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Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Resources and past performances related to Native American heritage, including a new project by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Living Nations, Living Words.
Posted in: For Kids, For Teens, Native American History, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Highlights on puppets and puppetry from the rare book materials in the Children's Literature Center at the Library.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Uncategorized
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this post, we feature a conversation from the 2020 National Book Festival, in which authors Judith Warner and Esther Wojcicki discuss parenthood. We also share some historical examples of parenting found in the Library of Congress' online collections.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Reading, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Distance learning apps and interactives for students using primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Civics & Government, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
New virtual workshops for students in grades 3 through 8: Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter; Stories in the Stars: Mythology at the Library of Congress; and Imagination, Everyone's Superpower.
Posted in: Events, Exhibitions, For Kids, Uncategorized
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