Library of Congress Program

Before I retired from the Library of Congress I signed up for the newsletter emails that highlight the programs that are offered. We attended many of them when we lived on Capitol Hill over thirteen years. Some of them were offered in the afternoon and many were also in the evening. Since we moved to northern Virginia we still like to drive in to town if the time is right. It hardly matters what the subject is. We just like getting out of the house for these outings and may learn a thing or two. So this week we went in to see Tamika Nunley in a conversation about enslaved women and justice in early Virginia. The program was held in the beautiful Jefferson building. We used to enter through the Madison building and walk the tunnels, but since the pandemic I’m not sure that is an option. So we wait with the lines getting in to the Jefferson building. You now need a pass to get in to the building - but we don’t get one because we have an email verification that we signed up for the program. But that doesn’t always mean there isn’t any confusion. We usually spend a few minutes walking about the Great Hall before we head to the program. It was well attended and very interesting. Unfortunately we get caught up in rush hour traffic on the way home since the program ended at five in the afternoon. That was an additional hour! Luckily we didn’t mind because we don’t have to do it every day and we knew it would happen. So for now we will continue to drive in. It’s usually worth it.