THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR EVENT SCHEDULE 

 

THE                              CHILDREN’S CIRCLE 

    

10:30 am – 11:00 am      Storytime for All

                                        Alvin Miller (The Last Horse Chance)

                                        Diane Davis (The Motivation Queen)

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11:00 am – 11:30 am      Activities: Book Bingo, Spin the Wheel, and Reading Station

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11.30 am - 12:00 am       A Judge, A Book, and The Bar

                                                              The Honorable J. Machelle Sweeting, New York State Supreme Court, will present an engaging and interactive reading experience to talk about civil rights, and the justice system and feature the book The Briefcase of Juris P. Prudence by J. N. Childress.

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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm      Activities: Book Bingo, Spin the Wheel, and Reading Station

 

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm       Storytime for All

                                        Courtney B. Dunlap (The Rumble Hunters; The Rumble Hunters Coloring Book; Forgiveness

                                         Journal)

                                        Tyesha Davis (Teddy’s Terrific Adventures Series, Shine On! Series)

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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm         Activities: Book Bingo, Spin the Wheel, and Reading Station

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1:30 pm – 2:00 pm        Storytime for All

                                        Portia’s Daniels-Murphy (C.O.O.L., Nana’s Top Secret Mission)

                                        Stacey Woodson (The Princess/Prince of Picky Eating Tries New Food; Grow. Eat. Repeat.

                                        A Love Letter to Black-Eyed Peas

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2:00 pm – 2:30 pm         Activities: Book Bingo, Spin the Wheel, and Reading Station

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2:30 pm – 3:30 pm         Panel Discussion: Building A Global Community of Readers Through Culturally

                                        Relevant Books

Simone Adjei, Co-founder, iReadify, Carol Michele, Founder Caribbean Reads, Dr. Melissa John, Founder, Lauren Simone Publishing, Queen Taese, Founder Liberated Minds (Special guest), and authors Lisa Randolph (The Wildlife Divas Adventure Team: Saving The Endangered Mountain Gorilla), and Tamari Shunda (Naongea Kiswahili/Mama Africa).

This conversation brings together African diaspora publishers, authors, and community organizations to share their insights on the power of literature to connect, unite, and create understanding within the global Black community.

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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm          Storytime for All

                                          Alana Tyson (My Red, White and Blue)

                                          Lola and Dupe Ajayi (Mrs. Honey’s ABC’s of Money; The Wedding Trip)

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4:00 pm – 4:30 pm          Activities: Book Bingo, Spin the Wheel, and Reading Station

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4:30 pm – 5:00 pm          Storytime for All

                                          Claudia Martial (Lumpy Socks; Allergic to Mornings; Can Elephants

                                           Wear Masks)

                                          Nicole Nunez (Travel Adventures with Kai: My First Plane Ride: Travel Adventures

                                           with Kai: My Travel Journal)

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6:00 PM                            THE GATHERING: HBF CLOSING CEREMONY @ THE HBF MAINSTAGE