Do you love books, being surrounded by other book lovers, volunteering, working with a team, and/or having a blast? Then this is your chance to sign up to volunteer at the Library of Congress National Book Festival! Read more for requirements and the application process. Whether you're returning or signing up for the first time, we hope you can join us!
To celebrate Walt Whitman's birthday and to get ready for a barefoot, revitalizing summer, we share his love for nature's sounds and music, and a legacy of inspiration. Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant is among many who were inspired by his work - take a peek at her visit to the Library and the Harned-Whitman Papers in the Manuscript Division.
Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, kicks off her national tour this week. First stops: Lake Charles, LA and Newburgh, NY. For the next two years, Medina will visit area schools and local libraries promoting her platform Cuéntame: Let’s Talk Books.
As we say goodbye to National Poetry Month, we celebrate the novel in verse. We share highlights from past National Book Festivals and explore the roots of this format in the Library's digital collections.
Enjoy cherry blossoms all year: highlights and behind the scenes moments from "Cherry Blossoms: Sakura Collections from the Library of Congress," a book by the Library's own curators, Mari Nakahara and Katherine Blood
Our literary ambassadors love Joni Mitchell! Check out the sneak preview, by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina, of "Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song," to be broadcast on PBS tonight, March 31st, 2023, at 9/8C.
