Guild Members Donate Books to Young Readers Center

Books signed by members of the Children’s Book Guild and collected for donation to a White House library have found a wonderful home instead at the new Library of Congress Young Readers Center. Each book included a Guild bookplate designed by member Rosalyn Schanzer. On November 13, Guild President Abby Nolan and Vice President Patty Steelman presented three boxes of members’ books to John Cole, director of the Center for the Book.

Located in the historic Thomas Jefferson Building, the Young Readers Center is the first space
dedicated to the reading interests of children and teens. It is an impressive place, featuring a nice collection of new and classic titles, two computers that enable children to surf kid-friendly sites, a media room, and a new device that allows people with disabilities to listen to a book without having to contend with multiple tapes or CDs: a digital talking-book machine.

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