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Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Highlights from an interview with Kekla Magoon on her new book, Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People at the 2021 National Book Festival.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, For Teens, Researching
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Tips on developing performances for the National History Day competition from a Library staffer and former competitor.
Posted in: For Teens, Researching, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
The game of lotería in the Library's collections / El juego de lotería en las colecciones de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Hispanic American History, Uncategorized
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
On September 18, author and current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds will participate in a live virtual Q&A with nationwide audiences as part of the Library’s ten-day-long National Book Festival celebrations. Mark your calendars and follow this link to attend this event live! Jason Reynolds is the author of 14 books, including …
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Teens
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Suggestions for making the most of the National Book Festival for kids & teens.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Teens share their favorite resources from the Library and their recommendations for participating in the 2021 National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Teens
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: Naomi Coquillon
Using Library bookplates and other collections for your own collection of books.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Reading, Uncategorized
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is a guest post by Amy Ribakove, a Young Readers Center intern who is currently pursuing an MLIS at Pratt Institute. This September she begins her first year as the school librarian at International School of Brooklyn. Special thanks to Sara W. Duke, Curator of Popular & Applied Graphic Art in the Prints & Photographs Division …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Biographies, For Kids, For Teens, Reading