The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2006
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, [log in to unmask] or
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
Institute of Museum and Library Services Sponsors the Pavilion of the
States at the 6th Annual National Book Festival
Washington, DC--The Institute of Museum and Library Services, for the
fifth consecutive year, will host the Pavilion of the States at the
annual National Book Festival on the National Mall, Saturday, September
30th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Representatives from state libraries
and Centers for the Book throughout the country will gather in the
nation's capital to promote reading and the literary traditions of the
50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. The
National Book Festival is sponsored by the Library of Congress and
hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. The festival is free and open to the
public.
The Pavilion of the States also features authors who sign, read excerpts
from, and discuss their latest work with visitors at their home state
table. This year's schedule of authors who will visit the Pavilion of
the States is:
10:00 Georgia; 10:30 Missouri
Shelia Moses, The Return of Buddy Bush
10:30 Illinois
Richard Peck, Here Lies the Librarian
11:00 Texas
Elmer Kelton, Six Bits a Day
11:30 North Carolina
Kathy Reichs, Break No Bones
12:30 Washington
Terry Trueman, No Right Turn
1:00 Virginia
John McCutcheon, Christmas in the Trenches
1:30 Louisiana
Douglas Brinkley, The Great Deluge
2:00 Massachusetts
Andrew Clements, A Million Dots
2:30 Massachusetts
Tony DiTerlizzi, G is for One Gzonk!
2:45 New Hampshire
Donald Hall, Nation's Poet Laureate,
White Apples and the Taste of Stone
3:00 Ohio
Sharon Draper, Copper Sun
"The Pavilion of the States has grown to be one of the most popular
venues at the National Book Festival," said Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice,
Director of the Institute of Museum and Services. "We are especially
pleased to sponsor the Pavilion this year as we mark the Institute's
10th anniversary of serving the nation's museums and libraries. Visit us
in the Pavilion of the States and help us celebrate."
For more information on the Pavilion of the States, see:
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/pavilions.html. For more information on the
National Book Festival, http://www.loc.gov/bookfest.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of
Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for
the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Its mission is to
grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because lifelong learning is
essential to a democratic society and individual success. Through its
grant making, convenings, research and publications, the Institute
empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and
services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain
cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic
participation. To learn more about the Institute, please visit:
http://www.imls.gov.
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services 1800 M Street, NW 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
202-653-4600(fax)
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