Camden, Maine: Children's Book-Fair By-The-Sea

Pictured: Sarah L. Thompson, Cathryn Falwell, Jay Piscopo, Noah Z. Jones, Fran Hodgkins, and Jim Sollers
The Fourth Annual Children’s Book-Fair-by-the-Sea, hosted by the Camden Public Library and the Owl & Turtle Bookshop, was held Saturday, August 15. This celebratory event for children, families, and lovers of children’s books featured six area authors and illustrators.

Readings and interactive presentations of their work took place in the library rotunda every 30 minutes throughout the afternoon. The book fair was held in the Jean Picker Room and attendees has the opportunity to meet authors and illustrators, and to purchase books for signing. View photos from the day at this link. A couple short video clips of Jay Piscopo reading The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli can be viewed here and here.

The Camden Public Library is celebrating children’s books and their illustrators with a display of artwork during the month of August. There's still time to see this fantastic exhibit of works by Noah Z. Jones, L.A. Meyer, Garvin Morris, Cathryn Falwell, Jim Sollers, and Jay Piscopo. Read more about this exhibit at this link.

If you have not been to the Camden Public Library before, it is a beautiful place inside and out. Here is a sampling of photos of the the grounds of the library, which is in the heart of downtown Camden, overlooking the harbor:

Authors in August at the Camden Public Library

CAMDEN (July 30): Camden Public Library is celebrating Authors in August month with a series of storytellers, authors, children's book illustrators, speakers and more.

The month opened with a display of artwork by children's book illustrators in the Jean Picker Room; there will be a reception 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Storyteller Layne Gneiting is on a storytelling adventure as he bicycles his way across the country, stopping every day at libraries for a storytelling session. He will be at the Camden library 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 13, at 6:30 pm. "This is the most exciting program I've ever put together!" said Gneiting, an Arizona State University lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies.

"What began as a dream to cycle coast-to-coast quickly switched directions. First and foremost this is a storytelling tour. I just happen to be cycling into town instead of driving." Geighting's support crew includes his wife and seven children.

The fourth annual Children's Book-Fair-by-the-Sea will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The Book Fair is co-sponsored by the Owl & Turtle and features authors Cathryn Falwell, Fran Hodgkins, Noah Z. Jones, Jay Piscopo, Jim Sollers and Sarah L. Thomson.

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