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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, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern shares examples of monuments and memorials that are represented in the Library's online collections, with some activities and discussion prompts for children and families.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this summer-themed post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern at the Young Readers Center presents some historical primary sources related to hot dogs.
Posted in: Cooking, For Kids, Uncategorized
Posted by: Kaleena Black
This is a guest post by Dr. Kellie Taylor, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator at the Library of Congress 2018-2019. In the post, she discusses her ideas and the design behind the "UnLOCk the Box" puzzle activity, which is now featured on the Library's family engagement site.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens
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