In May, the Library will premiere a series of resources and events with the authors and editors of “The Talk: Conversations on Race, Love & Truth.” The book is written for teens, caregivers and teachers, and everyone else interested in navigating these complex conversations in family and classroom environments. On May 3, the Library will …
This is a guest post by Karen Wang, a Young Readers Center intern who is currently pursuing an MLIS at Pratt Institute. What do kids think of when they think of a poet? Do they imagine someone sitting at a desk, scribbling in a notebook, or a performer on stage at a poetry slam? Have …
The Library has launched Read Around the States, a program in which U.S. members of Congress pick a book for young people that is connected to their states – either through the book’s setting or author, or perhaps simply because it is a favorite of the member.
Kermit the Frog stops in to chat with Librarian Carla Hayden about his induction into the 2020 class of the National Recording Registry with his banjo-strumming ballad, “The Rainbow Connection” from 1979’s “The Muppet Movie.”
