The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) and The Seattle Public Library have selected 39 finalists in eight categories for the 2022 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2021. This is the 56th year of the program, formerly…
The Washington Center for Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Washington authors to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival: “The Last Cuentista” by Donna Barba Higuera and “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe. Both titles will be part of the National Center for the…
Are your adult patrons feeling nostalgic for the days when they participated in summer reading programs? Here’s a way to give them a version made just for grown ups: Adult Summer Reading Book Bingo 2022! Below are Book Bingo cards — in English and Spanish — for your library, patrons, and community. (The images at the bottom of this post…
Let’s make the National Book Festival truly national! The Library of Congress invites you to designate a special space in your library to show the live-streaming sessions from the National Book Festival. The final schedule will be announced soon and will be available at: loc.gov/nbf. #NatBookFest 2022 National Book Festival National Partnership Event Registration Form
At the recent Washington Library Association Conference in Bellevue, we had the pleasure of talking about some brilliant recent titles by Washington state authors. Our panel consisted of Washington Center for the Book co-managers Linda Johns (The Seattle Public Library) and Sara Peté (Washington State Library) together with three of our delightful current and/or past Washington State Book Award Judges:…
Meet our 2022 Washington State Book Award (WSBA) Judges! We are thrilled to introduce our wonderful panel of 2022 Washington State Book award judges who are currently deep into reading and reviewing hundreds of books (published in 2021) from authors across the state. Our judging panels are made up of academic, public and school librarians, booksellers, and authors. We are…
Washington Center for the Book launches local author contest Washington Author Project creates opportunities for indie-published authors Washington Center for the Book, in partnership with Library Journal and BiblioBoard‘s Indie Author Project, is pleased to join in the announcement of a local author contest that will accept submissions of adult and young adult fiction, to be recognized as the top…
2022 Literary Awards: Spotlight on Washington Authors Here at the Washington Center for the Book we’d like to say an extra special CONGRATULATIONS to the many Washington authors who received awards and honors for their stellar books during ALA’s LibLearnX conference this winter. We thank them for their wonderful work and for sharing their words with us all! Donna Barba…
7th Annual Washington State Zine Contest! The 7th Annual Washington State Zine Contest is open and we can’t wait to check out the creations that will roll in from locations around the state. The deadline is Feb. 25, 2022 so zine creators of all ages have plenty of time to create a zine on any theme and mail it in…
Bring the National Book Festival to Your Branch! The Library of Congress wants this year’s festival to truly be a National Book Festival (NBF) —and would love your help in making this happen in our state. As a state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, the Washington Center for the Book has access to a list…