Save the date for UMBC BookFest '26! Celebrate all things books--making them, reading them, preserving them, donating them, advocating for them--across campus during National Library Week on April 21 & 23. Events will include BookMarkIt on the Library Plaza, featuring letterpress printing, zinemaking and swaps, a book drive, giveaways, and more! In collaboration with Maryland Humanities' One Maryland, One Book program, we'll welcome Lawrence Burney, author of the 2026 OMOB selection No Sense in Wishing and in partnership with the Maryland State Library Agency, we'll learn from the Maryland state librarian, Morgan Miller, how to protect the freedom to read. Stay tuned for a full schedule of events!

Check for updates on the UMBC BookFest '26 event page. 

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