai’s papers, which are held in the Manuscript

Division and are open to research. The papers were purchased by the Library of Congress between 1941 and 1950, with additional material donated by Leslie Ash-burner in 1961 and John D. Miley in 1999. The papers document Alfred Mordecai’s work on the development and organiza-tion of pre-Civil-War weapons systems and also contains diaries and journals kept by Mordecai. Also documented in the collection are correspondence to his wife, sisters and daughters. Other promi-nent correspondents include Jefferson Davis, Mirian Gratz, Mary C. Longstreet and Owen Wister. u

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The following personnel actions reported by the National Finance Center for the Library of Congress took effect in Pay Period 13, 2010.

Permanent Appointmentslawrence A. Colbert, information

technology specialist, GS-14, Office of Information Management and Technology (IMT), Congressional Research Service (CRS); Blane K. Dessy, administrative librarian, SL-00, Library Services (LS); Barrie l. Howard, information tech-nology specialist, GS-14, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preserva-tion (NDIIP), Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI); Kenneth D. Mitchell, video pres-ervation specialist, GS-11, Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded Sound (MBRS), LS; Denis l. Smalley, general engineer, GS-13, Facility Services (FACS), Integrated Support Services (ISS); Taren l. Wil-liams, program specialist, GS-11, FACS, ISS; and Monica M. Woods, supervisory administrative specialist, GS-15, Office of Workforce Management and Development (WRK), CRS.

Temporary AppointmentsAntoinette Allen, support clerk,

GS-02, Visual Arts and Recordation Divi-sion (VAR), Copyright Office (COP); lauren E. Boyd, clerk, GS-03, Office of the Director of the Information Technol-ogy Service (ITS); Darius T. Brown, clerk, GS-01, ITS; Paul A. Bucknor, clerk, GS-04, ITS; Jason J. Cannady, clerk, GS-03, ITS; Jessica Chen, clerk, GS-02, ITS; Jacy Cunningham, clerk, GS-04, ITS; Jennifer S. Dangerfield-Harri, computer assistant, GS-05, ITS; Nathanael C. Earp, office automation clerk, GS-02, Office of the Law Librarian (LIBN/LAW); Deanna P. Faison, clerk, GS-04, ITS; Ryan M. Ferguson, clerk, GS-01, ITS; Breyona A. Gartmon, clerk, GS-03, ITS; Shawntel V. Guess, clerk, GS-01, Office of Worklife Services Center (WLSC), Human Resource Services (HRS); Donnell V. Hall, sup-port clerk, GS-02, VAR, COP; Tierra M. Hawkins, clerk, GS-01, ITS; Desiree l. Hayes, clerk, GS-02, ITS; Janice Huang, clerk, GS-01, Digital Futures, OSI; Scott J. Jackson, library technician, GS-04, Resources, Science and Industry Division (RSI), CRS; Michael W. Johnson, clerk,

GS-04, ITS; John M. Keeling, library technician, GS-07, Binding and Collec-tions Care Division (BCCD), LS; Fred l. Knight III, clerk, GS-04, ITS; Stephanie E. Kramer, social science analyst, GS-07, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Divi-sion (FDT), CRS; Andrea McCarthy, clerk, GS-02, ITS; lynardo A. Miles, com-puter assistant, GS-05, ITS; Carla J. Miller, administrative specialist, GS-11, NDIIP, OSI; umar A. Moulta-Ali, social science analyst, GS-13, Domestic Social Policy Division (DSP), CRS; Aliyah J. Nickens, clerk, GS-01, WLSC, HRS; David H. Pat-terson III, clerk, GS-01, Health Services Office (HSO), ISS; Andrew Paulman, fiscal clerk, GS-03, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Office of the Librarian (LIBN); Corey J. Rush, clerk, GS-03, ITS; Alexander D. Ruvinsky, fiscal clerk, GS-05, Accounting Operations Office (AOO), OCFO; Emma G. Skallerup, office automation clerk, GS-03, VAR, COP; Eliza R. Spaulding, library technician, GS-05, Conservation Division (CD), LS; Blaire V. Thomas, support clerk, GS-01, Licensing Division (LD), COP; Nicole Marie Tritsch, clerk, GS-04, ITS; Vivian N. Valencia, junior fellow, AD-00, Hispanic Division (HSP), LS; and Foster C. Wright, clerk, GS-03, ITS.

Permanent PromotionsMargaret A. Benko, fiscal specialist,

GS-09, LD, COP; Steven l. Davenport, librarian, GS-11, Humanities and Social Sci-ences Division (HSS), LS; Michael Ellis, accounting technician, GS-07, Receipt Analysis and Control (RAC), COP; Robert A. Epps, facility operation specialist, GS-09, FACS, ISS; Charlotte B. Foote, administrative specialist, GS-11, Office of Strategic Planning and Automation (SPA), HRS; Benjamin M. Harry, audio visual technician, GS-07, MBRS, LS; Christopher W. lewis, editor, GS-13, Office of Congres-sional Information and Publication (LIN), CRS; David S. Mao, deputy law librarian of congress, SL-00, LIBN/LAW; Tammie M. Nelson, information technology specialist, GS-14, ITS; and James E. Wintle, librar-ian, GS-11, Music Division (MUS), LS.

