Canal Town Book Festival

October 5th, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Dover High School
520 N Walnut St, Dover, OH 44622

The Dover Public Library’s Canal Town Book Festival will be held on Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 AM till 3:00 PM at Dover High School. In addition to 50 talented authors whose work spans multiple genres, there will be author-led panels about writing and publishing and fun activities for kids. For more information you can visit the website canaltownbookfest.org.

The book festival is the perfect time to meet the authors of your favorite books and have them autograph their latest work. Books are not only perfect Christmas gifts but they are great gifts any time of the year for the readers in your life. For every $5 you spend on books you will earn a raffle ticket with the potential to win a fabulous raffle prize.

For budding authors and authors who want to hone their skills, there will be four panel discussions throughout the day: Path to Publishing: Self or Traditional Publishing, Whodunit: The Craft of Writing Mystery, Plotting or Pantsing: Designing or Devising Your Book and Reaching the Masses: Marketing Your Book.  All panels will be led by three experienced writers.

“We are thrilled to bring so many talented writers to Dover,” says Mallory Thompson, Chair of the Book Festival Committee. “This will be our largest book festival to date. Don’t miss the discussion panels. Authors will share their insights into writing and publishing.”

For the younger readers, there will be special activities. The Dover Middle School Cheerleaders will be on hand to do face painting. Children can visit the reading corner during special storytimes when several authors will read their own children’s  books. There will be a photo booth where you can take a picture of you and your friends can use photo props and pose in front of a fairytale backdrop. There will be coloring pages and crafts at the coloring station.

Retro Espresso will have a variety of hot drinks for sale in the lobby of the festival. And you can have a delicious meal at Black Sheep Salads and Sweet Rain BBQ food trucks.

This year’s book festival is sponsored by Friends of the Library, The Bibliophile, Dola Jean’s and the Dover Public Library.  The festival will take place at Dover High School, located at 520 N. Walnut St. Please enter the book fair on the 6th Street side of the high school, where parking will be available. For more information, please  call the library at 330-343-6123.