Johnstown, PA (Feb. 13, 2017) –The Children’s Book Festival of Johnstown is an annual event that connects top-selling, critically-acclaimed children’s authors, illustrators and storytellers with area kids. To kick off the festival, The Learning Lamp is calling on local students to use their imaginations and create a bookmark that tells a story focused around our theme of “READ, ROCK & ROLL.” Their hand-drawn creations will be featured at the 9th annual Children’s Book Festival of Johnstown, which takes place April 1-2, 2017.
“The bookmark contest has been a staple of the Children’s Book Festival since we started in 2008,” said Ingrid Kloss, Development Director at The Learning Lamp. “Last year, we received over 600 entries from local students and this year we hope to receive even more! Plus, the kids love the friendly competition and always turn in great work.”
The bookmark design contest is divided into four age brackets: preschool and kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade, 3rd and 4th grade, and 5th and 6th grade. Book festival attendees each get one vote per age bracket. Each division winner receives a prize package that includes a personal library of books.
Teachers can enter to win a classroom set of books by submitting their students’ bookmarks together. Rules and entry forms have been delivered to area schools. Any child from preschool to sixth grade can take part, even if their school is not participating in the contest. Only one bookmark entry per child. Visit thelearninglamp.org for a printable entry form. Completed bookmarks can be sent to The Learning Lamp at 2025 Bedford St., Johnstown PA, 15904. The deadline to submit is March 18, 2017 by 5 p.m.
The Children’s Book Festival of Johnstown is sponsored by The Learning Lamp and is held at BOTTLE WORKS. Its goal is to provide quality, interactive literary experiences that inspire children to read and encourage families to read together. Featured artists in 2017 include: Victoria Jamieson (author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor Award and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl), Micha Archer (author of the 2017 PA One Book, Daniel Finds a Poem), Stacy Innerst (illustrator of The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny))and more!Attendees can also take part in writing and illustrating workshops for kids, live entertainment, arts and crafts and a giant children’s new and used book sale. Every child who comes to the Children’s Book Festival walks away with a free book from FirstBook.
For more information on the Children’s Book Festival of Johnstown, call 814-262-0732 extension 242 or visit thelearninglamp.org or like and follow our Facebook page at facebook.com/CBFJohnstown/.
The Learning Lamp is a nonprofit organization with a mission to engage all children in the support they need to succeed. We deliver high quality programs that are affordable and accessible to families of all income levels. The Learning Lamp served 30,711 children from 57 school districts and 53 non-public and private schools and other organizations in 17 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland in 2015.
Our programs include: one-to-one tutoring; before/after school programs; portable classrooms aimed at building math and science skills; alternative education programs for at-risk students; evidence-based prevention programs; online learning and credit recovery; SAT preparation; educationally-focused child care; literacy-based preschool programs; and grant writing and project consulting for schools.
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