Jax Book Fest 2024 - Celebrate Your Favorite Books & Authors

Name: Jax Book Fest 2024 - Celebrate Your Favorite Books & Authors
Start: 2024-09-21T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-21T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32202

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32202 | Jacksonville, FL

Celebrate great books, bestselling authors, and (of course) READING with hundreds of your fellow book fans September 20-21 at the Main Library in downtown Jacksonville.
On Friday, September 20, from 12 - 5 p.m.:
For aspiring and up-and-coming local authors, we have
📓 Writer's Lab (writing and publishing) workshops
📓 Oral History 101 workshop with Dr. Kitty Oliver
📓 Networking opportunities with local writer's groups
On Saturday, September 21, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.:
📕 Lit Chat author talks with three #1 New York Times bestselling authors (Vashti Harrison, Jason Reynolds, and Gabrielle Zevin)
📘 70+ Jacksonville-based and other Florida authors
📙 Book giveaways for kids and teens
📗 Balloon artists, face painters, and other fun activities
Both days are FREE to attend and open to all.
Read more and get the full schedule of events at jaxpubliclibrary.org/bookfest.