MEDIA ADVISORY
Library of Congress Reopens to Public on Friday, October 26
The Library of Congress will reopen the Jefferson, Adams and
Madison buildings to the public on October 26.
The Library of Congress has completed testing of all its
Capitol Hill buildings and has been notified by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention that the tests were negative and no
evidence of anthrax contamination was found.
All visitors are welcome, including tourists without
appointments, tour groups, researchers and individuals doing business.
The reading by Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Billy Collins,
scheduled for Thursday evening, has been tentatively rescheduled for
December 6. The Andrew Manze Baroque concert will be held, as
scheduled, in the Coolidge auditorium at 8 pm on Friday, October 26.
The October 26-27 symposium on Japanese Ukiyo-e prints and picture
books will be held as planned at the University of Maryland on Friday
and all day Saturday in the Mumford Room of the Library of Congress's
Madison Building at 101 Independence Ave. S. E.
Visitors should allow ample time for security checks when
attending public events and exhibitions at the Library of Congress.
For updated information, the public should call the recorded message
at (202) 707-5000 or log on to the Web site at www.loc.gov.
PR 01-162
10/25/01
ISSN 0731-3527