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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
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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.
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:
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
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.
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