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Due to a planned power outage, many of the Library’s public websites (loc.gov and others) will be unavailable from 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/https://www.copyright.gov/">Copyright.gov</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/https://congress.gov/">Congress.gov</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/https://catalog.loc.gov/">catalog.loc.gov</a>, however, will remain available.</p> <h1>Some Library Buildings Will Be Closed on August 10</h1> <p>On Saturday, Aug. 10, all reading rooms and research areas, the Library Shop, and the Madison and Adams buildings will be closed to the public. <strong>The Thomas Jefferson Building’s Great Hall and exhibitions will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 9 and 10</strong>. The Thomas Jefferson Building is located at 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.</p> <p>The Young Readers Center in the Jefferson building will be open on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.</p> <p>The Architect of the Capitol will be conducting essential maintenance on the Capitol Hill campus from Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11, resulting in power outages that will require these closings.</p> <h1>Library Exhibitions Will Remain Open</h1> <p>Visit the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to see the following exhibits in the Thomas Jefferson Building which is open Monday – Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Thomas Jefferson Building is located at 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540. Call for general information: (202) 707-5000. </p> </div> <div class="onsite"> <img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/suffrage_exhibit_thumb.jpg" alt="Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight For the Vote"/>  <img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/herblock_exhibit_thumb.jpg" alt="Art In Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists React To Their Times"/> <img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/thumb-mapping-growing.jpg" alt="Mapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood"/><br> <img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/exploring_exhibit_thumb.jpg" alt="Exploring the Early Americas"> <img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/jefferson_exhibit_thumb.jpg" alt="Thomas Jefferson's Library"> <img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/hope_exhibit_thumb.jpg" alt="Hope for America: Performers, Politics & Pop Culture"> </div> <div class="notice"> <h1>National Book Festival</h1> <p>While the 2019 National Book Festival website is unavailable this weekend, <a href="images/library-of-congress-2019-national-book-festival-author-schedule-by-stage.pdf" target="_blank">download the full author schedule</a> and plan your dream day of author talks and book signings on August 31.</p> <h1>Connect With the Library on Social Media</h1> <p>Visit our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/https://www.flickr.com/photos/library-of-congress-life/">new Flickr site</a> to see stunning photos of Library events, art & architecture. </p> <p>Explore more of the Library on these social media sites.</p> <div style="display:none;">::CLOUDFLARE_ERROR_500S_BOX::</div> </div> <div class="social"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/http://www.facebook.com/libraryofcongress"><img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/facebook_icon.jpg" alt="Facebook"></a> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/http://twitter.com/librarycongress"><img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/twitter_icon.jpg" alt="Twitter"></a> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/http://www.youtube.com/libraryofcongress"><img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/youtube_icon.jpg" alt="YouTube"></a> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/http://www.pinterest.com/LibraryCongress/"><img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/pinterest_icon.jpg" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/"><img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/flickr_icon.jpg" alt="Flickr"></a> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190810195703/https://instagram.com/librarycongress/"><img src="/web/20190810195703im_/https://maint.loc.gov/images/instagram_icon.jpg" alt="Instagram"></a> </div> </div>  </div>   <div id="f-wrapper" class="fix-float"> </div>  </div>  </body> </html>

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