Event Lectures and Symposia National Book Festival Presents Brad Meltzer & Chris Eliopoulos Event has been updated

Date and Location

  • When: Friday, November 8, 2019

    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

  • Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium (LJG45A)

    10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540

Part of Changemakers ; National Book Festival

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Brad Meltzer & Chris Eliopoulos present their new PBS KIDS series, “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,” based on their books for children, “Ordinary People Change the World,” featuring the newest titles, “I Am Walt Disney” and “I Am Marie Curie.” The PBS KIDS series, premiering Nov. 11, will introduce kids to inspiring historical figures and the character virtues that helped them succeed. 

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Presented as part of the National Book Festival Presents.
The Library of Congress National Book Festival has expanded to include a yearlong series of events – to be known as National Book Festival Presents – featuring high-caliber authors, their books and related Library treasures beginning this fall, following the signature daylong festival on Aug. 31, 2019.


National Book Festival Presents author events are free to the public, though registration will be required. Subscribe here for email updates on ticketing and book sales. More information will be available at loc.gov. Contact: (202) 707-8000.