What’s On: Festival Program Guide for Sunday, Sept. 19
Posted by: John Sayers
Daily program guide and schedule for Sept. 19 of the 10-day Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 17-26, 2021.
Archive: September 2021 (19 Posts)
What’s On: Festival Program Guide for Saturday, Sept. 18
Posted by: John Sayers
Daily program guide and schedule for Sept. 18 of the 10-day Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 17-26, 2021.
Welcome to the 2021 National Book Festival!
Posted by: John Sayers
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and News4 Today journalist Eun Yang discuss the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival: Open a Book, Open the World, which takes place in various formats from Sept. 17-26.
Posted in: Books, Children & Families, Programs, TV Coverage
What’s On: Festival Program Guide for Friday, Sept. 17
Posted by: John Sayers
Daily program guide and schedule for Sept. 17 of the 10-day Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 17-26, 2021.
What’s On: New Daily Festival Program Guide
Posted by: John Sayers
A daily program guide and schedule for the 10-day Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 17-26, 2021, debuts.
20 Years Ago Today: Remembering the First Festival
Posted by: John Sayers
A volunteer at the first Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 8, 2001, remembers the event, held just three days prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Posted in: #ThrowbackThursday, Festival History
Dolly’s Library, Parents as Teachers and Luminos Fund Honored with Library Literacy Awards
Posted by: John Sayers
On International Literacy Day, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the recipients of the 2021 Library of Congress Literacy Awards to organizations that promote literacy, including Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Parents as Teachers, and the Luminos Fund. Fourteen additional organizations were also recognized.
Posted in: Books, Children & Families
Washington Post Live Features Talks with Michael J. Fox, Joy Harjo
Posted by: John Sayers
The Washington Post and the Library have just announced a collaboration to host two National Book Festival programs on Washington Post Live to kick off the festival on Sept. 17. The festival runs through Sept. 26. To mark the start of this year’s festival, audiences are invited to tune in to Washington Post Live for …
Posted in: Authors
Get Your 2021 National Book Festival Swag!
Posted by: John Sayers
Merchandise related to the 2021 National Book Festival, including apparel, books and the 2021 poster, are available.