This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress, and we are excited to return with our own exhibit space for you to visit. We hope you will join us on Saturday, September 6, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center located at 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW in Washington, D.C., from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with doors opening at 8:30 AM. This event is free and open to the public.
Throughout the day, there will be author readings, lectures, signings, various family-friendly activities, and an exhibitor hall featuring different divisions within the Library of Congress. The Law Library of Congress is excited to have a table at this year’s event. We will have staff from the Law Library in various roles at the event all day. We invite you to visit us and learn about the services the Law Library of Congress has to offer. Law Library staff will be available starting at 9:00 AM in the Hall D area of the expo to answer your questions about our legal research services, collections, and unique expertise in foreign, comparative, and international law. Staff will also discuss our online products, including the Guide to Law Online and the Global Legal Monitor, which covers legal developments and news from around the world.
We will also offer handouts about our various websites, social media outlets, products, and services, along with an overview of our print and digital collections. As always, we will have our popular gavel pencils to give away, along with a few other items like our pocket Constitutions that link back to the Constitution Annotated website.
We also hope that you will join Bibliographic and Research Instruction Librarian Barbara Bavis and Senior Counsel of Legal Programs and Initiatives for the Library of Congress, Jeanne Dennis, at the Library of Congress Pavilion located in Hall D for a presentation at 2:00 PM called, “What Does It All Mean? A Plain English Explanation of the Constitution.” How to read and interpret the Constitution is one of today’s most actively debated legal issues. Serving as Congress’s official record of the Constitution for over 100 years, the Library of Congress’s “Constitution Annotated” is available online at constitution.congress.gov. Join the Law Library of Congress to explore this plain English resource and learn how you can use it to better understand the U.S. Constitution.
We hope you will visit us for what is sure to be a fun and educational day! For more information about the National Book Festival and to plan your day, visit here.
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