The Texas Book Festival - San Antonio Edition is happening this Saturday at the Central Library, crossing the street over to the Southwest School of Art on April 13, 2013 from 10-5pm. It is a free event that celebrates the written word with book signings, readings, panel discussions, cooking demonstrations, music entertainment and more!
12:15-12:45: Jennifer Gaines Drez (Goodnight San Antonio)
1:00-1:30: Diane Gonzales Bertrand (Sofía and the Purple Dress/Sofía y el vestido morado)
1:45-2:15: Cynthia Levinson (We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March)
2:30-3:00: Lupe Ruiz Flores (Alicia's Fruity Drinks/Las aquas frescas de Alicia)
3:15-3:45: Xavier Garza (Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel)
4:00-4:30: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale)
The San Antonio Story - En Nuestras Palabras - Presented by the Library Foundation's Latino Leadership for the Library Committee - will be at the
Central Library Plaza Walk. All day: My Story Van; Stories on the Porch; Create A Story; Meet the Story Tellers; Book Sales; Stories Are Milagros For the Future.H-E-B Children's Activity Tent and Plaza
Plaza
All Day: Coloring Station, Painting Bookmarks10:00-10:45am: Recycled art station with Mary Cantu
11:00-11:45am: Pop-up book creation with Regina Sanders1:00- 2:45pm: Star Book Creations with Eric Reyna
3:00- 3:45pm: Thinking caps and creativity crowns
Activity Tent
10:00-10:45am: Bubble Station10:45-11:15am: Storytelling with Sarah Loden
12:00-12:45pm: Storytelling with Elijah Zane
4:00- 4:45pm: Storytelling with Javier Garza
I hope you get a chance to visit this event with your little bookworms! See you there!