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Festival Near You

The Library of Congress is bringing the National Book Festival closer to home.

Each year, the Affiliate Centers for the Book select books for Great Reads from Great Places, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Pacific island territories. Discover the Great Reads from Great Places book selections.

Local Events

Event Date State Format
A Conversation with Marpheen Chann at Bangor Public Library October 10, 2024 Maine In-person
Author Visit with Gabrielle Balkan August 10, 2024 Indiana In-person
Roadmap to Reading Kentucky Library Tour August 19, 2024 Kentucky In-person
NC Humanities 2024 Great Reads from Great Places - Those We Thought We Knew Virtual Event (Zoom Link) August 20, 2024 North Carolina Virtual
Books Build Us Up: 2024 Great Reads from Arkansas August 13, 2024 Arkansas Virtual
Bilingual Children's Book Reading: "Lani: The Nomad Coqui and the Sea of Stars" / "La coquí nómada y el mar de estrellas" by Author Sara Gavrell Ortiz August 23, 2024 Virginia In-person
Author's Book Fair December 2024 Northern Mariana Islands In-person
Book Discussion: Shannon Bowring’s "The Road to Dalton" and Marpheen Chann’s "Moon in Full" August 6, 2024 Maine In-person
Roadmap to Reading Kentucky Library Tour August 26, 2024 Kentucky In-person
Roadmap to Reading Kentucky Library Tour August 29, 2024 Kentucky In-person
2024 Texas Great Read: Author Elizabeth Crook Talks About "The Which Way Tree" June 26, 2024 Texas Virtual
Summer Reading Program June 2024-August 2024 Northern Mariana Islands In-person
National Book Festival's "Festival Near You" Event with K.A. Cobell (Zoom link) September 10, 2024 Washington Hybrid
Reading, drawing and painting at Jardín Botánico UPR August 17, 2024 Puerto Rico In-person
Bilingual Storytime August 22, 2024 Puerto Rico In-person
“Colonization and the Wampanoag Story”: Author Event with Linda Coombs August 6, 2024 Massachussets In-person
Great Reads from Great Places: 2024 Adult Author Event October 30, 2024 Iowa Hybrid
Great Reads from Great Places: 2024 Youth Author Event November 13, 2024 Iowa Hybrid
Historias bilingües (español/inglés) de los viernes August 23, 2024 Virginia In-person
Author Talk, Reading and Book Signing August 22, 2024 Iowa In-person
10 Beautiful Things About Iowa: Photo Contest
(Submissions due Sept. 30)
November 1-30, 2024 Iowa In-person