Santa Monica Library :: Arts & Literacy Festival :: April 28

Arts & Literacy Festival

Santa Monica Library – Pico Branch

April 28 ::10 am

Join us to discover local arts, literacy resources,

and enjoy a day of fun activities and performances

Adult Literacy Volunteer
Volunteer literacy tutors work one-on-one with adult learners in a library setting. Training hours and a minimum six month commitment are required.  Tutors meet with learners once or twice per week for 1 to 2 hour sessions.

For more information, call (310) 458-2201 x2791

Camarena Library - Family Literacy Fair: October 18

Family Literacy Fair - October 18

Camarena Library

Literacy Day - California African American Museum: May 17

“Heads Are Turning, Children Are Learning”
Literacy Day: May 17
10:30am – 4pm

California African American Museum

600 State Drive
Exposition Park

Come enjoy a day of FREE fun-filled learning and share your passion for reading at The California African American Museum!

Literacy Day features Synthia Saint James; Center Theatre Group's August Wilson Monologue Competition Finalists; honoring Morrie Turner, cartoonist, creator of the strip Wee Pals. The event also features various local LA authors for book signing and readings of their work.

Inland Empire Latino Book & Family Festival

Inland Empire Latino Book & Family Festival

May 3 • 10:00am - 5:00pm • FREE Admission

California State University, San Bernardino

Cal State San Bernardino and the John M. Pfau Library’s Latino Literacy Now project, will host the 2nd annual Edward James Olmos LatinoBook and Family Festival on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The festival, which includes workshops, storytelling, meeting book authors and other activities, will be held at the Santos Manuel Student Union’s Events Center and Lobby.

The public is invited to this free full day of food and entertainment, which includes free parking in Lots D and E. Performances will start at 11 a.m., with Multicultural Music Tree, by Jose Ledesma. Maribel Puentes, Danza Azteca Tlazolteoti and Ballet Folclorico Tierra de Mi Padre. These are just a few of the amazing performances that will be staged at the second annual event.

California Book Festivals: February 2014

California Book Festivals: February 2014

Books, Comics, Poetry, Storytelling, Writing and more !

February: Local Author Exhibit, San Diego Public Library

Feb 7-9: California Antiquarian Book Fair
Feb 8: San Gabriel Valley Literary Festival

Feb 14-17: Southern California Writers’ Conference, SD

Feb 16:  LA Zine Fest, Culver City

Feb 22-23: Riverside Dickens Festival

Huntington Beach Library - Literacy Fair: Nov 16

Huntington Beach Library

Literacy Volunteers

Huntington Beach Central Library

7111 Talbert Ave

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Phone: (714) 375-5102

Literacy Day: May 18 - California African American Museum

“Heads Are Turning, Children Are Learning”
Literacy Day: May 18
11am – 4pm

California African American Museum

600 State Drive
Exposition Park

Come enjoy a day of FREE fun-filled learning and share your passion for reading at The California African American Museum!

Literacy Day features author, illustrator, and Caldecott Medal winner, Kadir Nelson, along with celebrity readers Debbie Allen, Malcom Jamal Warner, and Deidrie Henry. The event also features various local LA authors for book signing and readings of their work.

Happy Holidays

Holiday Light Show - NBC News

Southern California Library Literacy Network

2016 California Book Festivals

California Book Festivals

books, comics, poetry, storytelling, writing and more !

January

Cowboy Poetry Gathering: Jan 30-Feb 4, Elko NV

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Jan 28-29

February

California Antiquarian Book Fair: Feb 10-12, Oakland

CODEX 2017: International Symposium & Book Fair, Berkeley

LA Art Book Fair: 2016, Geffen Contemporary @ MOCA

Long Beach Comic Expo: Feb 18-19, Convention Center

Marin Academy Literary Festival: 2016, San Rafael

Riverside Dickens Festival: Feb 25-26

San Diego Public Library – Local Authors: Feb

San Gabriel Valley Literary Festival: 2016

Southern California Writers’ Conference: Feb 17-20, SD

March

Read Across California

San Diego Public Library – Little Local Authors

Woman’ Scream" International Poetry Festival

Book Passage Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conf: Mar 4-5, Corte Madera

Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival: Mar 3-4, Univ Redlands

