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What do Little Free Libraries, Stephen King, and the Librarian of Congress have in common? They all attended the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. last weekend!
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When we checked into our hotel,, we were tickled to see they had a Little Free Library shaped like the Pentagon in the lobby. How cool is that?
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We brought some special Little Free Libraries to the festival with us, including the very first Little Library (shaped like a one-room schoolhouse) and a Library decorated by the artists from the Simpsons.
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The convention center floor was bustling all day long!
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At the festival, we collected titles of "Books of Understanding"—books that help you understand a different perspective and bring people together.
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We were thrilled to see how many ideas people had for Books of Understanding.
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Books of Understanding titles included Citizen, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Giving Tree, Between the World and Me, and more.
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We also built four Little Free Libraries at the festival to give away. Our builder at the festival was Jay Stassen, a super steward from Wisconsin.
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Hundreds of festivalgoers signed up to win a Little Free Library!
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The first lucky winner with Little Free Library creator and executive director Todd H. Bol.
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More lucky Little Free Library winners!
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We loved the enthusiasm of Catherine, another Little Free Library winner.
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Little Free Library was proud to be part of the Library of Congress Literacy Corner, alongside other nonprofits who celebrate reading.
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This little girl—and her horse—love Little Free Libraries.
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From left to right: Helen Stassen, a super steward and volunteer from Wisconsin; Anita Merina, one of our awesome board members; and Todd H. Bol.
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Todd enjoyed talking to new Little Free Library stewards like Schenell, a library and research supervisor at Prince William County Public Schools.
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This family stopped to pose with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda, and their daughter Scottie. The girl in yellow just got her Girl Scouts Silver Award for building a Little Free Library.
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The biggest honor of the day was meeting the newly-inducted Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. She is the first woman and first African American to hold this office.
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We were sure to give Dr. Hayden a copy of The Little Free Library Book. Here she is posing with author Margret Aldrich.
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Dr. Hayden even took a moment to pose with Todd and the Fitzgeralds. That was the icing on the cake for a great day at the National Book Festival!
