No Sleep Till Brooklyn (Book Festival 2011, That Is)

Our summer may be drawing to a close, but that doesn't mean our wonderful, story-filled world has too. As a matter of fact, with September comes New York City's largest free literary event, the annual Brooklyn Book Festival!

This year's festival is scheduled for September 15-18 and is a great way for children families to meet the many popular and emerging authors they've experienced only in library books. Many booths at the festival include family-friendly programs such as read-alouds, crafts, photo ops and book signings. This year's list of children's authors includes some of our (and your) all time favorites like...Jon Scieszka, Mo Williems, Jacqueline Woodson, and many many more!

Be sure to visit the official website for all the details. Who knows? You may even catch a glimpse of your friendly neighborhood librarians there as well. :-)

Happy Fall Festival-ing!











- posted by Nadine

Books, Books, Books!

Mo Willems, Judi Barrett, Nick Bruel, and Victoria Kann were just a few of the more than 200 authors on hand this past Sunday at the 4th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival, a huge, free public event presenting an array of literary stars and emerging authors who represent the exciting world of literature today. Fellow Children's Librarian Nadine and I had the opportunity to attend this event and we had a great time!

The very animated Mo Willems treated us all to a reading of Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and he even gave us a sneak peak at the hilarious and soon-to-be released Pigs Make Me Sneeze! Classic picture book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was read by Judi Barrett (and mark your calendars because it will also be released as a motion picture this Friday, September 18th). Nick Bruel delighted the crowd with readings from Bad Kitty and his newest book, Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty; while kids gathered around to hear Victoria Kann read her wildly popular book, Goldilicious.

It was a fun-filled day and I encourage you all to check it out next year.

Posted by Amy