The Library of Congress in collaboration with the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader inaugurated Jacqueline Woodson as the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Speaker Biography: Carla Hayden is the 14th Librarian of Congress.
Speaker Biography: Gene Yang was the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature from 2016 to 2017.
Speaker Biography: Carl Lennertz is the executive director of the Children's Book Council.
Speaker Biography: Jacqueline Woodson is the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature from 2018 to 2019.