Admission is free.
The program will be rebroadcast at 7 p.m. that evening. The Library of Congress was established in 1800, and Billington became its thirteenth librarian when he took the oath of office in 1987. Under his leadership the library has expanded its public outreach, most notably in major international exhibits and through the establishment of a new National Digital Library and other electronic services for users in remote locations. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Billington graduated with highest honors from Princeton University in 1959. He received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Balliol College of Oxford University in England, and received a doctorate from that institution.