A fun-filled day to celebrate the joy of books and reading! Meet incredible authors; join us for storytimes and entertainment, enjoy food trucks, crafts and activities; and add to your library!
kids fest
May 2 | 10am - 4pm | Broad Commons Park
What's in store
Award-winning children's authors and illustrators from various genres and reading levels will be available from 10 am to 3 pm to interact individually, chat about their books, and sign them. Their books will be available for sale in the Kid's Tent.
Children of all ages will be delighted by the activities we have in store from 10 am until 4 pm. The Michener Art Museum will host a space for young writers-to-be of all ages to get creative, and entertainment will run throughout the day at the stage, located near the entrance to the festival; playground; and Kids Fest tent. There will also be face painting, balloon animals, and chalk art.
meet the authors
10:00am - 12:00pm
Alison Green Myers
Ally
Russell
Amanda Foody
Amanda Rowe
Cordelia Jensen
Frank Murphy
Julio
Anta
Katherine Locke
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Matthew Landis
Signing Only at 10:00 - 11:00
Natalie Riess-Goetter
Pooja Makhijani
Robin
Gow
Sara Riess-Goetter
meet the authors
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Anthony Green
Signing Only at 1:00 - 1:30pm
My Cat's In A Band With Me
Donna Galanti
Jacopo della Quercia
Jan
Zauzmer
Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Kevin McCloskey
Larissa Hopwood
Signing Only at 1:00 - 1:30pm
Lisa
Graff
Stage Schedule
9:55 Welcome with Mayor Noni West
10:00 Bucks County Free Library Storytime with Miss Ashlee
10:30 Commonplace Reader Presents…
11:00 The Yoga Gnome: Storytime and Movement
12:00 Anthony Green and Lolly Hopwood Songs and Storytime
1:00 Storytime with Kids Fest Authors
1:30 SHARKS! Storytime and Activity with CB Librarians
2:00 Commonplace Reader Presents…
2:30 Storytime with PA Treasury and State Rep Tim Brennan
3:00 Multicultural Storytime
3:00 Write Your Own Interactive Adventure Workshop (*Off-stage)
3:30 Encore! Book Fest Loves Theater
ACtivities
michener art tent
Time: 10am - 4pm
A craft with the amazing team from the Michener Museum
Librarian Craft
Time: 11am - 3pm
Hang out with your local librarian and friends
Chalk
Art
Time: 10am - 4pm
Join CB Art students to decorate some of Doyle Street with bookish art
Balloon
Art
Time: 11am - 2:00pm
Free Balloon Art
Face
Painting
Time: 10am - 4pm
Let our CB art students transform you with some face paint.
Reading to the Dogs
Time: 10am - 2pm