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Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama invites teachers and students to our annual Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival. This free event features children’s book authors, live book readings, and free book giveaways for teachers, students and entire classrooms! Drawstring backpacks will be given to the first 2000 children. Established in 2019, the goal of the Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival is to get books into the hands of young readers and inspire a life-long love of reading. The Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama’s Read. Learn. Achieve Initiative.
The festival will be held at:
The Grounds
1035 Cody Road North
Mobile, AL 36608
For more information, contact Rosa Monteiro, Director, Academic Success at festival@bgcsouthal.org.
Scheduled to participate:
Mobile Public Library
National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
Fort Conde
Alabama Forestry Commission
Camp Chandler-Tonsmeire
Alabama Public Television
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama
USDA Farm Service Agency – Mobile
USDA Farm Service Agency – Monroeville
Sunshine Reading Adventures
PACT Theatre
Gulf Coast Regional Early Childhood Services
Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
Alabama 4H
Mobile County Soil & Water Conservation
Heritage House
Reconnect n’ Heart
Metro Mobile Literacy Council
Beautiful Minds Early Learning
BGCSA’s mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.