National Book Festival

The National Book Festival is on August 30, 14 Just 11 Blocks from the Hotel Harrington......One of the city’s greatest troves of stories, artwork, history and architecture, the Library of Congress, which began as Thomas Jefferson’s personal library, is often skipped over, although there is much to see here. While it is best known for its ornate main reading room, the library offers a number of exhibits on Civil War history, music, cartography, poetry and the like. http://www.loc.gov/