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Join us for a free day of fun and books, plus live entertainment,
on-site children’s bookstore, readings, book signings and giveaways.
The New York Times has partnered with children’s libraries from the
three public library systems of New York City – Brooklyn Public Library,
The New York Public Library and Queens Library – to establish the
list of Favorite New York City Stories. Celebrities from film, TV,
community and Broadway will read from the 20 books on the list live
at the Great Children’s Read! Please
click here to
see the full schedule.
Featured entertainment at the Target Children’s Stage this year will
include performances by Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for
Naptime Players, Mercer Mayer, Playhouse Disney’s “Johnny
and the Sprites,” Jane O’Connor,
Playhouse Disney’s “Choo-Choo Soul,” Jacky
Davis & David Solomon, Peter Howe, Matthew
Reinhart, Common, They Might Be Giants, Laurence
Yep and Yo Gabba Gabba. There also will
be a performance and signing by American singer-songwriter and actress Lisa
Loeb. The Target Children’s Stage is part of Target’s
national initiative, Ready. Sit. Read!, a program that fosters a love for
reading at an early age.
Come rain or shine on Sunday, October 5th. Hosted by Columbia University,
Broadway & 116th Street. Bring the whole family!
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