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The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty


Susan Page discusses her new biography of Barbara Bush. Find an Event

Special Preview Screening of The Best of Enemies


A civil rights activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader reluctantly agree to co-chair a community summit about school desegregation in the summer of 1971. Find an Event

Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults


Children will listen to a story, participate in group activities, and create a craft. Find an Event

Women's History Month Family Day


Hands-on activities for all ages to observe the centennial of the 19th Amendment Find an Event

From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future


How the printing press and the telegraph each created an information revolution and set the stage for another one. Find an Event

Special Preview Screening: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People


A feature-length documentary about one of the leading figures in American journalism. Find an Event

Origami Hands-on Adult Workshop


A workshop on how to fold traditional Japanese origami. Find an Event

Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement


Katherine Marino's new book chronicles the growth of feminism and the women's rights movement in the early 20th century. Find an Event

2019 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital


The program consists of three Depression-era documentary films about the nation's natural resources. Find an Event

Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement


This is the story of a seven-year-old who, after being freed from slavery, became the face of American slavery.
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