WANT TO HOST MEG MEDINA AT YOUR SCHOOL OR LIBRARY IN 2023?
Every Child a Reader and the Library of Congress are currently accepting proposal submissions from schools, public and school libraries, and other community organizations interested in hosting an official event with Meg Medina, the 8th National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Meg will travel throughout the country, connecting with young readers, libraries, families, and communities with her platform “Cuéntame!: Let’s Talk Books.”
Proposals for 2023 National Ambassador visits, to take place April through December of 2023, will be accepted from February 7 to March 7.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Please carefully review the event and proposal information and use the downloadable checklist to gather all information before completing the online form.
VISIT COMPONENTS
Each visit will include an Evening Public Library Visit and a Daytime School Visit. We ask that all participating organizations coordinate to submit a single, unified proposal.
ABOUT MEG MEDINA
Medina, a Cuban-American, is the first author of Latina heritage to serve as National Ambassador in the program’s history.
Medina’s books examine how culture and identity intersect through the eyes of young people. Her middle-grade novel Merci Suárez Changes Gears, the first of three books in a trilogy about the Suárez family, received the 2019 Newbery Medal and was named a notable children’s book of the year by the New York Times Book Review. Her most recent picture book, Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, received multiple honors, including the 2021-2022 Charlotte Zolotow Award. Raised in Queens, New York, Medina now lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.
Read more and watch her inauguration.
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