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Archive: August 2015 (15 Posts)

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Behind the Scenes with Official Bookseller Politics & Prose

Posted by: Gayle Osterberg

The following post is a Q&A with Bradley Graham, co-owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. Politics & Prose is the official bookseller of the 2015 National Book Festival. This will be your second year as the official bookseller at the National Book Festival. Was there anything that surprised you about the festival …

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23,000 Volunteer Hours from the Junior League of Washington

Posted by: Gayle Osterberg

The following post is a Q&A with Junior League of Washington President Cameron Gilreath. Many people are familiar with Junior Leagues in their hometowns, but for those who aren’t, can you share with us in brief the mission of the Junior League of Washington? The Junior League of Washington (JLW) is an organization of women …

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Festival Scouting

Posted by: Lola Pyne

Consider a trip for your troop to the Library of Congress National Book Festival to hear from popular authors and illustrators, get books signed and take part in fun activities. Then, mark the experience with the 2015 festival patch. Join book lovers of all ages on Sept. 5, 2015, at the Walter E. Washington Convention …

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Una gira relámpago de la imaginación latinoamericana–desde México a Argentina–

Posted by: Lola Pyne

Para la siguiente entrada del blog se invitó a Marie Arana, Co-directora del Festival Nacional del Libro de la Biblioteca del Congreso, para que colaborara con una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. ¡Misterio! ¡Drama! ¡Romance! El Festival Nacional del Libro 2015 contará con una rica infusión de todos estos elementos en el programa de autores …

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Festival 15-year History on Display

Posted by: Lola Pyne

The following is a guest post by John Y. Cole, Director, Library of Congress Center for the Book. The double anniversary of the Library's most popular public event and most important historical acquisition is celebrated in a three-case display opening today and on view through September 14 in the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building.