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 2022_DC_ALA_Authors | 287 | American Library Association 2022 conference (Washington, DC) -- Exhibit Hall: Authors
Authors shown for Saturday:
Daniel McCloskey ("Cloud Town"), Gareth Hinds ("Graceling"), Shannon Watters and Branden Boyer-White ("Hollow OGN"), Nathan Hale, Kami Garcia ("Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven"), Tim Fish and Greg Lockard ("Liebestrasse"), Andrew Aydin ("Run"), Kate Messner, Mike Jung,... |
| 2015_MD_GBF_Alexander_150516 | 10 | Gaithersburg Book Festival (2015) -- Kwame Alexander ("The Crossover")
Kwame Alexander: The Crossover:
Kwame Alexander is the recipient of the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature. He has written 18 books, including the award-winning children’s book "Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band," which was recently optioned as a... |
| 2016_DC_NBF_Alexander_160924 | 11 | Natl Book Festival 2016 -- Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator and best-selling author of 21 books, including “The Crossover,” which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, the NCTE Charlotte Huck... |
| 2022_DC_NBF_Alexander_220903 | 19 | Natl Book Festival 2022 -- Kwame Alexander Previews His New Novel!
Kwame Alexander Previews His New Novel!
Kwame Alexander presents his forthcoming book “The Door of No Return,” which follows 11-year-old Kofi Offin, a boy who constantly dreams about water and swims like a minnow. One day, an unthinkable tragedy occurs during a wrestling match at a village festival.... |
| 2022_DC_NBF_Misc_220903 | 70 | Natl Book Festival 2022 -- Miscellaneous
Folks here include:
* Kwame Alexander who I kept running into on the floor
* Karen Joy Fowler ("Booth") who was signing at the Indiana state booth
* David Rubenstein who was leaving the signing area
* Leon Wieseltier who was attending one of the panels
Also various folks from the US Capital... |
| 2023_DC_Burch_230905 | 146 | Politics & Prose -- Ciera Burch ("Finch House") w/Kwame Alexander
Ciera Burch - Finch House - in conversation with Kwame Alexander - at Conn Ave
When eleven-year-old Micah visits Finch House, she knows it’s officially off limits. Yet the formerly decrepit house is all fixed up and there’s a boy named Theo in the front yard. She knows that she is not meant to be... |
| 2016_DC_Alexander_160405 | 81 | Politics & Prose -- Kwame Alexander ("Booked")
Kwame Alexander - Booked:
In this novel in verse, middle schooler Nick seems to have it all going for him. He and his best friend, Coby, are talented soccer players; a beautiful girl seems to like him back; and his linguistics professor father has seen to it that Nick has an incredible vocabulary. It’s... |
| 2024_01_09A1_Breslow | 122 | Politics & Prose -- Peter Breslow ("Outtakes") w/Scott Simon
Peter Breslow - Outtakes: Stumbling Around the World for NPR - with Scott Simon — at Conn Ave
In 1982, an aspiring journalist knocked on the door of a fledgling news organization named National Public Radio looking for a job. NPR decided to take a chance on Peter Breslow and for the next four decades... |
| 2016_MD_Alexander_160201 | 105 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Kwame Alexander ("Surf's Up")
Kwame Alexander - Surf's Up — at Takoma Park Library (MD):
Bro the frog can’t believe it when his best friend, Dude, is so absorbed in a book that he isn’t even interested in a trip to the beach. Bro makes sure Dude comes along, though, and on the way a strange thing happens: Bro’s exclamations about... |
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| 2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
| 2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |