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JUNE-JULY 2010
BOOK EVENTS
The Library of Congress (located in Washington, DC) is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
Events at The Library of Congress:
JUNE 2 (Wednesday), 12 noon, West Dining Room, Madison Building
Books & Beyond program. Rich Remsberg will discuss and sign his new book Hard Luck Blues (University of Illinois Press, 2010). Cosponsored with the American Folklife Center and the Publishing Office.JUNE 30 (Wednesday), 10 amB12 noon, Room 119, Jefferson Building
River of Words awards ceremony for winners and finalists of the 2009-2010 environmental art and poetry contest for young people. Hosted by Robert Hass, U.S. Poet Laureate 1995-1997
JULY 12 (Monday), 12 Noon, Mumford Room, Madison Building
Books & Beyond program. Nadine Cohodas will discuss and sign her new book Princess Noire: the Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone (Pantheon, 2010). Cosponsored with the Serial and Government Publications Division.JULY 15 (Thursday), 12 noon, Mumford Room, Madison Building
Books & Beyond program. Martin A. Gardner will discuss and sign his book The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films (McFarland & Company, 2009). Cosponsored with the Manuscript Division.
JUNE 12-13, 2010
Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Festival
For more information, http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/printers-row-lit-fest.html
JUNE 11-12, 2010
Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
McCook, Nebraska
For more information, http://www.buffalocommons.org/
JULY 16 - 17, 2010
30th ANNUAL MICHIGAN STORYTELLERS FESTIVAL
Flint, Michigan
For more information, http://www.fpl.info/msf/index.shtml