News from the Library of Congress

Upcoming Exhibition October 25, 2012 through March 16, 2013 The exhibition will be on view 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, from Oct. 25, 2012, through March 16, 2013, in the South Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building at 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. To help us celebrate the opening we are planning a number of events, starting with a talk by Dr. Emile Schrijver, Curator of the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, University of Amsterdam, on Thursday, October 25th, at 12 noon in our Reading Room: The Jewish Book since the Invention of Printing We are also pleased to announce the publication of our latest book: Perspectives on the Hebraic Book The Myron M. Weinstein Memorial Lectures at the Library of Congress The book will be launched with a panel discussion at noon on Monday, October 29, by some of the outstanding scholars who contributed to it. The discussion, which will take place in LJ119 (rather than the usual LJ220, our Reading Room), will be followed by a book sale and signing.