Bookamania

Date: Sat. November 21, 2009

Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location:
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
60605

Program: Bookamania

About this event:

Come meet authors and illustrators Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez, Charles R. Smith, Jr., Bob Barner and Jim Aylesworth at our annual celebration of children's books.

Enjoy Click,Clack, Moo as performed by TheatreworksUSA with activities related to other Doreen Cronin books.  Greet storybook characters such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and enjoy performers, strolling puppets, dance, magic and lots and lots of books!

For children ages 3-10 and their families - all activities are FREE.  Book sales by Sandmeyers Bookstore in Printers Row.

Bookamania is made possible by a generous grant from Target Corporation through the Chicago Public Library Foundation.

SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES:

Winter Garden Main Stage: 
11 a.m.       Chris Fascione, Master of Ceremonies
11:30 a.m.  Jabberwocky Marionettes
12:30 p.m   Afro-Ethnic Folklorio
1:30 p.m.    Ken Lonnquist - Imagination Unlimited!
2:30 p.m.    Chris Fascione - Juggling Funny Stories

Thomas Hughes Children's Library
11 a.m.        Mother Goose & her Friends
Noon            Storyteller Karen A. King
1 p.m.          Bill Hooper's Active Music for Children
2 p.m.          Jasmin Cardenas - Bilingual Folktales

Lobby
All Day - meet your favorite storybook characters, sign the Fairy Tale Guest Book and watch Sean Masterson's Magic Up Close

Auditorium
11:15 am. and 1:30 p.m.   Click, Clack, Moo by TheatreworksUSA

And don't miss the Puppet Bike at the State Street entrance.

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