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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Meg Medina, who served as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature from 2023 to 2024, writes about her time on the road, making connections with readers and families, and shares her favorite memories as a literary ambassador of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Children and Teens, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Mark your calendars and set your alarms: the 2025 National Book Festival date has been announced!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, National Book Festival
Posted by: Robert Casper
Learn more about Arthur Sze, the winner of our prestigious Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, through Library of Congress recordings and blogs.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Poetry, Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
Posted by: Clay Smith
This Thanksgiving, we practice literary gratitude by engaging with writers who have thought about the nature of being grateful.
Posted in: Books, Library Collections, Meg Medina, National Book Festival, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Looking to expand your reading horizons during Native American Heritage Month? Why not try a children's book? Two authors, Traci Sorell and James Bird, share the benefit of adults, children, Native and non-Native readers picking up books by indigenous authors.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, National Book Festival, Native American Heritage Month
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Looking for something to read this Veterans Day, perhaps books written by veterans or historical accounts of combat and the American soldier? Check out the authors we have featured at our events and add these authors to your TBR!
Posted in: Books, Library Collections, National Book Festival, Veterans Day
Posted by: Robert Casper
Our U.S. Poets Laureate continue to receive honors, and media attention, for their work—read more about the latest, including in-depth coverage just out today.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Get a behind-the-scenes look at NASA Europa Clipper launch last week with the U.S. poet laureate—whose poem "In Praise of Mystery" was engraved onto the spaceship.
Posted in: Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
An audio recording featuring US Poet Laureate Ada Limón and Puerto Rican poet and translator Roque Rivera celebrates the launch of the Europa Clipper Mission, the engraved poem that Limón dedicated to the project and its Spanish translation.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Poet Laureate