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Events sponsored by the Center for the Book
Author discussions, symposia and other events are an important part of the programming of the Center for the Book. The long-running Books & Beyond author series has attracted writers from across the country to discuss their books and the writing life, and to talk about how they have used the resources of the Library of Congress in their work. Most of these presentations are filmed for later webcasting.
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SEPTEMBER 7, (Friday), 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Room 119, Thomas Jefferson Building
Celebration of International Literacy Day. Cosponsored with the International Reading Association. Contact 202-707-5221.
SEPTEMBER 12 (Wednesday) 12 noon, Room 119, Thomas Jefferson Building
Books & Beyond program. Victoria Newhouse will discuss and sign her new book Site and Sound: The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera Houses and Concert Halls (Monacelli Press, 2012). Cosponsored with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Contact 202-707-5221.
SEPTEMBER 22(Saturday) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., National Mall
National Book Festival.
SEPTEMBER 23 (Sunday) 12 noon - 5 p.m., National Mall
National Book Festival.
OCTOBER 5 (Friday) 3 p.m., Mumford Room, Madison Building
The Americas Awards for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Awards to Monica Brown (author) and Julie Paschkis (illustrator) for Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People (Henry Holt and Company, 2011) and to Margarita Engle for Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate ShipwreckCosponsored with the Hispanic Division and the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). Contact 202-707-5221.
OCTOBER 11 (Thursday) 12 noon., Mumford Room, Madison Building
Books & Beyond program. Kenneth W. Mack will discuss and sign his new book Representing the Race: Creating the Civil Rights Lawyer (Harvard University Press, 2012). Cosponsored with the Manuscript Division. Contact 202-707-5221.
OCTOBER 17 (Wednesday) 12 noon., Montpelier Room, Madison Building
Books & Beyond program. Peter Bridges will discuss and sign his new book Donn Piatt: Gadfly in the Gilded Age (Kent State Universityt Press, 2012). Contact 202-707-5221.
OCTOBER 19 (Friday) 5:30 p.m., Montpelier Room, Madison Building
National Collegiate Book Collectiing Contest awards ceremony and program. Cosponsored by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America, and the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies.Contact 202-707-5221.
OCTOBER 30 (Tuesday) 12 noon., Montpelier Room, Madison Building
Books & Beyond program. Henry T. Gallagher will discuss and sign his new book James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot: A Soldier's Story (University Press of Mississippi, 2012). Contact 202-707-5221.
