Conventions

The Florida Gulf Coast University College of Education Annual Literacy Festival is the only university-sponsored literacy festival in the state of Florida. Every year it connects children's and young adult authors and illustrators with over 2000 students from regional Title I schools. The College of Education purchases participating authors’ books and distributes them regionally before the event. Every student receives a book! College of Education teacher candidates visit classrooms to study the participating authors and integrate their books into the curriculum across their disciplines. The day of the FGCU COE Literacy Festival features author book signings, interactive workshops with authors,… Continue Reading Florida Gulf Coast University Literacy Festival

Full Dome, Half Price Space Spectacular Cultivate your scientific curiosity at Fernbank Science Center during our Full Dome, Half Price Space Spectacular. Join Jennifer Swanson, the award-winning author of the children's book Astronaut-Aquanaut, for an exciting, interactive presentation that will have you soaring into space or diving deep into the ocean. Enjoy the Planetarium's 4K projection system with half-price shows. Explore our Exhibit Hall including the interactive Apollo Mission Control Exhibit, and engage in hands-on Earth and space science activities for all ages with connections to science, technology, and society. Program Presentation Astronaut or Aquanaut? In this corner, we have… Continue Reading Atlanta Science Festival

Program Presentation: Do you Have What it Takes to Be a HUMAN Crash-Test Dummy? Cars take us to work, to school, to lots of places! Can you imagine a world without them? It’s not easy! And who do we have to thank for helping to make our cars safe? A crash-test dummy! Come join children's book author Jennifer Swanson for a FUN and interactive trip through the history of car safety engineering and find out if YOU have what it takes to become a HUMAN crash-test dummy!

World of Reading THE JUNIOR LEAGUE WILL BE HOSTING ITS ANNUAL WORLD OF READING FESTIVAL IN BARNETT PARK SATURDAY, APRIL 18 FROM 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES! “Where will reading take you?” is the continued theme and spotlight book tents will be focused on the setting or topic of the books. The tents will endeavor to make its featured story come alive. Each tent will feature a craft for the children to create and take home with them. Once each child has completed the tent activity and received… Continue Reading Lakeland Book Festival