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Events
Leap Into Reading
Friday, February 29, 2008
Join thousands across the Savannah-Chatham community on Leap
Day in reading aloud to kids!
Click Here for additional information about Read It Loud! Savannah's "Leap Into Reading" Event
Savannah Children’s Book Festival
November 17, 2007
Presented by Live Oak Public Libraries.
Forsyth Park
Savannah, Georgia
Read It Loud! Savannah’s Storybook Summer Event Readers and book lovers of all ages packed Daffin Park for the One-Year Anniversary Celebration of our community literacy campaign. CLICK HERE TO SEE EVENT PHOTOS Community organizations developed and hosted Storybook Stations, where children were able to experience children’s books through reading, activities, crafts and games. Many thanks to the following organizations for their creativity and dedication to their Storybook Stations, which helped make the Read It Loud! Savannah event a success: |
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Backus Children’s Hospital - “Charlotte’s Web”
Chatham County Youth Commissioners - “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
First Book Savannah - “I Can Do It”
Hands-On Savannah/United Way of the Coastal Empire - “Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need”
Inspired Creations - “Fancy Nancy”
Live Oak Public Libraries - “Where the Wild Things Are”
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools - “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
Savannah International StoryFest - Workshop for Parents
Savannah Technical College Early Childhood Dept. - “Love You Forever”
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Stage entertainment featured Read It Loud! founder and official spokesperson Wally Amos as master of ceremonies. Special thanks to Wally and the following special performers and guests:
Savannah Children’s Choir |
Live Oak Public Libraries
Savannah Children’s Book Festival
November 2006
Read It Loud! Savannah hosted a tent at Live Oak Public Libraries’ 2006 Savannah Children’s Book Festival in Forsyth Park. Our tent activities featured Wally Amos reading aloud to children throughout the day. WSAV TV personalities Kim Gusby and Randi Hempel also read their favorite children’s books aloud in the Read It Loud! tent. Children were invited to share the names of their favorite books on our children’s book registry. Live Oak Public Libraries reports a record 14,000 attendees.
Read It Loud! Savannah
Campaign Launch
August 2006
The Read It Loud! Savannah campaign kicked off in Daffin Park with entertainment, music, refreshments, story-telling and appearances by Wally Amos, Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson, Chairman Pete Liakakis of the Chatham County Commissioners and other community leaders. Thousands attended this groundbreaking event.
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