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The Junior League of Washington Celebrates 15 Years of Festival Volunteering

Posted by: Lola Pyne

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 …

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Top 5 Reasons to Join the Booklovers Circle

Posted by: John Sayers

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 …

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Children’s Guide to the 2016 National Book Festival

Posted by: Lola Pyne

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 …

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Paying it Forward: Sponsors Make the Festival Possible

Posted by: John Sayers

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 …

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15 years of Book TV at National Book Festival

Posted by: Gayle Osterberg

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 …

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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 …