This year's National Book Festival will include an extraordinary lineup of authors for children, teens and kids of all ages – all featured in videos on demand accessible from the start of the festival, which runs Sept. 17-26.
Teachers and caregivers, there’s so much to learn and do at the Library of Congress National Book Festival! You can start by sharing these suggestions with the kids and teens in your life, or use them yourself as a roadmap to the 2021 Festival.
On International Literacy Day, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the recipients of the 2021 Library of Congress Literacy Awards to organizations that promote literacy, including Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Parents as Teachers, and the Luminos Fund. Fourteen additional organizations were also recognized.
Mo Willems talks about his recent books, "An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 3" and "Unlimited Squirrels: I Want to Sleep Under the Stars" during this year's festival.
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds talks about his book, "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You," during this year's festival.
Gene Luen Yang, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, talks about his new books, "Dragon Hoops" and "Superman Smashes the Klan," during this year's festival.
Chelsea Clinton discusses her new book, "She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game," which features women athletes who overcame odds and inspired the world.
Two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo ("Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem") and Pulitzer Prize finalist for adult fiction Ann Patchett ("The Dutch House") talk about their literary friendship and the ways they feed each other's creativity.
The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival has begun, with Children's and Teen content on Friday, Sept. 25, and all additional content Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27.