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Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Create your own beats with Library of Congress collections using Citizen DJ, see the project in action, and meet the creator at the National Book Festival.
Posted in: Events, For Teens, Uncategorized
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Remembering September 11 with presentation from the 2009 National Book Festival by author Carmen Agra Deedy and her collaborator Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, sharing the story of a heartfelt offer of aid to America from an unexpected source after the September 11 attacks.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Uncategorized
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
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
The role of mothers and their daughters in leadership of the suffrage movement and book suggestions for reading about the suffrage movement with kids and teens.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Exhibitions, Uncategorized
Posted by: Kaleena Black
This post about puzzles featured in the Chronicling America database is a repost of an article written by Malea Walker, a reference librarian in the Library's Serial and Government Publications Division. The piece was originally published on the "Headlines and Heroes: Newspapers, Comics, & More Fine Print" blog on July 7, 2020.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Uncategorized
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
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
This post explores early 20th century recipes and advice for parents in a cookbook available via the Library's website.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Printable activities using the braille alphabet and resources for parents on talking with kids about disability from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Uncategorized
Posted by: Kaleena Black
August 2, 2020 would have been author James Baldwin's 96th birthday. This blog post explores materials available on the Library of Congress' website that relate to Baldwin's life, legacy, as well as some of his thoughts and commentary on young people in America.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Uncategorized