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!
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?
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.
The convention center floor was bustling all day long!
At the festival, we collected titles of "Books of Understanding"—books that help you understand a different perspective and bring people together.
We were thrilled to see how many ideas people had for Books of Understanding.
Books of Understanding titles included Citizen, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Giving Tree, Between the World and Me, and more.
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.
Hundreds of festivalgoers signed up to win a Little Free Library!
The first lucky winner with Little Free Library creator and executive director Todd H. Bol.
More lucky Little Free Library winners!
We loved the enthusiasm of Catherine, another Little Free Library winner.
Little Free Library was proud to be part of the Library of Congress Literacy Corner, alongside other nonprofits who celebrate reading.
This little girl—and her horse—love Little Free Libraries.
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.
Todd enjoyed talking to new Little Free Library stewards like Schenell, a library and research supervisor at Prince William County Public Schools.
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.
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.
We were sure to give Dr. Hayden a copy of The Little Free Library Book. Here she is posing with author Margret Aldrich.
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!
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!
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?
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.
The convention center floor was bustling all day long!
At the festival, we collected titles of “Books of Understanding”—books that help you understand a different perspective and bring people together.
We were thrilled to see how many ideas people had for Books of Understanding.
Books of Understanding titles included Citizen, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Giving Tree, Between the World and Me, and more.
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.
Hundreds of festivalgoers signed up to win a Little Free Library!
The first lucky winner with Little Free Library creator and executive director Todd H. Bol.
More lucky Little Free Library winners!
We loved the enthusiasm of Catherine, another Little Free Library winner.
Little Free Library was proud to be part of the Library of Congress Literacy Corner, alongside other nonprofits who celebrate reading.
This little girl—and her horse—love Little Free Libraries.
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.
Todd enjoyed talking to new Little Free Library stewards like Schenell, a library and research supervisor at Prince William County Public Schools.
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.
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.
We were sure to give Dr. Hayden a copy of The Little Free Library Book. Here she is posing with author Margret Aldrich.
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!
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