Santa Cruz Book Fair For Kids Of All Ages @ Downtown
The second Santa Cruz Book Fair For Kids Of All Ages will be held at the Santa Cruz Public Library, 224 Church Street, in the Upstairs Meeting Room next to the Young Peoples Room, Sunday, April 28th from 1-3:30 p.m. This year eight local authors are joining Children’s Book Week, the national literacy initiative in celebrating it’s 100th anniversary. Children’s Book Week’s mission is “inspiring a love of reading in children and teens across America.”
The event is free and authors will read from their work, hold short Q & A sessions and autograph their books. Authors will read from their fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles! These will be on sale and include picture books, middle grade fiction for eight to twelve-year-olds, and young adult fiction for teens. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go to the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
- Date:
- Sunday, April 28, 2019
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Location:
- Downtown Upstairs Meeting Room
- Branch:
- Downtown
- Audience:
- Family Kids 0-3 years Kids 3-5 years Kids 6-11 years Teens 12-18 years
- Categories:
- Book Sales Early Literacy Families Literacy SCPL Friends
The first Santa Cruz Book Fair For Kids of All Ages was held in 2017. It was organized by local author Linda Covella. This year she once again organized the fair with the added incentive of the Children’s Book Week’s mission “inspiring a love of reading in children and teens across America.” Authors who will be featured are Linda Covella, Diane Landy, Christine Mason, C. Lee McKenzie, Sylvia Patience, Misa Sugiura, Claudia Makeyev, and Anastasia Suen.