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2018 Festival Youth Writing Contest Underway!

Posted by: Lola Pyne

The Library of Congress, along with libraries in the Mid-Atlantic region, recently kicked off the annual “A Book That Shaped Me” National Book Festival Summer Writing Contest! The program asks young people to reflect on the power of books in their lives, AND offers them a chance to actually take part in the book festival alongside …

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“A Book That Shaped Me” Contest Winners in Their Own Words

Posted by: Lola Pyne

The winners of the festival’s youth writing contest, “A Book That Shaped Me,” were announced yesterday! When we started this program five years ago, our goals were to encourage young readers to reflect on the importance of books in their lives and to foster connections between area youth and the National Book Festival, the Library …

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Read, Write, Enter, Win!

Posted by: Lola Pyne

Calling all students in the Mid-Atlantic area entering 5th or 6th grade this fall! Tell the Library of Congress what book shaped you, and you could win a trip to the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., this Labor Day weekend. The “A Book That Shaped Me” annual summer writing contest which asks students to …