Temporary PromotionsSylvester W. Simpkins, lead copy-

right specialist, GS-12, Information and

Recordation Division (I&RD), COP.

ReassignmentsMoneta Cherry, program support

assistant, GS-08, LIN, CRS; Paula Crutch-field, program support assistant, GS-08, LIN, CRS; Kendra C. Kay, program sup-port assistant, GS-08, LIN, CRS; lizanne D. Kelley, counselor to the director, SL-00, Office of Congressional Affairs and Coun-selor to the Director (CAC), CRS; Sharon R. Schurtter, management and program analyst, GS-14, SPA, HRS; and Roberta A. Stevens, special assistant, GS-15, Library Services Office of the Associate Librarian (LS/AL).

ResignationsJarrett T. Bell, support clerk, GS-01,

Literary Division (LIT), COP; Robert C. Boyle, information technology specialist, GS-12, ITS; lisa D. Frazier, special events coordinator, GS-12, Office of Special Events and Public Programs (OSEPP), Office of the Chief of Staff (CS); Anna C. Hen-ning, attorney advisor (general), GS-12, American Law Division (ALD), CRS; and Ashlee E. Thomas, library aide, GS-01, Collections Access, Loan and Management Division (CALM), LS.

RetirementsRobert l. Bamberger, social science

analyst, GS-15, RSI, CRS; Daniel C. Brod-erick, lead management and program analyst, GS-12, Office Services Systems (OSS), ISS; louis Fisher, special assistant for special projects, SL-00, LIBN/LAW; Betty A. Greer, administrative specialist, GS-09, ITS; Dennis Hawkes, supervi-sory librarian, GS-14, HSS, LS; Blaine M. Marshall, writer-editor, GS-12, Publishing Office (PO), LS; lynne K. McCay, senior advisor to the director and senior special-ist, SL-00, Office of the Director of the Congressional Research Service (DIR), CRS; George P. Miller Jr., information technology specialist, GS-14, ITS; Allis J. Robinson, librarian, GS-12, Policy and Standards Division (POLICY), LS; Cecelia T. Storms, library technician (cataloging), GS-08, IMT, CRS; Joyce Thorpe, technical information specialist, GS-13, Knowledge Services Group (KSG), CRS; and Patricia R. Van Ryn, librarian (cataloger), GS-13, MBRS, LS.

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Tai Chi: Yang Style 37-posture short form. Noon, LM SB-02. Contact 7-4055.Bloomsday Camerata: Reading through Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron.” Noon, LM 536. Contact 7-0013.Aerobics Class: Strength training and floor exercise. Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.Film: “The Godfather” (Paramount, 1972, R-rated). 7:30 p.m., Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.

Film: “The Godfather Part II” (Paramount, 1972, R-rated). 7:30 p.m., Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.

Yoga/Pilates: Start at your own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-3013.

Tai Chi: Yang Style 37-posture short form. Noon, LM SB-02. Contact 7-4055.Aerobics Class: High-Low. Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.Books and Beyond: Gov. James Douglas of Vermont, Milton G. Valera, president of the National Notary Association and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) discuss the book “Why Coolidge Matters: How Civility in Politics Can Bring a Nation Together.” Noon, Mumford Room, LM 649. Contact 7-5221.Meditation: Open to all. 12:15 p.m., LA G-06. Contact mrag@loc.gov. Weight Watchers: 17-week session began May 25. Fee prorated. 1 p.m., LM 209. Contact rpol@loc.gov, 7-3868.

Tai Chi: All levels. 11:30 a.m., LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-2617.Forum: Bible study. Open to all. Noon, LM 613. Contact sajo@loc.gov.lCPA Mystery Writers at Noon: Ellen Crosby launches her new book “The Viognier Vendetta.” Noon, Mary Pickford Theater, LM 301. Contact 7-8246. Book Talk: Eugenia Kim, author of “The Calligrapher’s Daughter,” discusses the inspiration for her novel, set in early 20th-century Korea, and shows historical photographs from the work. Noon, Dining Room A, LM 620. Contact 7-0979.Aerobics Class: Strength training and floor exercise. 12:30 p.m., LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.Yoga/Pilates: Start at your own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-3013.Tai Chi: Intermediate level. Strengthening exercises and two-person drills. 4:30 p.m., LM SB-02. Contact 7-4055.

Display: 2010 Junior Fellows Summer Interns Display. 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Congressional Members Room. Contact 7-4622.Aerobics Class: High-Low. Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.Yoga: Noon, LM SB-02. Contact 7-5984.Meditation: Open to all. 12:15 p.m., LA G-06. Contact mrag@loc.gov. Film: “Thanks for the Memory” (Paramount, 1938). 7:30 p.m., Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.

Tai Chi: Yang Style 37-posture short form. Noon, LM SB-02. Contact 7-4055.Bloomsday Camerata: Reading through Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron.” Noon, LM 536. Contact 7-0013.

Aerobics Class: Strength training and floor exercise. Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.Film: National Film Registry: “Casablanca” (Warner Bros, 1942). 7:30 p.m., Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.

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