The Junior League of Washington (JLW) is an organization of women dedicated to improving the community through trained volunteer service. JLW focuses its volunteer resources on improving literacy in and around Washington, DC. Since 2003, JLW has provided hundreds of trained volunteers each year to support the Library of Congress National Book Festival. Over its 15 years …
The following is a guest post by Thomas Shaw, operations assistant in the Library’s Development Office. We are excited to announce a new opportunity for book lovers to support our beloved annual celebration of reading and literacy, the National Book Festival, while enhancing their own festival experience. Each year, the Library of Congress National Book …
(The following is a guest post from Sue Siegel, director of development at the Library of Congress.) To Stephen King, the master of horror, a truly frightening scenario is the emergence of a world of non-readers. King, a champion of literacy recognized by the Library of Congress, says that reading is critical to opening up …
Hot off the press, the Children’s Guide to the 2016 National Book Festival is now available! This guide, developed with festival sponsor the Mensa Education and Research Foundation, is the definitive guide for kids and families to plan their day and maximize the fun at tomorrow’s event. Get insider tips and plan your festival schedule Learn …
The following is a guest post by Thomas M. Shaw Jr., operations assistant in the Development Office. The National Book Festival is a wonderful event that attracts both a faithful and ever-growing audience to the nation’s capital every year. The festival is an opportunity for fans to connect with beloved authors at book signings, to …
The following post is a Q&A with Peter Slen, Senior Executive Producer, Book TV. How many author interviews does Book TV air on average each year? Book TV is a 48-hour block of nonfiction book programming every weekend on C-SPAN2 that brings you a rich variety of nonfiction topics: history, biography, politics, current events, the …
Every year as the National Book Festival approaches (and especially on National Book Festival day), book lovers from other parts of the country send us sad tweets about how much they wish they could be here. We wish they could all be here too, but we have some solutions for those who can’t. We have …
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 …
