Can You Solve It? Attend Family Mystery Day On October 21
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Join us for Can You Solve It? Family Mystery Day, a program for kids and families at the Library of Congress.
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Meet Meg Medina: Family Office Hours with the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
Young readers and families, Meg Medina, 8th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, invites you to join special one-on-one sessions as part of her Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books platform. On Saturday, October 7, Meg will meet with a select number of families in short sessions occurring from 10:00 am until 4:30 pm. Tickets are required …
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens, Hispanic American History, Reading, Writing
Stories for Everyone at the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
There’s great excitement in the Informal Learning Office as the Library of Congress gears up for this year’s National Book Festival (NBF), one of our biggest annual events. The festival takes place on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Attendance is …
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Japanese Culture Day at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
If your family is in the Washington D.C. area on Saturday, April 1st, we would love to see you at the Thomas Jefferson Building for Japanese Culture Day. This celebration is one of the Library’s most popular family-friendly traditions, and a chance for children of all ages to learn about Japanese culture through stories, …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Halloween Family Day- Your Favorite Ghoulish Gourds
Posted by: Lauren Windham Roszak
On Saturday, October 22, the Library of Congress hosted a Halloween Family Day, featuring Goosebumps author R.L. Stine and Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne discussing 30 years of their series. The Library’s Informal Learning Office also hosted spooky art and reading activities for families in the Jefferson Building before the author program. One …
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Halloween Family Day at the Library of Congress: Resources & Collections
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was written by Monica Valentine, a program specialist in the Library’s Informal Learning Office. Research assistance was provided by teen summer interns This fall, the authors of two beloved Kid Lit series—Goosebumps and Magic Tree House—are celebrating thirty years of their popular series at the Library. We invite you to join us on …
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Events for Kids & Teens at the Library This Fall
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Special events for families and for middle & high school students at the Library and online.
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Victory. Stand! Meet Tommie Smith, Human Rights Activist at the 1968 Olympics
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was written by Monica Valentine, Program Specialist in the Library’s Center for Literacy, Learning and Engagement 1968 was a turbulent year. Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated, and protest movements echoed across the world. The summer Olympics in Mexico City were no exception to this backdrop. During the medal ceremony, …
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Voicing their Stories: Groundbreaking Representation
Posted by: Lauren Windham Roszak
This post was written by Abigail Sears, Sabrina Solomon and Mihir Kelkar, teen summer interns in the Library’s Informal Learning Office. This is the second of two teen-written blogs for the National Book Festival. To access the first, click here. The National Book Festival strives to represent diverse authors and experiences. At this year’s festival, …
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