Children and Youth Activities will be announced closer to the date of the 2024 Kansas Book Festival–Saturday, September 28. Look below for activities from the 2023 Festival
9am-2pm
Hands-on Activities hosted by Paper June Bookstore—Children’s Activity Tent
9 am
Topeka Suzuki Strings—Performance Tent
Celebrating 70 Years of The Best Children’s Books—Memorial Union, Kansas Room
First Books for First Readers—Mabee Library, Room 300
10 am
Childhood Through a Different Lens—Memorial Union, Kansas Room
10 -1 pm
Making bookmarks with artist J. Marable and Mulvane ArtLab—Children’s Tent
10:45 am
Curious George Meet and Greet + Storytime
11:45 am
Curious George Meet and Greet + Storytime
1 pm
High School Poetry Slam—Mabee Library Lounge
Girl Go-Getters in Middle Grade Novels—Mabee Library, Room 300
2 pm
Children performers with Librarian/Musician Kyler Carpenter—Performance Tent
Kansas Authors Club Youth Writing Awards—Mabee Library Lounge