Library of Congress Book Festival -- Book Signing with Jennifer Swanson
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 09/06/2025
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Come to the Library of Congress' National Book Festival and get your copy of Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding. It is a featured book at the Arkansas state booth. Book signing with author Jennifer Swanson and illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison.
Ms. Montague was a Hidden Figure of the US Navy. She was the first person to design a computer program to build ships. This awesome picture book is filled with brilliant illustrations and gives young readers a peek inside Raye Montague's inspirational life. Books for sale at the event and a limited number of free books to be given away at the booth.
Authors will be there between 2- 4pm
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