Schedule
The 2025 Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
A selection of programs will be livestreamed
online and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the festival.
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9:00 AM
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Event | special events Family-Friendly Activities at the National Book Festival
- Saturday, September 06, 2025 9:00 am - 6:00 pm EDT
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall D (Level 2, North Building)
Explore a wide array of fun and exciting activities and programs from the Library of Congress, sponsors and exhibitors. Don't miss the Roadmap to Reading or the scheduled presentations, readings and demonstrations in the Library of Congress Pavilion, the STEM District and the Story District. Learn more on the Family-Friendly Activities webpage.- Event Type(s): Interactive Activities
- Audience(s): For Adults, For Teens, For Children
10:00 AM
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Event | special events Meet Your Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows
- Saturday, September 06, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall D (Level 2, North Building)
The 2025 class of Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows visit their state Center for the Book tables in the Roadmap to Reading area to discuss their poems and laureate projects. Fellows are poets of literary merit and serve as poets laureate of states, counties and cities across the nation — leading public poetry programs in their respective communities through 2026.- Event Type(s): Special Programs
- Genre(s): Poetry
- Audience(s): For Adults, For Teens, For Children
1:30 PM
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Event | special events Meet Your Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows
- Saturday, September 06, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall D (Level 2, North Building)
The 2025 class of Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows visit their state Center for the Book tables in the Roadmap to Reading area to discuss their poems and laureate projects. Fellows are poets of literary merit and serve as poets laureate of states, counties and cities across the nation — leading public poetry programs in their respective communities through 2026.- Event Type(s): Special Programs
- Genre(s): Poetry
- Audience(s): For Adults, For Teens, For Children