Children's Book Festival returns to Shreve Memorial Library
The annual event, presented in memory of John Tuggle, is a family-friendly, daylong literary celebration featuring children's book authors and illustrators, entertainment, costumed characters, games, and activities for children of all ages.
The festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS). Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.
Dork Diaries author and illustrator, Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell, will headline the festival, along with children's book authors and illustrators Greg Foley, Alicia Salazar, and Charlotte Gunnufson.
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According to a release, patrons of Shreve Memorial Library can get to know the works of these featured authors at special story time programs, taking place now through May 2nd at Shreve Memorial Library branches.
During the festival, attendees will be able to meet and interact with these authors throughout the day in author tents, purchase copies of their works and have them autographed, and see each author bring their works to life during special presentations.
Additionally, children will have a chance to meet some of their favorite storybook characters, such as Elephant and Piggie, Pete the Cat, Bad Kitty, Zoom Squirrel, Ladybug Girl, Curious George, Little Critter, Spot the Dog, Madeline, Winnie the Pooh, and more, at the festival. Children will be able to have their pictures taken with these and other popular characters.
Community organizations and local businesses will join Shreve Memorial Library to present Literacy Lane, an interactive area of the festival that celebrates childhood literacy. Literacy Lane is a special area of the Children's Book Festival where community partners come together to promote a love of reading and lifelong learning in fun, interactive ways. At Literacy Lane, children can play games to improve literacy skills while learning about the valuable services offered by these organizations. All activities taking place in Literacy Lane are free of charge.
LSUS Auxiliary Services will provide concessions for the festival. Attendees can purchase items such as hamburgers, chicken wraps, pizza and hot dogs from the Port Grille, located inside of the LSUS University Center.
A schedule of events for the Shreve Memorial Library Children's Book Festival is below:
Shreve Memorial Library Children's Book Festival 2025 Event Schedule
10:00 a.m. Festival Opens
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Charlotte Gunnufson, Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High
Solution, Dream Submarine
12:15 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Alicia Salazar, Camila the Star series
1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Greg Foley, Dex Dingo World's Best Greatest Ever
Inventor
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Author Presentation – Rachel Renée Russell & Nikki Russell, Dork Diaries, The
Misadventures of Max Crumbly
4:00 p.m. Festival Closes
For more information, festival updates, and complete list of story time programs, please visit Shreve Memorial Library.
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