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Posted by: John Sayers
The Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader have announced that Jason Reynolds' term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature will be extended to include a third year, for the first time in the history of the program.
Posted in: Authors, Children & Families, Social Media
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
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
Posted by: John Sayers
The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival has begun, with Children's and Teen content on Friday, Sept. 25, and all additional content Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27.
Posted in: Authors, Books, Children & Families, Sponsors
Posted by: John Sayers
On the occasion of the 2020 National Book Festival and Scholastic's 100th anniversary helping children learn and grow, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Dick Robinson discuss the history of Scholastic and the importance to our democracy of ensuring that children acquire a lifelong love of reading.
Posted in: Children & Families, Sponsors
Posted by: John Sayers
A description of the family-friendly activities made possible by sponsors of the Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Posted in: Children & Families, Sponsors
Posted by: John Sayers
The Library of Congress National Book Festival will present a robust lineup of live and recorded programming featuring all-star authors for schools and young audiences at home on Friday, Sept. 25.
Posted in: Children & Families
Posted by: John Sayers
Announcement of the author lineup for the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Posted in: Authors, Children & Families, Programs
Posted by: John Sayers
A blog post highlighting images from the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 31, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: #ThrowbackThursday, Authors, Books, Children & Families, Festival History, Library of Congress Pavilion, Poetry, Poster, Programs, Sponsors, Volunteers