Harlem Book Fair 2012 details
The Harlem Book Fair (HBF)-Newark launches on Friday and Saturday, April 27 - 28, 2012 as a dynamic multi-cultural community based literary festival that has as its theme "Let us Read." The book fair will engage families, avid readers, aspiring writers and visitors to the city. Newark Mayor Corey Booker, an eloquent spokesperson for literacy and the HBF-Newark along with the Newark corporate community, has declared 2012 as the "Year of Newark Literacy." In addition, HBF-Newark will host the first annual Newark Literacy Awards program on Friday evening which will recognize Newark-based literacy organizations and their effective impact on the Newark community. The HBF-Newark marks the first time the fair has been hosted in a university setting.
A partial list of local participating authors include Benilde Little, Moody Holiday, Anasa Maat, Valerie Wilson Wesley, playwright Richard Wesley, and poet and essayist Amiri Baraka. The HBF-Newark, which will be held rain or shine, is free, expects to attract 5,000 people and will showcase up to 100 exhibitors. Most events will take place on the Rutgers-Newark Paul Robeson Center and outdoor plaza.
Friday's event schedule, titled "Family Fun," will run from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., and target students, parents and educators in the following fun-filled activities:
- Young Reader's Alley, a world of reading and learning focused on children's and young adult literature
- Art to Books - a gallery display by book illustrators
- Street Fair with more than 100 exhibitors selling books for all tastes and ages
- Storytelling, teaching signing books
- Book drive, used book sales
Saturday's event schedule will run from 10 - 6 p.m. and will feature authors, poets, illustrators and entertainers in the following activities:
- Flash Fiction - a short fiction reading contest
- Special exhibits on various topics of literacy education, and events including
- A look at Hip Hop literature
- Screenings of literary themed films
- Sound stage
More info: www.harlembookfair.com
