Meet the Author! Indiana State Library's Kid Lit Pick for the Library of Congress National Book Festival's 2024 Great Reads Youth List
• Saturday, August 24: 3:30 - 4:30 pm
• Roadmap to Reading Hall DE (2nd floor)
• signed copies available for purchase at the Politics and Prose shop in Hall DE
I'll be enjoying all that the festival has to offer first as a *reader,* by attending talks, meeting fav authors, and exploring the Reading Hall looking for swag . . . and then at 3:30 I put on my author hat and hang out at the Indiana State Library table to chit with readers. AND I get to be in charge of the Indiana stamp!
Roadmap to Reading, Hall DE: Follow the Roadmap to Reading
Take a literary trip around the country by visiting the Roadmap to Reading, sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The Roadmap to Reading will feature tables with representatives from 54 Centers for the Book: one for each state PLUS the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands + the Northern Marianas.
Every year, each Center for the Book selects a children’s book + one for a general adult audience, creating a list of books called Great Reads from Great Places.
Pick up a Great Reads from Great Places brochure + visit each table in the Roadmap to Reading to explore each state’s great reads and receive a unique stamp; those who collect all of the stamps can receive a special giveaway at the IMLS booth!
The 2024 National Book Festival will be held in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). The event is free and open to the public.
Get festival schedule, map, downloads— like the Great Reads Youth List AND a fun map for collecting State Library stamps—here:
https://www.loc.gov/events/2024-national-book-festival/
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