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

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Title

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

Summary

  • 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!”

Event Date

  • Saturday, September 6, 2025

Running Time

  • 27 minutes, 58 seconds

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Meet Mac Barnett, the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature!. 2025. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/video-11158/.

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(2025) Meet Mac Barnett, the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature!. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/video-11158/.

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Meet Mac Barnett, the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature!. 2025. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/video-11158/>.