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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Details on the PBS Books series of virtual interviews with featured festival authors, including: Sandra Cisneros, Max Greenfield, Susan and Lexi Haas, James McBride, Abby Jimenez, Tiya Miles and Renée Fleming.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, National Book Festival
Posted by: Robert Casper
A behind-the-scenes series capturing U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón's seven trips to national parks, for her "You Are Here: Poetry in Parks" initiative—and starting with Cape Cod!
Posted in: Ada Limón, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Celebrated children’s and young adult authors join the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature in the dynamic new video series, "Let’s Talk Books!"
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Children and Teens, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Clay Smith
The long-awaited moment has come. The 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival author lineup is here!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
Posted by: Robert Casper
To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition, “Collecting Memories,” the Library hosts “‘A True-Life National Treasure,’ on Film and at the Library” on Thursday, June 20.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Library Collections, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Robert Casper
The poster for this year's National Book Fest is out! Check it out online and read about the creation of the poster in an interview with designer Laci Jordan.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Posted by: Robert Casper
Our Poet Laureate's signature project is about to kick off! Learn about our trips to iconic national parks starting next week.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Celebrating the NASA "Message in a Bottle" campaign, based on a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón—which received two prestigious Webby Awards last Monday!
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Clay Smith
The Library’s Fantasy Book Night event on May 16th is proving to be popular—so much so that we recently released more free tickets. Check out the events that night and discover how to obtain tickets!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Live! at the Library