Live! At the Library: Discovery Night
Follow your curiosity at the Library’s next big themed night, Discovery Night! Nonfiction writers Carl Zimmer, Mindy Weisberger and Rebecca Lemov will discuss their brand-news books, about, respectively, the history of discovery about oxygen; zombifying parasitic insects; and the hidden history of hyper-persuasion.
Live! At the Library: An Evening with James McBride
At this event, 2024 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner James McBride will give the annual lecture associated with the Prize, followed by a conversation with the Library's Literary Director Clay Smith.
Date:2025-05-08
Event
25th Anniversary National Book Festival
The Library of Congress will host the 2025 Library of Congress National Book Festival, the 25th anniversary of the beloved and popular event. In 2025, the festival will expand its footprint in the Washington Convention Center to host book lovers from across the region and nationwide.
EventLive! At the Library: Discovery Night Follow your curiosity at the Library’s next big themed night, Discovery Night! Nonfiction writers Carl Zimmer, Mindy Weisberger and Rebecca Lemov will discuss their brand-news books, about, respectively, the history of discovery about oxygen; zombifying parasitic insects; and the hidden history of hyper-persuasion.
EventLive! At the Library: Poet Laureate Closing Event with Ada Limón To conclude her historic two-term, three-year appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón will give a lecture on the art of poetry. A book signing will follow.
EventLive! At the Library: An Evening with James McBride At this event, 2024 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner James McBride will give the annual lecture associated with the Prize, followed by a conversation with the Library's Literary Director Clay Smith.
Event25th Anniversary National Book Festival The Library of Congress will host the 2025 Library of Congress National Book Festival, the 25th anniversary of the beloved and popular event. In 2025, the festival will expand its footprint in the Washington Convention Center to host book lovers from across the region and nationwide.