LA Zine Fest: 2016, Majestic, 650 S Spring

Literary Women – Festival of Authors: Mar 4, Long Beach

Mariposa Storytelling Festival: Mar 10-12, Yosemite

San Diego Storytelling Festival: 2016, Encinitas Library

Sierra Valley Grange Cowboy Poetry: 2016, Vinton

Women's Literary Festival:  2016, Santa Barbara

World Storytelling Day: A global celebration of storytelling Mar 20

April

National Poetry Month

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair: 2016, Oakland

Black Writers On Tour: 2016, Carson Community Center

California Bookstore Day Apr 30

Cowboy Poetry Week  Apr 16-22

Haiku Poetry Day Apr 17

International Edible Book Festival: Apr 1

L A Times Festival of Books, USC: Apr 22-23

Latino Book & Family Festival – Inland Empire: 2016, CSU San Bernardino

Literary Orange: 2016, Irvine

Ojai Storytelling Festival: 2017

Ojai Word Festival: 2016

Pasadena Festival of Women Authors: 2016
San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival: 2016

Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival: 2016, Old Town Newhall

SFJazz Poetry Festival: 2016, SFJAZZ Center

UkiaHaiku Festival: 2016

May

Berkeley Poetry Festival: 2016

Festival of Women Authors Orange County: 2016

Grand Park Downtown Bookfest: 2016, LA

Latino Book & Family Festival – Inland Empire: 2016 CSU San Bernardino

Oakland Book Festival: 2016

Steinbeck Festival: 2016 Salinas

Women's Literary Festival: 2016, Santa Barbara

June

Author Fair, El Segundo Library

Celebrating Words Festival: 2016, Pacoima

LitFest Pasadena, 2016

Sacramento Black Book Fair, June 02+

Bay Book Fest: June 03+, Berkeley

July
Comic-Con Intl: 2016, San Diego

LaborFest, SF: 2016

Sierra Storytelling Festival: 2016, Nevada City

August

Liemert Park Book Fair: 2016, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival: 2016, Parsons Lodge, Yosemite Natl Park

September

Comic Con Long Beach: Sep 17-18

Fall into Fiction UCAAB, Sep 22 Carson

Family Day at the Park: Sep 17 Stockton

Latino Book & Family Festival: Sep 10, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

Library of Congress Natl Book Festival: Sep 24, Wash DC

Orange County Children's Book Festival: Sep 25 Orange Coast College

Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival: Sep 23-25

San Francisco Zine Fest: Sep 4

ScholarShare Children’s Book Festival: Sep 24-25, Sacramento

Southern California Poetry Festival: Sep 10-11, Aquarium of Pacific LB

Southern California Writers’ Conf – LA: Sep 25-27, Irvine

Teen Book Festival, Sep 17 Pasadena Library 12N

WeHo Reads: Banned Books Sep 26, West Hollywood Library 11a

October

Authors in the OC: Oct 1, Anaheim

Book'd LA: Oct 20, North Hollywood

Burbank Library Local Authors Showcase: Oct 15 1p

Filipino American International Book Festival: 2017, San Francisco

Great Valley Bookfest: Oct 8, Manteca

High Desert Book Festival: Oct 1, Victorville 10a

Humboldt County Children's Author Festival: 2017

Lit Crawl LA: Oct 21, NOHO

LitQuake SF: Oct 6-15

San Diego City College Intl Book Fair: Oct 12-16

San Diego Jewish Book Fair: Oct 29-Nov 6

Stan Lee's Comikaze: Oct 28-30, LA Convention Center

Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival: Oct 1, Berkeley

November

Loomis Cowpoke Gathering: Nov 10-13

San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival: Nov 5-20

Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival: Nov 18-20

Jewish Book Month: Nov 24-Dec 24

December

Howard Zinn Book Fair: Dec 4, San Francisco City College Mission Campus

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

California Book Festivals

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Poets & Writers Los Angeles Literary Events Calendar

Storytelling Association of California

African American Book Events

Book Fairs by State Library of Congress

Book Reporter – Book Festivals

Children’s Book Council Kid Lit Events

College Children’s & Young Adult Literature Conferences Festivals

Everfest Book Festival Calendar

ILA :: Literacy Calendar Worldwide

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