Library of Congress - The National Book Festival
Time: 2000
Place: Washington D.C., U.S.
Details: The National Book Festival, founded in 2000 with Laura Bush, has brought more than 1000 authors and a million guests to the National Mall and the Washington Convention Center to celebrate reading. With a major gift from David Rubenstein in 2013, the library also established the Library of Congress Literacy Awards to recognize and support achievements in improving literacy in the U.S. and abroad.
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2000 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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