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Archive for the For Kids Category (115 Posts)

Three movable books from the Rare Book Division.

Pop-Up Books at the Library

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Posted in: For Kids, Reading

A ballet dancer wearing a white dress leans backwards in a dancing position, one leg extended. Her hands are over her head and her arms look muscular. She wears a hat.

Family Resources for Exploring the Work of Katherine Dunham: Experience, Research & Creation

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: African American History, Dance, For Kids

An 18th century Japanese print shows a girl in a kimono, looking though a window at blooming cherry trees on the banks of a river.

Japanese Culture Day at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Rachel Gordon

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations

Headshot of author Meg Medina, a brown-haired woman wearing glasses, in a park

An interview with Meg Medina, the Eighth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Posted by: Sasha Dowdy

Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Hispanic American History

A large pumpkin, painted black with purple tentacles, sits on a wooden deck. Atop the pumpkin sits a mannequin torso and head painted to look like Ursula from The Little Mermaid.

Halloween Family Day- Your Favorite Ghoulish Gourds

Posted by: Lauren Windham Roszak

Posted in: Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Halloween Puzzles from the Library of Congress’s Newspaper Collections

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized

Promotional graphics for Halloween Family Day at hte LIbrary of Congress, featuring pictures of the authors with their books, and the words "Halloween FAmily Day" October 22. 10 am-2 pm Family friendly Halloween activities, 2 pm Featured author program and 3:30 pm book signing and meet and greet with the authors

Halloween Family Day at the Library of Congress: Resources & Collections

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Reading

Two children seated at a table handling items, with an adult standing over them

Victory. Stand! Meet Tommie Smith, Human Rights Activist at the 1968 Olympics

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids

A neon sign shaped like a road sign reading Route US 66 outlined in red and blue neon.

The Mother Road Trip- Route 66 History and Activities

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Uncategorized