2017 National Book Festival Gala
Celebrate reading and literacy as Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosts presentations by fantasy-sci-fi novelist Diana Gabaldon ("Outlander" series), historian David McCullough ("The American Spirit"), children's book author Reshma Saujani ("Girls Who Code"), nonfiction writer Margot Lee Shetterly ("Hidden Figures") and thriller writer Scott Turow ("Testimony"). David Rubenstein, the National Book Festival's leading sponsor, presents the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. The Library...
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McCullough, David - Hayden, Carla - Turow, Scott - Saujani, Reshma - Rubenstein, David - Gabaldon, Diana - Shetterly, Margot Lee
Date:2017-09-01
Film, Video
Picturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps
Stephen J. Hornsby discussed pictorial maps -- those that include artwork of objects, animals, people and even imaginary creatures -- which have been around since medieval times. The tradition continued to the modern era, reaching its apex in the 1920s-1970s in the United States.
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
The Business of Abridgments in 18th-Century Britain & America
In this highly illustrated lecture, Michael F. Suarez examined the surprising prevalence of abridgments in 18th-century Anglo-American publishing. Seeking to understand why the reprint trade is commonly the business of publishing abridgments, Suarez considered how intellectual property, economics, and provincial markets affect the activities of booksellers and the cultures of reading. Having examined 19th- and 20th-century collecting practices and the historiography of book history...
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Library of Congress
Date:2017
Film, Video
2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards
Through its Library of Congress Literacy Awards, the Library celebrates literacy organizations and the dedicated people who, through passion and hard work, bring education and literacy to an unprecedented number of people around the globe. Winners of the 2017 awards were the Children's Literacy Initiative, Philadelphia (David M. Rubenstein Prize), National Center for Families Learning, Louisville, Ky. (American Prize) and Pratham Books, Bangalore, India...
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
2017 Américas Award Ceremony
Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport, author and illustrator of "Ada's Violin" and Alexandra Diaz, author of "The Only Road" receive the 2017 Américas Award, given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction, from picture books to works for young adults, that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States.
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
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Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Reading Works Inc
A profile of Reading Works Inc., an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Reading Works Inc. is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
A profile of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Tales and Travel Memories
A profile of Tales and Travel, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Tales and Travel is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: The Asia Foundation
A profile of the Asia Foundation, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Asia Foundation is one of three honorees in the category of "Family Literacy," including organizations that focus on intergenerational literacy, recognizing that a parent is a child's first teacher.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
A profile of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is one of three honorees in the category of "Family Literacy," including organizations that focus on intergenerational literacy, recognizing that a parent is a child's first teacher.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: State Library of Western Australia
A profile of the State Library of Western Australia, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The State Library of Western Australia is one of three honorees in the category of "Family Literacy," including organizations that focus on intergenerational literacy, recognizing that a parent is a child's first teacher.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: ServeMinnesota
A profile of ServeMinnesota, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. ServeMinnesota is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Reading Partners
A profile of Reading Partners, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Reading Partners is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: CommonLit
A profile of CommonLit, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. CommonLit is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Center for Teaching and Learning
A profile of the Center for Teaching and Learning, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Center for Teaching and Learning is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray & the Story of a Forgotten Era
The story of Daniel Alexander Payne Murray and the rise and fall of America's black upper class during the latter quarter of the 19th Century is the subject of a new book by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, "The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era."
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
North of Dixie: Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South
Iconic images of the civil rights movement were largely photographed in the South. In a new volume of extraordinary photographs, historian Mark Speltz focuses on compelling civil rights images from north of the Mason-Dixon line, in places such as Philadelphia, Cleveland and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Date:2017
Film, Video
Fabriano: City of Medieval & Renaissance Papermaking
Sylvia Rodgers Albro detailed technical advancements introduced in the Italian city of Fabriano, including machinery and equipment, use of watermarks and improvements in the physical processes of papermaking.
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Film, Video2017 National Book Festival Gala Celebrate reading and literacy as Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosts presentations by fantasy-sci-fi novelist Diana Gabaldon ("Outlander" series), historian David McCullough ("The American Spirit"), children's book author Reshma Saujani ("Girls Who Code"), nonfiction writer Margot Lee Shetterly ("Hidden Figures") and thriller writer Scott Turow ("Testimony"). David Rubenstein, the National Book Festival's leading sponsor, presents the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. The Library...
