Event Special Events April Family Day: National Library Month

Date and Location

  • When: Saturday, April 13, 2024

    10:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT

  • Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ200-E)

    10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540

Part of Family Day

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

On Saturday, April 13, families are invited to learn about America’s national library, explore the significance of libraries in their own lives, and try their hand at organizing their own mini collection.

The April Family Day will also feature work by Library of Congress literary ambassadors, conversations with Library staff, and a take-home pamphlet with resources related to the history of the Library of Congress, and the depth of its digital collections.    

Activities will be held on the mezzanine level (second floor) of the Jefferson Building from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is free, but passes are required for the Jefferson Building. Register for free timed-entry tickets.