
On
Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, 2009, the Free Library hosted its third annual Free Library Festival. Drawing our largest crowd to date--
estimated at 35,000!--the Festival presented more than 50 authors, performers, and programs, and 80 exhibitors at the Street Fair and Literary Marketplace. Thanks to our
Festival Sponsors, the City of Philadelphia, and the Fairmount Park Commission, to the Free Library staff, and to our more than 200 dedicated Festival Volunteers for another fantastic fest!
Be sure to "book" the 3rd weekend in April 2010 for more books, music, and inspiration!*
* Tentatively scheduled 2010 Festival dates are subject to change! For festival updates, click here to join our mailing list!
| Poetry for the Whole Family: Jen Bryant on William Carlos Williams |
Sun, April 12, 2009 |
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Jen Bryant
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Sunday, April 19 at 1:00 PM, Story Hour Room
Jen Bryant is the author of more than a dozen books for children and young adults, including The Trial, Pieces of Georgia, and Ringside 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial, an Oprah's Book Club Kid's Reading List pick. Her children's biography, A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, artfully captures the life of the poet and was named one of the New York Times Book Review's Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008. A former French and German teacher, Bryant currently teaches children's literature at West Chester University.
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