FOR BOOK LOVERS: National Book Festival The 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held online Sept. 25-27. For more details and the full list of authors, visit the festival website. Follow the Festival blog to receive the latest updates and to check out our Best of the National Book Festival posts, featuring videos from past festivals.

Read more Experience the Festival all year long with National Book Festival Presents, a series featuring outstanding authors, books and related Library treasures.

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FOR POETRY LOVERS: Celebrate Poetry Every Day The Library is home to the U.S. Poet Laureate, and offers a wealth of poetry-related content online. Check back here each Friday for new programs and highlights from our digital treasure trove. Listen to Audre Lorde read and discuss her poems at the Library of Congress on February 23, 1977. This recording is part of the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, which contains nearly 2,000 audio recordings of poets and writers participating in literary events at the Library, along with sessions recorded in the Library’s Recording Laboratory. For more poetry resources, visit the From the Catbird Seat blog.

FOR EDUCATORS: Online Office Hours & Webinars Join Library of Congress education specialists for: Online Office Hours: 20-minute topical presentations followed by Q&A held every Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern. Professional Development Webinars: Free, one-hour programs for educators interested in using primary sources with their students held every Wednesday, 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern.