For nine years this outdoor event organized by the Library of Congress has brought readers, writers and illustrators to the nation's capital.

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Kennedy Presidential Library before the event.

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The event at Carnegie Library pays homage to the original home of the cherry trees gifted to the U.S. more than 100 years ago.

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