Library of Congress Urges Voluntary COVID Measures During National Book Festival

August 29, 2022 by Dan McCue
Library of Congress Urges Voluntary COVID Measures During National Book Festival
A scene from the National Book Fair 2019. (Photo by Dan McCue)

WASHINGTON — The National Book Festival resumes in person this Labor Day weekend after being a virtual-only event during the height of the COVID pandemic.

The much-anticipated event returns to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

The festival is free and open to all.

Festival organizers announced Monday that face masks are optional, but their use is nonetheless encouraged, especially in parts of the venue where close contact with others cannot be avoided.

Organizers are also urging attendees to consider testing themselves using a home rapid COVID-19 test kit prior to arrival.

They also said attendees should consider their own “personal risk factors” including being up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccination and wearing a well-fitting, high quality mask while attending the festival and its activities.

Finally, they ask individuals not to attend if they are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past five days, or have been recommended to quarantine or isolate by a medical official.

For more information on attending the National Book Festival, please visit loc.gov/bookfest.

Dan can be reached at [email protected] and at https://twitter.com/DanMcCue.

A+
a-
  • face masks
  • Labor Day Weekend
  • National Book Festival
  • In The News

    Health

    Voting

    Well Read

    Simon & Schuster Marks Centennial With List of 100 Notable Books, From 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'

    NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.... Read More

    NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. To mark the centennial, the publisher has unveiled a list of 100 notable releases — a blend of bestsellers, prize winners, headline makers and cultural sensations.... Read More

    July 7, 2023
    by Dan McCue
    Does Ernie Pyle Still Matter?

    WASHINGTON — Ernie Pyle’s journalism career ended, literally, on the sands of a tiny Pacific island during the Battle of... Read More

    WASHINGTON — Ernie Pyle’s journalism career ended, literally, on the sands of a tiny Pacific island during the Battle of Okinawa. Though Pyle didn’t live to see the end of the World War that made him a reporting superstar, nearly 80 years later, his memory and... Read More

    Independent Bookselling Expanded Again in 2022

    NEW YORK (AP) — Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social... Read More

    NEW YORK (AP) — Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way to support herself. Her friends Julie Ross and Austin Carter had similar thoughts and a similar... Read More

    January 31, 2023
    by Dan McCue
    Grosvenor Captivates With Tales of 50 Years at National Geographic

    WASHINGTON — After years of dividing his days between publishing and daredevilry, Gilbert M. Grosvenor thought his number might finally... Read More

    WASHINGTON — After years of dividing his days between publishing and daredevilry, Gilbert M. Grosvenor thought his number might finally be up. A fifth-generation member of the family that founded the National Geographic Society (his great-grandfather was Alexander Graham Bell), Grosvenor rarely passed up an opportunity... Read More

    August 29, 2022
    by Dan McCue
    Library of Congress Urges Voluntary COVID Measures During National Book Festival

    WASHINGTON — The National Book Festival resumes in person this Labor Day weekend after being a virtual-only event during the... Read More

    WASHINGTON — The National Book Festival resumes in person this Labor Day weekend after being a virtual-only event during the height of the COVID pandemic. The much-anticipated event returns to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ... Read More

    May 17, 2022
    by Dan McCue
    New Memoir by Playwright, Musician Alvin Eng Captures the Heart of the Asian-American Experience

    WASHINGTON — You think you know a guy. Many years ago, the playwright and author Alvin Eng and this writer... Read More

    WASHINGTON — You think you know a guy. Many years ago, the playwright and author Alvin Eng and this writer were a pair of young rock journalists, honing our craft at numerous small publications around the New York metropolitan area and planning our days and nights... Read More

    News From The Well
    scroll top