# Meet Mac Barnett, the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature!

Join Mac Barnett, the 2025-26 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, as he discusses his new book, “The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip,” and his ambassador platform, “Behold, the Picture Book!”

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 27 min
- By: Reynolds, Jason
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11158/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-11158?play=1)