December 2006 - Vol. 65, No. 12
2006 National Book Festival
Cover Story
More than 100,000 lovers of books and reading descended on the National Mall in Washington to hear their favorite authors and storytellers and to celebrate lifelong literacy at the
Library of Congress' sixth annual National Book Festival,
hosted by first lady Laura Bush, on Sept. 30.
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INSPRING WITH KNOWLEDGE, LITERACY, MEMORIES AND FUN
The Library of Congress pavilion this year offered visitors of all ages a wealth of opportunities to learn, explore and celebrate. -
READERS INSPIRED BY WRITERS
More than 48,000 young readers nationwide competed in the Letters About Literature contest, which gives students in grades 5 through 12 the chance to express how books changed their lives. -
TOUCH OF THE POET
2006-2007 Poet Laureate Donald Hall opened the Library's literary season just a few days after his appearance at the National Book Festival in a program of selected readings from his lifetime of work. -
MANY NATIONS, MANY CULTURES
Native American tribal leader Ron His Horse Is Thunder presented the keynote address for the Library's celebration of Native American Heritage Month in November.
