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Film, Video Open a Book, Open the World: 2021 National Book Festival

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Title

  • Open a Book, Open the World: 2021 National Book Festival

Summary

  • Watch the introduction to the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival and its exciting lineup of authors, poets and writers in a one-hour special from PBS with hosts LeVar Burton and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. This program will offer a timely celebration of the power of books and discussions on some of the big topics of the day.

Event Date

  • September 12, 2021

Running Time

  • 55 minutes 35 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Open a Book, Open the World:National Book Festival. 2021. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9927/.

APA citation style:

(2021) Open a Book, Open the World:National Book Festival. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9927/.

MLA citation style:

Open a Book, Open the World:National Book Festival. 2021. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9927/>.