(AGENPARL) – ven 15 luglio 2022 News from the Library of Congress
National Book Festival Author Lineup, U.S. Poet Laureate, Library’s Packard Campus Theater and More.
[NBF2022]
Library of Congress National Book Festival Announces Full Author Lineup
The 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival returns to the Washington Convention Center this Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept. 3, featuring more than 120 authors, poets and writers, and celebrating the festival theme, “Books Bring Us Together.”
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Librarian of Congress Names Ada Limón the Nation’s 24th U.S. Poet Laureate
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the appointment of Ada Limón as the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2022-2023. Limón will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season on Sept. 29 with a reading of her work in the Coolidge Auditorium.
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[Jesmyn Ward]
Jesmyn Ward to Receive 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced that the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction will be awarded to Jesmyn Ward. At 45, Ward is the youngest person to receive the Library’s fiction award for her lifetime of work.
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[Packard Campus]
Library’s Packard Campus Theater Resumes Film Screenings
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater will reopen its doors to patrons with a new season of film screenings on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning July 15.
The series will offer a film every Friday at 7:30 p.m., a matinee on Saturdays at 2 p.m. followed by a 7:30 p.m. screening. The matinee shows will be family friendly. Programs are free and open to the public. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted.
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[GreatHall]
Visitors Invited to Explore Library Reading Rooms and Collections in July
The new Thursday evening series Live at the Library will offer the special opportunity for visitors to explore the Library of Congress’ reading rooms and collections in July – as well as enjoy summer movies and concerts on the lawn.