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Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Learn about the Story Cube, a new fixture in the Library of Congress's Young Readers Center-Programs Lab and many other Library of Congress programs.
Posted in: Reading, Researching
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was written by Sasha Dowdy, Program Specialist in the Literary Initiatives Office. It appeared originally on Bookmarked: Celebrating Contemporary Books & Writers at the Library. For the close of National Poetry Month, I’d like to highlight novels in verse. The Academy of American Poets defines the form as follows: The verse novel is …
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was written by Sasha Dowdy, a program specialist in the Literary Initiatives Office. It was originally published in the National Book Festival blog. The National Book Festival has always welcomed families and children, and this year was no exception. On the KidLit stage, the stage devoted to middle-grade writers and their latest books. …
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Reading
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 …
Posted in: Events, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Reading
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was authored by Sasha Dowdy, a program specialist in the Library’s literary initiative team. Last year, the Hispanic Reading Room partnered with the the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) to celebrate children’s and young adult Latin American and Latinx literature with a virtual webcast. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we …
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Hispanic American History, Reading
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This newsletter is the latest in a series from Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. It was originally published on the Library of Congress blog. It’s been a long time and I apologize for my absence. But I’ve been writing and reading and thinking, and reading some more, and writing some more. Oh, and sweating. …
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Resources on adoption and on preserving and sharing family stories from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Reading, Researching