Target Children's Book Festival 2009

Target Children's Book Festival

The Target Children’s book festival, the largest annual children’s literary event in Las Vegas, presents 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)

 
Target Children's Book Festival
Mayor Oscar B. Goodman
When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: The Target 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).

Target Children's Book Festival
Participants and sponsors:

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

Partners and Participants for the 2008 TARGET CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL included:
Target Children's Book Festival
Target®, Clark County Reads, Vegas Parents, Invent-a-Book, Never Ending Book Shoppe, Talking Books, BookPals, Tails to Tales, Vegas PBS Ready to Learn, Clark County School District, Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, Read to Me, Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Mad Science of Las Vegas, Woodhenge Press, Nevada Kids to Kids Spread the Word, Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse and Art Institute of Las Vegas.

2009 participants to be listed early summer 2009.

Activities: Arts and Crafts tent, book sales, 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.

Target Children's Book Festival
We Tell Stories
Concessions: To be announced.

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

Live Performances provided by: To be announced

Authors: list pending
Target Children's Book Festival
Fratello Marionettes


Schedule of events: pending

For more information, volunteer opportunities or to sign-up as a participant call (702) 229-4614