It's starting to look like summer, and that means the Thousand Islands Book Festival! (It also means ice cream dinners and my endless quest for sunblock that doesn't leave my skin greasy, but that's a post for another day. And, probably, a different blog.)
This marks the third year that local librarians (school and public, active and retired) have banded together to bring children's authors to the North Country for classroom-style presentations and book signings. Last year was my first time at the festival, and it was such a good time. This year's festival will be held on Saturday, June 6, at Cape Vincent Elementary School . Here's the lineup:
Joseph Bruchac
Rachel Guido DeVries
Marsha Hayles
Kate Messner
James Preller
Robin Pulver
Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Aaron Starmer
Vivian Vande Velde
Beauty and the Beast Storytellers
Local authors Hope Marston, Scott Keen, and Joseph Orobona will also be in attendance.
The event is free of charge and open to all ages. Books will be sold onsite,
though you'll want to bring cash, because we're not set up for credit
cards yet. We'll be kicking things off around 9:30am and will run until 3:30pm. Come out and celebrate reading!
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