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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Mix 97.1 Reading Festival 2009 - January 24, 2009 - Ohio Expo Center - 10a to 4p