LAL is a national reading promotion program of the Center for the Book
in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and affiliate state centers for the book.
Letters About Literature
Post Office Box 5308
Woodbridge, VA 22194
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Contact Us
To contact the national office of LAL, please email:
programdirector@lettersaboutliterature.org
To read the LAL Contest Official Rules, please click here.
LAL is a national reading and writing program for young readers, sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The mission of the Center is to promote lifelong literacy and libraries. LAL understands that children who read, write better; children who write, read more. But simply putting books in the hands of children does not guarantee successful reading experiences. LAL focuses on reader response and reflective writing, and in this way promotes personal relationship between the reader and the author or book.
National Program Director is Cathy Gourley, who holds a masters degree in education and who is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for young adults. To learn more about Cathy's work, please visit www.catherinegourley.com.
The Program Associate is Barbara Williamson.
The LAL team of readers who assess the entries each year include librarians and former classroom teachers as well as graduate students in the field of English/Education.
LAL's mailing address is:
Letters About Literature
Post Office Box 5308
Woodbridge, VA 22194
Letters About Literature
Post Office Box 5308
Woodbridge, VA 22194
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