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Altrusa Club of Lawrence, a service organization that promotes literacy, has joined with community organizations to plan, organize, and present the River City Reading Festival.

Representatives of Kansas University Libraries, the KU Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence Public Library, and the Lawrence school district have volunteered to help plan the festival.


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Activities | Poetry Stage Schedule | Children, Teens, Family
Book Signings | Music | Exhibitors | Full Schedule (pdf)


For Kids


Children

Teens

Family


The River CIty Reading Festival features children's events and activities, including special appearances by storybook characters, throughout the day.


Storytime in the Children's Room


11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Harriet Lerner


11:30 a.m. - Noon
Barbara Higgins-Dover


Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Jancy Morgan & Tom Dunn


12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
League of Women Voters


1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Jane Kurtz


1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Literacy through Music, Session 1, with Sarah Niileksela (movement activities, books, puppets, and lots of singing!)


2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Literacy through Music, Session 2, with Sarah Niileksela (movement activities, books, puppets, and lots of singing!)


Activities & Workshops for Kids


10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Bobbie Hinman, author of The Knot Fairy and The Sock Fairy, Mixed Genres Tent


11 a.m.-Noon
Beverley Buller, author of From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White, Lawrence Public Library Auditorium


Melanie Dill, Music Stage


Noon-1 p.m.
Lisa Harkrader and the William Allen White Book Awards, Lawrence Public Library Auditorium


1 p.m.-2 p.m.
J.B. Cheaney, author of The Middle of Somewhere, Mixed Genres Tent


Activities & Workshops for Teens


1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Off the Top of My Head: Teens Creating Spur of the Moment Poetry with Chantel Guidry, Poetry Tent


2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Ande Parks, author of Uncle Slam, Mixed Genres Tent


3 p.m-4 p.m.
Matthew Polly, author of American Shaolin, History/Biography/Memoir Tent


Activities & Workshops for the Whole Family


10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Make Your Own Pet Book Snake with the KU Libraries Preservation Department, a come-and-go activity, Lawrence Public Library Gallery. All ages welcome. Children 9 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult.


Noon-1 p.m.
Graphic Novels: Beyond Superman and Wonder Woman with Lynn Koenig and Chantel Guidry, Lawrence Public Library Gallery


1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Make Your Own Mini-Book with the KU Libraries Preservation Department, a come-and-go activity, Lawrence Public Library Gallery. All ages welcome. Children 9 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult.



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