The 14th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Doors to the Convention Center will open to the public at 9 a.m. NOTE: No outside food or drink may be brought into the Convention Center.
Author Pavilions
From 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., more than 100 authors, illustrators and poets will make presentations in pavilions dedicated to Children, Teens, Picture Books, Contemporary Life, Culinary Arts, Fiction & Mystery, History & Biography, Poetry & Prose, Science and Special Programs.
Evening Programming
Special evening activities begin at 6 p.m. with aPoetry Slam, a Graphic Novels Super Session, aGreat Books to Great Movies panel and a dialogue on the work of three towering writers in the Mexican literary canon, Octavio Paz, Efraín Huerta and José Revueltas, all of whom were born a century ago.
Library of Congress Pavilion
At the Library of Congress Pavilion you can explore the workings of the world’s largest library. The Library of Congress Pavilion offers a behind-the-scenes look at the many ways the Library brings its extraordinary resources to people everywhere.
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Let's Read America
Children and families will enjoy reading-related activities in the Let’s Read America pavilion.
Pavilion of the States
The Pavilion of the States, sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, salutes the literary traditions of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. A brochure available in this pavilion, called “Discover Great Places Through Reading,” offers a list of 52 great reads and a map for kids that encourages them to visit all 52 tables (plus the Library of Congress Center for the Book table) to get a unique sticker or stamp. Many of these books will be for sale in the Book Sales Pavilion.
Book Sales
Politics & Prose of Washington, D.C., is the official bookseller for the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Visit the book sales area conveniently located on Level 2 of the Convention Center if you’d like to purchase selected books by 2014 National Book Festival authors. Be sure to pick up books by your favorite authors before going to the book-signing areas.
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