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Save the Date to Watch: Inaugural Event for the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Streamed Live from the Library of Congress

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader, will inaugurate the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.

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Watch: “Loving Vs. Virginia” Virtual Program, Wednesday, May 3, 10:30 AM EDT

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

The Library of Congress invites you and your students to join a virtual program on a famous legal case that cleared the way for interracial marriage in the United States. At this year's Jonah S. Eskin Memorial Program, Patricia Hruby Powell will speak about her new young people's book, “Loving vs. Virginia.” Hruby Powell's book features illustrations by Shadra Strickland.