On Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host the 19th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. The day-long program will highlight the recently published work of fifteen authors -- including a special afternoon presentation with Jill Watts, author of The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt. The festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This is a free public event, registration is not required.
In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, fifteen authors of works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives -- or focus on the Roosevelt era -- will present author talks (and book signings). Copies of all the books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. with coffee and refreshments.