Satuday, May 5 | 12:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Central Library | 500 McKinney St., 77002 | 832-393-1313
The Children’s Book Celebration is a full day of exciting performances and hands-on arts and crafts activities, featuring a special appearance of author Tom Angleberger, the 2011-2012 recipient of the Texas Bluebonnet Award for his book, The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Storm Troopers and Darth Vader may invade the library throughout the day…be prepared to face the Dark Side!
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Program Place – 4th Floor
Author Presentation
Large group event & book signing with author Tom Angleberger
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Concourse Meeting Room
Mad Science of Houston
Arts & Crafts and Origami
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM | Program Place – 4th Floor
Alliance Fencing Academy Demonstration
Coach Andrey Geva has produced 23 USA National Champions and American Cup Winners. Enjoy an electronic fencing demonstration by Andrey and his students and imagine yourself in the midst of a light saber battle!
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM | Program Place – 4th Floor
Crocodile Encounter
Like Yoda, crocodiles live in the swamp. Today you can meet these and other reptiles face to face!
Sign up for the 2012 Summer Reading Program and earn a chance to win books, daily prize drawings, and grand prize drawings. This year’s theme is "Summer Strikes Back".
About the Summer Reading Program: The Summer Reading Program (SRP) is a free incentive-based reading program that encourages kids and teens to read. The SRP includes many diverse free educational and fun programs including entertainers, storytimes, magicians, crafts and other fun programming for kids and teens up to 18 years of age. The program runs from June 1 - August 1, 2012. You can register at any Houston Public Library location or from your home computer. To participate, read or listen to books, enter book titles or time read on your online reading log either at home or with the help of your librarian, and come to your local Houston Public Library location to pick up your prize at the 5, 10 and 20 book level.