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Kid's Activities Page
Book signings immediately after presentations in BAM tent

CENTENNIAL PARK - YOUTH AREA

 

STORYTELLING
(#5 on map)
Sponsored by Physician’s Primary Care
of Southwest Florida

SHOWS FOR KIDS
(#13 on map)

CHILDREN'S AUTHORS 
(#8 on map)

Sponsored by

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

YOUTH
10:00 Judd Cribbs
WINK News

Favorite Selections

The Importance of Education
A presentation by
Spider-Man

Contest for prizes;
get sworn in as

an honorary junior super hero!

Autograph session following presentation
 

A Free Book
for Every Child

One per child, please
(#11 on map)

Sponsored by

 


Lee Council Teachers
of English Writing Contest

Entries on display
all day!
(#4 on map)

 

 

Bookmobile

Activities and library card sign-up.
(#6 on map)

 

 

WINK-TV
Read the news!


(#10 on map)


Activities & Crafts
(#12 on map)

Sponsored by

and Childcare of SW Florida

 

 

Book Sales

Youth author signings immediately after presentations
(#7 on map)

 

 

Festival Marketplace Reading themed exhibits and vendors

Info Booth
Festival and Library Program Info
sponsored by

10:15

Roger Eschbacher

Nonsense! He Yelled; Road Trip
10:30  LCTE Writing Contest Awards Grades K-2
10:45
11:00

Nudging the Imagination Workshop
For kids and parents
to write a story together. Conducted
by Steven Krasner

 

MARVEL, Spider-Man: TM & © 2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. www.marvel.com. Licensed by Marvel Characters, Inc.

Holly Black

The Spiderwick Chronicles series
11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00 LCTE Writing Contest Awards Grades 3-5

The Importance of Education
A presentation by
Spider-Man

Contest for prizes;
get sworn in as

an honorary junior super hero!

Autograph session following presentation
 
12:15
12:30 The Cat in the Hat  

Tony Abbott

The Secrets of Droon series; Firegirl
 
12:45
1:00

Early Learning Coalition of SWFL

Storytelling Fun for the Whole Family
 
1:15
1:30

Maria Antonieta Collins from Telemundo T43

Stories in Spanish

Families Building Better Readers

A construction theme adds to the fun of this dynamic workshop for parents and children; receive a “tool kit” and “blueprint for success” to take home. Part of the Florida Family Literacy Initiative.

Bob McLeod

SuperHero ABC

Sponsored by Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board

1:45
2:00

Irene Smalls: Favorite Selections

Sponsored by LCEC
2:15
2:30

Roger Eschbacher

Reads P.D. Eastman’s

Are You My Mother? and Go, Dog, Go!
 

Irene Smalls

My Pop Pop and Me, My Nana and Me, Jonathan and His Mommy, and I Can’t Take a Bath!

Sponsored by LCEC
2:45
3:00

Tamiami Tale Tellers

Favorite Ghost Stories

World of Reptiles

with John Storms
Sponsored by Friends of the Library of Bonita Springs
3:15
3:30  
3:45

 

 

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