Library of Congress 2023 National Book Festival

The words National Book Festival against a background of colorful illustrations of a pencil, pen, lamp, coffee mug, arrow, heart, heart, thumbtack, and bookmark.

A National Public Radio journalist, Uyghur poet, and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature are among the more than 70 authors, poets, and illustrators speaking at the 23rd annual Library of Congress National Book Festival.

The annual festival will be held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 9:00am to 8:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (convert to your time zone).

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Photo of the Week: Little Library at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Little Library box with the gray concrete blocks and red doors of the church in the background

You never know where you’ll find a Little Library when you’re walking about your own city or a new space.

And that’s what happened to me this weekend when I discovered a Little Library at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newport, Kentucky when I traveled to Kentucky this weekend. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Little Library at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church