Film, VideoPicturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps Stephen J. Hornsby discussed pictorial maps -- those that include artwork of objects, animals, people and even imaginary creatures -- which have been around since medieval times. The tradition continued to the modern era, reaching its apex in the 1920s-1970s in the United States.
Film, VideoThe Business of Abridgments in 18th-Century Britain & America In this highly illustrated lecture, Michael F. Suarez examined the surprising prevalence of abridgments in 18th-century Anglo-American publishing. Seeking to understand why the reprint trade is commonly the business of publishing abridgments, Suarez considered how intellectual property, economics, and provincial markets affect the activities of booksellers and the cultures of reading. Having examined 19th- and 20th-century collecting practices and the historiography of book history...
Film, Video2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Through its Library of Congress Literacy Awards, the Library celebrates literacy organizations and the dedicated people who, through passion and hard work, bring education and literacy to an unprecedented number of people around the globe. Winners of the 2017 awards were the Children's Literacy Initiative, Philadelphia (David M. Rubenstein Prize), National Center for Families Learning, Louisville, Ky. (American Prize) and Pratham Books, Bangalore, India...
Film, Video2017 Américas Award Ceremony Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport, author and illustrator of "Ada's Violin" and Alexandra Diaz, author of "The Only Road" receive the 2017 Américas Award, given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction, from picture books to works for young adults, that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States.
Film, Video2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practices Conference The fifth annual Library of Congress Literacy Awards event featured presentations from award winners Pratham Books, the National Center for Families Learning and the Children's Literacy Initiative.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Story Shares A profile of Story Shares, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Story Shares is one of five honorees in the category of "Culturally Relevant Books and Literacy."
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: CODE A profile of CODE, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. CODE is one of five honorees in the category of "Culturally Relevant Books and Literacy."
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Sealaska Heritage Institute A profile of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Sealaska Heritage Institute is one of five honorees in the category of "Culturally Relevant Books and Literacy."
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Yayasan Sulinama A profile of Yayasan Sulinama, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Yayasan Sulinama is one of five honorees in the category of "Culturally Relevant Books and Literacy."
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Centre for Knowledge Assistance & Community Development A profile of the Centre for Knowledge Assistance & Community Development, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Centre for Knowledge Assistance & Community Development is one of five honorees in the category of "Culturally Relevant Books and Literacy."
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Reading Works Inc A profile of Reading Works Inc., an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Reading Works Inc. is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan A profile of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Tales and Travel Memories A profile of Tales and Travel, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Tales and Travel is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: The Asia Foundation A profile of the Asia Foundation, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Asia Foundation is one of three honorees in the category of "Family Literacy," including organizations that focus on intergenerational literacy, recognizing that a parent is a child's first teacher.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities A profile of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is one of three honorees in the category of "Family Literacy," including organizations that focus on intergenerational literacy, recognizing that a parent is a child's first teacher.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: State Library of Western Australia A profile of the State Library of Western Australia, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The State Library of Western Australia is one of three honorees in the category of "Family Literacy," including organizations that focus on intergenerational literacy, recognizing that a parent is a child's first teacher.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: ServeMinnesota A profile of ServeMinnesota, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. ServeMinnesota is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Reading Partners A profile of Reading Partners, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Reading Partners is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: CommonLit A profile of CommonLit, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. CommonLit is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Center for Teaching and Learning A profile of the Center for Teaching and Learning, an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. The Center for Teaching and Learning is one of four honorees in the category of "Reading Instruction and Training," including organizations that both teach reading and teach reading tutors.
Film, VideoThe Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray & the Story of a Forgotten Era The story of Daniel Alexander Payne Murray and the rise and fall of America's black upper class during the latter quarter of the 19th Century is the subject of a new book by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, "The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era."
Film, VideoNorth of Dixie: Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South Iconic images of the civil rights movement were largely photographed in the South. In a new volume of extraordinary photographs, historian Mark Speltz focuses on compelling civil rights images from north of the Mason-Dixon line, in places such as Philadelphia, Cleveland and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Film, VideoFabriano: City of Medieval & Renaissance Papermaking Sylvia Rodgers Albro detailed technical advancements introduced in the Italian city of Fabriano, including machinery and equipment, use of watermarks and improvements in the physical processes of papermaking.