April 27 + 28, 2018 |
Youth Lit Fest Photo Gallery | 2018
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Select Photos: Ard Hoyt signs books at BPL; Elephant and Piggie join the festival; Nine-year old Ainsley poses with Mary Casanova; Caroline Tung Richmond visits Bright Field Middles School Library; Kazu Kibuishi presents at Willowbrook Elementary School; Evin Demirel talks with The Men of West; Alan Gratz presents at Washington Junior High School; Rich Davis leads workshop at BPL. |
Celebrating Reading, Writing & Creativity
Read about our Featured Presenters!
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A Growing Festival
Bentonville's 4th Annual Youth Literature Festival is a 2-day celebration with community events at 2 venues on Saturday!!!
- School visits for local students on Friday
- Sessions at Old High Middle School Auditorium and Bentonville Public Library on Saturday
Festival Mission
To connect our community with authors and illustrators to spark imagination, inspire young learners and nurture a lifelong love of reading, writing and creativity.
About the Festival
A signature event featuring presentations, workshops, special events, performances, art, book sales, book signings and opportunities to connect with talented authors & illustrators of popular youth literature.
The festival is designed to be free to attendees, with our target audiences being school-age children, teenagers, community families and educators.
Bentonville's Youth Literature Festival is presented by the Bentonville Public Library and the Bentonville Library Foundation.
Partners, Supporters & Friends | 2018
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Festival Leadership | 2018
Festival Chair Bethany Culpepper |
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Festival Coordinator Hadi Dudley, Library Director |
Finance & Community Partnerships Teresa Stafford, Library Foundation Director |
Planning & Programming Chair: Sue Ann Pekel Sarah Gowdy Herford Denise Estrada Katie Gottlieb
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Marketing & Media Bethany Stephens, Soapbox Influencer Marketing Skylar Pannell, Soapbox Influencer Marketing Michelle Fittro Bentonville Schools Kimberly Moss Leslee Wright |
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BYLF logo designed & donated by local children's book illustrator, Ard Hoyt.
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