Come Join the Fun

First 4,000 kids get a FREE book!
Plus, everyone that comes gets a FREE zoo ticket!

Bring the whole family to the 8th Annual Reading Festival hosted by Mix 97.1. The Reading Festival is fun for kids of all ages. Enjoy fun centers, indoor playground, reading times with Mix DJs, and meet your favorite storybook characters like Clifford, Strawberry Shortcake, and Winnie the Pooh.

Enter the Heiner's Bakery book cover coloring contest!

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Come out and celebrate the joy of reading with your kids for this great, all-day event with something for everyone. Tickets are available day of the event at the door. We'll see you there!

2008 Reading Festival Highlights

Schedule of Appearances

10:00 am

Meet Winnie the Pooh

Storytime with Columbus Metro Library

Meet Clifford

Storytime with The Village Academy

10:40 am

Meet Franklin

Meet Strawberry Shortcake

Storytime with Lyn Ford

11:00 am

Storytime with Buzz Fitzgerald

Meet Clifford

Storytime with Ronald McDonald

Meet The Berenstain Bears

11:40 am

Meet the Winnie the Pooh

Storytime with your favorite OSU athlete

Meet Raggedy Ann & Andy

Noon

Storytime with Sue Leighton

Meet Strawberry Shortcake

Storytime with Lyn Ford

Meet Franklin

12:40 pm

Storytime with Columbus Metro Library

1:00 pm

Storytime with Christopher "Kitoba" Sunami

Meet The Berenstain Bears

Storytime with Mark Dantzer

Meet Clifford

1:40 pm

Meet the Winnie the Pooh

Storytime with your favorite OSU athlete

Meet Raggedy Ann & Andy

2:00 pm

Storytime with John Becker

Meet Strawberry Shortcake

Storytime with Lyn Ford

Meet The Berenstain Bears

2:40 pm

Storytime with Adele McCurdy

Meet the Winnie the Pooh

Meet The Berenstain Bears

3:00 pm

Storytime with Brighter Minds Media

Meet Franklin

Storytime with Catherine Derrow

Meet Clifford

Meet Raggedy Ann & Andy

3:40 pm

Storytime with WWHO

*Schedule subject to change.

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