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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Videos of each presentation from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival continue to premiere. Today, presentations from the Young Adult stage are highlighted.
Posted in: Authors, Best of National Book Festival, Children & Families, National Book Festival Highlights
Posted by: Clay Smith
Videos of each presentation from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival continue to premiere. Today, presentations from the Please Read Me a Story stage are highlighted.
Posted in: Authors, Best of National Book Festival, Children & Families, National Book Festival Highlights
Posted by: Clay Smith
Videos of each presentation from the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival continue to premiere. Today, presentations from the KidLit stage are highlighted.
Posted in: Authors, Best of National Book Festival, Children & Families, National Book Festival Highlights
Posted by: Leah Knobel
Children, teens and families will find a full schedule of free activities at the 2022 National Book Festival this Saturday, Sept. 3 — both in person and online! The schedule is online and can be sorted by stage and by area of interest. This year’s festival offers three stages for young readers: Please Read Me …
Posted in: Children & Families
Posted by: Leah Knobel
Book and baseball lovers are invited to join for Library of Congress Night at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Aug. 30, when the Washington Nationals take on the Oakland Athletics at 7:05 p.m. You won’t want to miss the first pitch thrown by our very own — Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden — and lots of …
Posted in: Children & Families
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This week we highlight Kekla Magoon discussing her young adult book "Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People" at the 2021 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that teens, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work — recommended for ages 12-17.
Posted in: Authors, Children & Families, National Book Festival Highlights, Programs
Posted by: Anne Holmes
A tribute to the late Jerry Pinkney, with highlights from his many appearances at the National Book Festival.
Posted in: Authors, Children & Families, Festival History
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