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:

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

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

For children ages 3-10 and their families.  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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