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Today, the Library of Congress appointed one of our Literacy Awards Advisory Board members, 
Meg Medina
, as the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature!
The Library of Congress established the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Program in 2008 to emphasize the connection between young people’s literature and lifelong literacy, education, and the development and betterment of the lives of young people. Meg, the first Latina to hold this position, will travel the country and inspire young readers of all ages to discuss books, engage in story-telling, and discover authors from a diverse range of genres, as well as encourage relationship-building between families and young people and their local libraries over the next two years.
Meg is a New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards including the 2019 John Newbery Medal and 2019 Charlotte Huck Honor Book for her book in the Suárez family trilogy, Merci Suárez Changes Gears.
Read more about Meg’s outstanding achievement and her vision for her new role in today’s press release, and watch as Dr. Hayden inaugurates Meg as the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature on Tuesday, January 24 at 10:30AM ET. The event will be livestreamed here.
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