Columbus Children's Book Festival Schedule

Children’s Book Festival

SECOND FLOOR

Grand Reading Room

Authors/Illustrators Meet & Greet Sessions (Autographs too!)

10:45am-11:15am Sandra Markle

11:00am-11:30am John Patrick Green

11:15am-11:45am C.G. Esperanza

11:30am-12Noon Louis Sachar

12:30pm-1:00pm Sandra Markle

12:45pm-1:15pm John Patrick Green

1:00pm-1:30pm C.G. Esperanza

1:15pm-1:45pm Louis Sachar

Festival Bookstore

We have hundreds of books available by our Festival Authors and Illustrators from Columbus Bound Bookshop. Autographed books make great gifts!

May 9th

10am - 3pm

FIRST FLOOR

In the Rotunda

• Scavenger Hunt Check In

Aflac Children’s Department

• Big Idea Dinosaur Adventures

• Character Greetings

Yancey Children’s Garden

• Simple Steps Early Literacy Garden

Teen Department

• Face Painting

FRONT ENTRANCE

• Welcome Tent

• Bookmobile

• DJ

• Food Trucks

So much more on the Second Floor!

• Prehistoric Visitors

• Craft-O-Mania

• Community Partners

Columbus Public Library

Meet Your Favorite Author or Illustrator!

Sandra Markle C.G. Esperanza

Award-winning author of 200+ children’s books who brings the wonders of the natural world vividly to life for curious young minds.

MEET & GREET

10:45am-11:15am & 12:30pm-1:00pm

John Patrick Green

NYT bestselling creator of InvestiGators and Kitten Construction Company, delivering laugh-outloud graphic adventures packed with clever twists.

MEET & GREET

11:00am-11:30am & 12:45pm-1:15pm

Caldecott and Coretta Scott King award-winning illustrator of Boogie, Boogie, Y’all and Soul Food Sunday, known for graffiti-inspired art that radiates joy.

MEET & GREET

11:15am-11:45am & 1:00pm-1:30pm

Louis Sachar

Newbery Medal–winning author of Holes and the beloved Wayside School series—serving up humor, heart, and unforgettable twists for young and old.

MEET & GREET

11:30am-12:00pm & 1:15pm-1:45pm

Other Activities Happening Throughout the Day!

Craft-o-mania!

Check our the numerous crafts and play activities inspired by our authors.

Simple Steps Garden

This special play and craft area is for our youngest visitors (ages birth-five years).

Unearth A Story: Scavenger Hunt

Costume Characters

Esteban The Magnificent & The InvestiGators roaming the grounds.

Get ready to explore the Library in a whole new way! Use the Festival Tracker to find all ten hidden images with your family, score a prize, enter to win a VISA gift card, and earn points for your very first entry in Unearth A Story – the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries Summer Reading Challenge!

Gullane (Thomas) Limited