On These Walls: Inscriptions and Quotations in the Library of Congress

John. Y. Cole, a 45-year veteran of the Library of Congress, is the nation’s foremost authority on the history of the Library. Dr. Cole is also the founding director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, whose mission is to promote books, reading, libraries and literacy nationwide. Through a network of 52 affiliated Centers for the Book, the Center for the Book is the Library of Congress’s link to the states and their unique literary heritage.

SCHEDULE

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Senate Committee Room C
Book Talk
The Library of Congress and Its Center for the Book Network 

Book Signing
1 PM – 1:45 PM

2:15 PM – 3 PM
Senate Chamber
Book Talk
The Flint Heart