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Literacy Events & Attractions

Reading and book related events, festivals and sales.
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Children's Festival of Reading in Knoxville, TN
Fairs, Festivals & Events

Beaver County BookFest
     Beaver, PA
Book Fest for Children
    
Farragut, TN
Booksmarks Festival of Books and Authors
    
Winston-Salem, NC
Children's Festival of Reading
    
Knoxville, TN
Festival of Tales
     Phoenix, AZ
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
    
Harbor Springs, MI
Hubbub
     Boston, MA
Miami Book Fair
     Miami, FL
Orange County Children's Book Festival
     Tustin, CA
Rochester Children's Book Festival
     Rochester, NY
RT Book Lovers Convention
     Atlanta, GA
Savannah Children's Book Festival
     Savannah, GA
Sheboygan Children's Book Festival
     Sheboygan, WI
Traverse City Children's Book Festival
     Traverse City, MI
Wordstock
     Portland, OR

The list above is comprised of fairs and festivals that focus primarily on children's literature. Check out this article for more book related festivals across the country: Annual Book Festivals and Author Events

 Book Sales

Bookstock Used Book & Media Sale
     Livonia, MI

Library Used Book Sales
     - Many Friends of the Library (FOTL) organizations host monthly or annual used book sales. These sales are great places to find inexpensive, unexpected books. You truly never know what you might find. Check with your local library to find out if and when their sale is held. Also, inquire about a FOTL used book room or corner where books are for sale daily inside the library.

Scholastic Warehouse Sales
     -Exclusively open to educators, librarians, and homeschoolers, Scholastic warehouse sales are a great place to find new books discounted up to 80%!

Bookish Attractions

Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
     Gainesville, FL
Beatrix Potter's Hill Top Farm
     Cumbria, England

Bookworm Gardens
     Sheboygan, WI
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
     Amherst, MA
Mazza Museum
     Findlay, OH
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
     Abilene, TX


As we are located in Michigan, many of the things listed on this page tend to be specific to Michigan and the surrounding areas. If you know of a great festival, annual sale or attraction in your area that you would like to see on this list, please let us know!
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    • Titles to Consider >
      • Ballet Books
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      • Number Books
      • Interactive & Sensory Books
      • Manners & Etiquette Books
      • Stories about Books, Reading & Libraries
      • Fables, Folktales & Fairy Tales
      • Nursery Rhymes & Poetry
      • Holiday Books
      • Graduation Books
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