Beacon Chidren's Book Festival August 2nd 12-2pm with Stanza Books

STANZA Children’s Book Festival (in partnership with Howland Beacon Public Library!)

Saturday, August 2, 2025

12pm - 4pm

The festival is being held around the corner from Stanza Books at:

The Howland Cultural Center

477 Main St. Beacon, NY 12508

(Northcutt Hall Gallery)

12pm-2pm will be rotating story times, art demos, and creative activities with:

  • Me, author-illustrator @kerrymcquaide

  • illustrator, Mark Wilson @mwilsonillustration

  • Author, Raven Howell @atpearthkeeper

  • Author, storyteller, Marion Grudko @mariangrudko

  • Author, Joss Brooks @ferventglowpublishing

  • @beaconlibrary will be there doing creative activities and crafts.

Then at 2pm, CLARIBEL A. ORTEGA will be there for a launch of WITCHLINGS 3 in paperback, signing, and Q&A! @claribel_ortega

And at 3PM there will be a Super-duper Double Book Launch with two authors: Paul Tremblay and Dan Poblocki! @danpoblox @paulgtremblay

Dan is launching his new picture book, My Brother’s Butt is Haunted and Paul is launching his new middle-grade horror book, ANOTHER.

It’s going to be a fantastic, action-packed day!

#beaconny #dutchesstourism #artsmidhudson #childrensbooks #bookfestival @cityofbeaconrecreation