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Books and Bunnies Festival for Kids
- Date: 07/13/2019 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: Children's Room
1000 Avocado Avenue
Newport Beach, California 92660
Join Newport Beach Public Library Foundation for our 6th Annual Books and Bunnies Festival on Saturday, July 13 from 10:30am – 1:00pm with kids authors Karen Dobyns “The Centipede Who Couldn’t Tie His Shoes”, Margarita Fairbanks “Valentino: The Love Bunny Series”, Sheri Fink “The Little Unicorn” & “The Little Rose”, and Angie Flores “Cub’s Wish” & “Kayla Waynab: Teen Traveler”, courtesy of OC Children’s Book Festival. We will also have bunny crafts, games and balloon artist on the Civic Green. The festival will start with bunny greetings at the library entrance, followed by Storytime with a children’s librarian in the Friends Meeting Room. Everyone is welcome! No admission fees!
For more information: nbplfoundation.org