Children's Book Festival 2009

The Children’s book festival, the largest annual children’s literary event in Las Vegas, presents more than 20 local authors, informational booths, exhibitions, hands on activities, theatrical performances, storytellers, free books, costumed characters and much more.

Book festival free and open to the public

 
Children's Book Festival
Where: The Children’s Book Festival will take place at Centennial Plaza on the campus of the Historic Fifth Street School (Lewis Avenue and Fourth Street) in the heart of downtown Las Vegas.

Parking: Parking is free and available to the public (space limited) at the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse located at 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South (directly across from festival grounds) Metered parking is available and adjacent to festival grounds.

Children's Book Festival
Participants and sponsors:

Presented by the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs, with support from the Clark County Library District, Nevada Humanities and the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Partners and Participants for the 2009 CHILDREN’S BOOK Festival include:
Children's Book Festival
  • City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs
  • Las Vegas- Clark County Library District
  • Nevada Kids to Kids Spread the Word
  • Clark County Reads
  • Vegas Parents
  • Invent-a-Book
  • Talking Books
  • BookPals
  • Tails to Tales
  • Vegas PBS Ready to Learn
  • Clark County School District
  • Lied Discovery Children’s Museum
  • Read to Me
  • Mad Science of Las Vegas
  • Genesis Gazelles
  • Woodhenge Press
  • First Book
  • Bodies Exhibit
  • PJ Library
  • UNLV Athletic Department
  • Helping Hands
  • Review Journal Newspapers in Education
  • Urban League Rise and Read Program
    Children's Book Festival


    Activities: Arts and crafts tent, storytellers, visits with authors, book signings, book giveaways, library card sign up, costumed characters, theatrical performances, printing press (hands on exhibit), science projects, informational booths and much more. Concessions: Provided by Dawg Daze and Snowie Girlz Shaved Ice

    DJ Music provided by: Pure Energy Productions (DJ Tony)

    Authors:
  • Patricia Derrick
  • Jorge Polanco
  • Dave Price
  • Frank Fiorello
  • Teri Price
  • Betty Kay Miller
  • Kevin Janison
  • Lewis Kimberly
  • Lisa Arnold
  • Linda Caterine
  • Eric Blank
  • Domenic J Russo
  • Vel Carter
  • Doug Ducharme
  • Gwendolyn Cline
  • Becky Davis
  • B. Lee Schmidt
  • Lori Rome

    For more information about the event please call (702) 229-3515.

    The city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs would like to thank Target for sponsoring this event for the last four years and would also like to thank all the participants and sponsors that make this event possible.