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Director’s Thoughts – 8/16/2024
If you’ve never gotten a chance to tour the Library of Congress, it should be added to your bucket list! The building itself is absolutely gorgeous and as the largest library in the world, it’s an impressive sight to behold! The Thomas Jefferson Building was opened to the public in…
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Jason Reynolds Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
I am so excited to see Jason Reynolds named the newest National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He’s in good company as he’s taking the reins from the former ambassador, Jacqueline Woodson. This position is appointed by Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress and is co-sponsored by the Library of…
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Jacqueline Woodson Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Jacqueline Woodson, a four-time Newbery Honor Medalist, Coretta Scott King Book Award winner, former Young People’s Poet Laureate, and National Book Award Winner has just been named the sixth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. An inauguration ceremony will be held on Tuesday, January 9 at 10:30am at the Library of Congress and…
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Mark Your Calendars: National Book Festival
The National Book Festival is a really cool experience! I’ve been a few times when it was held on the National Mall, (never at the Convention Center) and it’s a great place to celebrate books, authors, illustrators and meet other book lovers like yourself. The National Book Festival brings authors…
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Library of Congress Opens Access
The Library of Congress recently made available 25 million digital records for materials published between 1968 and 2014. Before this occurred in May of this year, these records were only accessible through a paid subscription or individually. The Library is looking to researchers to use this information for, well, research…
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National Book Festival
I wish they hadn’t changed the dates for the National Book Festival! It used to be mid-September which gave me enough time to start breathing after our summer reading program finished and to enjoy a long weekend away from work. I won’t be making my trek down to Washington D.C.…
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Kate DiCamillo
In case you haven’t heard this week, Kate DiCamillo was named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2014-15 by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. A recent creation (in 2008), the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature position raises “national awareness of the importance of young people’s literature…
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Public Libraries vs. Government Shutdown
This whole government shutdown, to me, is pretty ridiculous, but I am thankful that I am still able to work while all this is going on. I’m not one to argue politics on a regular basis, but when something this big happens, it’s hard to ignore. I’m not sure how…
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Spread the Word to End the Word
Spread the Word to End the Word is a campaign that I promote every year because it is so important to me. My parents are both professors of Adapted Physical Activity, teaching students going into majors such as physical education, special education, therapeutic recreation, among others how to adapt physical…
