Tips for Families for the National Book Festival
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Tips for families for making the most of the 2020 National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Category: For Kids
What Does American Ingenuity Mean to You?
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
Talking with Kwame Mbalia: Folktales, Storytelling, and Gum Baby!
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Program Specialist Sasha Dowdy shares a preview of her conversation with author Kwame Mbalia for the National Book Festival. Mbalia's appearance will be available as an on-demand video beginning Friday, September 25.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Preserving Family Stories
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Junior Fellow Paige Collins describes an oral history activities for families she developed using collections from the Library's American Folklife Center.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens
Make Your Own Postcard and Other Ways to Play with Free-to-Use Images
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Ideas for the Library's "free to use and reuse" image collections from an intern in the Young Readers Center.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Good Trouble
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Reflections on John Lewis's messages to children during his 2015 visit to the Library's Young Readers Center and through his graphic novel March.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Civics & Government, For Kids, For Teens
Take on Our Challenge: Read Across the Library!
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Read across the Library's collections with this post, which includes suggested books from past National Book Festivals and this year's event,and a "Read Across the Library" bingo-style game board.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids
Classic Books for Kids
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Question prompts and activity suggestions for classic kids books that have been digitized and made available on the Library's website.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Uncategorized
Finding Great Books for Kids
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
There is a right book out there for every kid. It may seem challenging to find just the right book, but don’t worry – this blog post will not only give you tools to find great books for your child, you will also find ideas on taking that spark of curiosity inspired by a book …
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Kids