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Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this blog post, we highlight thoughts from several children's and YA authors featured in this year's National Book Festival, about how books and reading have "opened the world" for them.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this post, we feature a conversation from the 2020 National Book Festival, in which authors Judith Warner and Esther Wojcicki discuss parenthood. We also share some historical examples of parenting found in the Library of Congress' online collections.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Reading, Uncategorized
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this post, we share materials from the Library's collections that relate to the Timely Topic Threads featured in this year's National Book Festival, in order to explore the meaning of "ingenuity."
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Kids, For Teens
Posted by: Kaleena Black
August 2, 2020 would have been author James Baldwin's 96th birthday. This blog post explores materials available on the Library of Congress' website that relate to Baldwin's life, legacy, as well as some of his thoughts and commentary on young people in America.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Uncategorized