Date: Saturday February 6th, 2010
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Akron-Summit County Public Library
Hands-on activities, free books, drama workshop, and live performances
Live performances sponsored by: Akron-Summit County Public Library, Giant Eagle, Western Reserve PBS, Akron Children’s Hospital, and This City Reads!
10 – 10:45 am Back by Popular Demand! Singer/songwriter Jim Gill – sing, clap and sneeze along - Auditorium
10 am – 4 pm Community Building with Citiblocs – visit the Teen Area (3rd Floor) and see what we can build when we work together.
11 am Family Story Time with celebrity readers and WordGirl & DOG from WordWorld, Orbit, Browser & Gilby - Auditorium
11:30 am – 12:15 pm Jump Rope workshop - Children’s Library
12:30 – 1:15 pm Blue Twisters Jump Rope Team - grade school & middle school ambassadors of fitness & jump rope, from Lake YMCA performing their choreographed routines. - Auditorium
1:30 – 2:15 pm Favorite Storyteller Robin Echols Cooper - More Than a Story, Robin Echols Cooper (Storyteller) and David Young (Musician) team up to take their audience on an animated journey as they bring stories to life. - Auditorium
2 – 4 pm Puppet Making Workshop – join us in the Children’s Library and make your own puppet with our supplies.
2:45 – 3:30 pm Jim Gill – Auditorium
Sponsored by: Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron Children’s Hospital, Giant Eagle, First Book Greater Akron, Western Reserve PBS, Lisle M. Buckingham Endowment Fund and Robert A. & Jean C. Meyers Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation, Buckeye Community Health Plan, Hatties Café, and This City Reads!
