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Archive: April 2019 (2 Posts)

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Classic Children’s Books Collection Now Online at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Children’s Book Week (April 29 to May 5, 2019), the Library of Congress has launched a unique online collection of 67 historically significant children’s books published more than 100 years ago. Drawn from the Library’s collections, Children’s Book Selections are digital versions both of classic works still read …

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Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Us! Special Livestreamed Event 10am April 29th

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

To kick off our celebration of Children’s Book Week (April 29-May 3), we invite you to tune into our live stream on Monday, April 29th, beginning at 10 am EDT. We will be livestreaming a special program from the Young Readers Center in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Local authors who are members of the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC, will be reading twenty special children’s books from the Library’s collections.