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Library of Congress National Book Festival 2023
August 12 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Join the Library of Congress in the nation’s capital for the 2023 National Book Festival on Saturday, August 12, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). If you can’t join us in Washington, D.C. for a day of free talks and activities, several programs will be live-streamed, and videos of all talks can be viewed online after the Festival concludes.
Florida Humanities Center for the Book will be in the Roadmap to Reading hall, sharing our state’s adults and kids choices and fun giveaways for families about the state of Florida. You can expect staff stamped maps, conversations with participants, copies of FORUM magazine, origami activities, bookmarks, and raffled copies of The Bluest Sky by Christina Diaz Gonzalez.
Event Details
Event Date/time:
August 12 @ 8:30 am -
August 12 @ 5:00 pm