Interview with Matt Raymond of the Library of Congress
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The United States Library of Congress hosted its first National Book Festival in 2001. Thirty thousand people attended. On September 29, 2007, the date of the seventh edition of the festival, attendance exceeded one hundred twenty thousand.
In addition to the use of online tools and digital media, including podcasts, the National Book Festival is just one of many of the Library of Congress’ initiatives to promote literacy and a love of reading and writing.
On this edition of Just One More Book, Mark is joined by Matt Raymond, Director of Communications for the Library of Congress, to talk about the National Book Festival, the online Young Readers’ Toolkit, and the use of new media to promote literacy.
Links:
- National Book Festival
- National Book Festival Podcasts
- Young Readers’ Toolkit
- Library of Congress Blog
- Library of Congress Podcasts
National Book Festival poster image from the Library of Congress website.
