Program Contact
Adam Crawley
Assistant Teaching Professor, Literacy Studies
adam.crawley@colorado.edu
770.265.6033
CU Boulder’s School of Education and Boulder Book Store invite teachers, students, librarians and families to join our FREE CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL featuring award-winning authors and illustrators!
The festival includes the following components:
- Friday, Oct. 27 – Two Children’s Book Author Panels (live-streamed on Zoom)
- Picturebook panel (Gr. K-3): 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Chapter book panel (Gr. 3-6): 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- Free books for Colorado registrants, while supplies last!
- Wednesday, Oct. 25 – “Censorship Unbound: A Panel on Book Bans and the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries” (Boulder Public Library – Canyon Theater)
- Panel featuring a children’s author, elementary teacher, and public librarian: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Reception and book sales/signing: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 26 – Author visits to local schools (by invitation)
- The featured authors and illustrators will visit select schools in the Boulder Valley, St. Vrain Valley, Jefferson County, Denver Public Schools and Adams 12 school districts for an in-depth experience focusing on their featured book.
Free resources created by School of Education students can be downloaded from our program website (e.g., author features, book discussion guides, digital book trailers, character maps and song lists).
Registration is required. To learn more and to register, visit our website: https://www.colorado.edu/event/bookfest.
Questions? Contact educationevents@colorado.edu
CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR PANELS: FRI., OCT. 27, 2023
Additional Info
10:30-11:30 a.m. - Picturebook Panel (Gr. K-3)
12:00-1:00 p.m. - Chapter book Panel (Gr. 3-6)Location
Dates
Ongoing
Public or Private
Public Program (open to the public)
Program Fee
No charge to attend/participate in activity or program
PANEL - "Censorship Unbound: A Panel on Book Bans and the Right to Read in K-8 Schools and Libraries" - WED., OCT. 25
Additional Info
Boulder Public Library
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Panel featuring a local author, elementary teacher, and public librarian
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Reception and book sales/signingLocation
in colorado
Boulder
Dates
Ongoing
Public or Private
Public Program (open to the public)
Program Fee
No charge to attend/participate in activity or program
AUTHOR VISITS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS: THURS., OCT. 26
Additional Info
Visits to local schools by invitation. Each festival author and illustrator will share about their books and creation process. Books are provided to participating schools!
Location
in colorado
Boulder
Dates
Ongoing
Public or Private
Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)
Program Fee
No charge to attend/participate in activity or program
Sponsoring Units
School of Education
- Program in Literacy Studies
Program Partners
- Boulder Book Store
- CU Center for Humanities and the Arts
- Boulder Public Library
- Norlin Library, CU Boulder
- Boulder Valley School District
- St. Vrain Valley School District
- Adams12 School District
- Jefferson County School District
- Denver Public Schools
Audiences Served
- Alumni/Parents/Friends
- Children & Youth (outside school)
- Families
- General Public
- Historically Excluded/Marginalized/Non-dominant Group(s)
- Indigenous Populations
- LGBTQ+
- Native American/American Indian
- People Of Color
- People Who Identify As Women, Girls, and/or Females
- Rural Communities
- Students - Early Learning
- Students - Elementary School
- Students - English Language Learners (ELL)/Emergent Bilingual
- Students - Homeschooled
- Students - Middle School
- Teachers - Early Learning
- Teachers - Elementary School
- Teacher - English Language Development (ELD)
- Teachers - Middle School
- Urban Communities
- Youth Placed At Risk