3rd Annual
Bentonville Youth
Literature Festival
Saturday, April 29
You don't want to miss out on Bentonville's 3rd Annual Youth Literature Festival at Bentonville Public Library! 
9 am
StoryWalk® Debut and Festival Kick-off!
Train Station Park
Celebrating Literature and Art in the Park: StoryWalk® is an innovative and delightful way for children and adults alike to enjoy reading and outdoors at the same time. Train Station Park presentation is weather dependent; if raining, BPL's StoryWalk® may be moved in the Walmart Community Room.
9:30-10:20 am
Kids Can Draw Workshop! with Rich Davis
Children's Read Aloud Area
A fast paced, interactive workshop that engages participants in learning that leads to creative exploration and discovery! This fun workshop builds confidence in the ability to draw!

Author Presentations

Mary Casanova and Ard Hoyt
Walmart Room

Susan Knapps
Fireplace Area

Alan Gratz
Teen Zone
9:30-11:20 am
Notable Books for a Global Society Workshop
Renita Schmidt, Sue Parsons and Janet Wong
Rotary Room
This workshop will highlight the work of Notable Books for a Global Society, a committee of the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association. Three years of Notable Books with a wide variety of diverse and inclusive themes will be presented. Approved for 2 hours of Professional Development by the Arkansas Department of Education.
10:30-11:20 am
Author Presentations

Laura Betts Coello and Alene Betts
Fireplace Area

Maiya Williams
Read Aloud Area

Roland Smith
Walmart Room

Karen Akins
Teen Zone
11:30 am
Picture Factory Workshop! with Napoleon Dezaldivar
Walmart Room
Art Workshops for Children by Hervé Tullet- For Hervé Tullet, art is a word of action, a process. The Picture Factory will be a cooperative event that turns learning into play for a large number of children.
12:30- 1:20 pm
Go Fish: How to Hook Your Reading From the First Line
Middle School Writing Workshop
Karen Akins and Kristen Gray
Rotary Room
Participants will learn how to hone their ideas into an engaging story opening and avoid pitfalls that can bog it down.

Author Presentations

Alan Gratz
Read Aloud Area

Mary Casanova
Teen Zone

Thomas Cochran
Fireplace Area
1:30-2:20 pm
Poetic Personal Portraits: Writing College Essays People Will Remember
College Writing for Teens Workshop
Janet Wong and BPL Teen Advisory Board
Rotary Room
What makes you different? What makes you special? High school students face these difficult question in creative writing assignments, college applications and more. Join us in this writing workshop, where young writers can practice using poetic imagery and language to create memorable personal essays.

Author Presentations

Maiya Williams
Walmart Room

James Babb
Fireplace Area

Roland Smith
Teen Zone

Ard Hoyt
Read Aloud Area
2:30-3:30 pm
Book Signings
Various Artists
Walmart Room

All festival events at Bentonville Public Library are free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. No registration is necessary. BPL’s celebration is an official Children’s Book Week kick-off event. Stay up to date on festival activities by visiting www.bylf.org and our Facebook page. 

Credits:

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.  BPL’s StoryWalk® Project was designed partnership with the Scott Family Amazeum.  Signs printed and donated by Englander dzignpak.
Bentonville Public Library
405 S Main St. Bentonville Arkansas 
479-271-3192
www.bentonvillelibrary.org