9th Annual Family Reading Festival

Hands-on activities, free books, and live performances!
Book give-away to each child who attends – sponsored in part by Children and Books.
Coffee Pot Cafe will have food available for purchase. Meet and greet with Curious George and Minions look-a-likes.

10:30–11:15 am – Back by Popular Demand! Jim Gill. In the Children’s Library.

11:30 am–12:15 pm – Weathervane Chanticleers
The Chanticleers are a Youth Outreach Performance Troupe of Weathervane Playhouse that is focused on Broadway music. In the Auditorium.

12:30–1:15 pm – Coventry High School Jazz Ensemble
The Coventry High School Jazz Ensemble is an audition-based group of 20 students in grades 9-12.

1:45–2:30 pm – Jim Gill Encore Performance. In the Children’s Library.

Other fun activities provided by:
Akron Children’s Hospital Reach Out and Read
Akron Racers
Akron Rubber Ducks
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Beechbrook
Blick Clinic
CASA
Child Care Connection
Children and Books
Color Our Rainbow
Domestic Relations Court
First Things First
GASP
Giant Eagle
Head Start
Help Me Grow
Ohio Guidestone
Rubber City Book Posse
SPARK
Summit Academy Schools
Summit County Children Services
UA Center for Literacy/This City Reads!
United Methodist Church
Weathervane
And many more!

Interpretive services are available. Please inquire.

Sponsors include: Akron-Summit County Public Library, Cradle to Career Alliance, Summit Education Initiative, Akron Children’s Hospital and Giant Eagle.