Aug 30, 2010: Tenth Annual National Book Festival to Take Place September 25 More than 70 authors will appear on the National Mall

Jul 29, 2010: Policymakers Convene for Language Learning Summit Members of Congress pledge support for $400 million Language Learning Act

Jun 16, 2010: IMLS Invites Public to 20th Meeting of National Museum & Library Services Board Meeting will take place in Washington, DC on June 18 (9:30am-12:30pm)

Jun 16, 2010: Arts & Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom to Co-Host Event on Public Engagement in the Arts and Humanities June 16 event will address how the work of academics, researchers, and professionals in the arts and humanities can engage the public

Jun 4, 2010: House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on "Strengthening the NHPRC" Reauthorization hearing on National Historical Publications and Records Commission to take place Wednesday, June 9 at 2pm

May 27, 2010: Jonathan Spence Delivers 39th Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities May 20 lecture titled “When Minds Met: China and the West in the Seventeenth Century”

Apr 30, 2010: National Council of Teachers of English holds Advocacy Day in DC Educators meet with legislators on April 22

Apr 30, 2010: Library of Congress to Host Personal Archiving Day May 10 Event celebrates first national Preservation Week (May 9-15)

Mar 31, 2010: Jonathan Spence to Present 2010 Jefferson Lecture & Kislak Lecture Historian and China expert to speak in April and May in Washington, DC

Mar 16, 2010: National Humanities Alliance Holds Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day in DC Participants convene to discuss humanities policy and advocacy

Feb 26, 2010: Federal Agencies to Highlight Women's History Month in March National Archives and Library of Congress plan public events

Feb 16, 2010: Program Updated for the March 8-9 NHA Annual Meeting & Humanities Advocacy Day Registration deadline extended until Friday, February 19

Jan 29, 2010: Participant Nominations Sought for June Seminar on Slave Narratives Deadline for nominations is March 15

Jan 29, 2010: NARA Holds Swearing In Ceremony for Tenth Archivist David Ferriero discusses what he has learned in first 60 days

Jan 29, 2010: NEH Chairman Jim Leach Continues Civility Tour Visits Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina in January