# 2026 National Book Festival Opening Celebration

On the eve of the 2026 National Book Festival, Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen and festival co-chair David M. Rubenstein welcomed five of the dozens of authors appearing at this year’s festival.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 42 min
- By: Newlen, Robert Randolph
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12566/)
- 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-12566?play=1)