FOLD KIDS BOOK FEST
ALL EVENTS ARE EASTERN TIME EVENINGS FOR EDUCATORS
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
VIRTUAL
BONUS SESSIONS AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1!
IT BEARS REPEATING STORYTIME WITH TANYA TAGAQ
FROM NOVEL TO COMIC DRAWING THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB WITH ARLEY NOPRA
ON FRIENDSHIP + WRITING WITH JEN FERGUSON AND CHERYL ISAACS
TUES. NOV 5 WED. NOV 6 THURS. NOV 7
9:00am WRITERS ARE SUPERSTARS WITH KERN CARTER
ASL STORYTIME WITH GAITRIE PERSAUD A PET ROCK PROJECT WITH ASHLEY QILAVAQ-SAVARD
THE WRITER’S LIFE WITH ANTON TREUER 9:30am
10:00am LET’S DRAW! WITH NOHA EILOUTI
PRIMARY (K–GRADE 3)
JUNIOR (GRADES 4–6)
INTERMEDIATE (GRADES 6–8)
TELLING TALES WITH NATASHA DEEN 10:30am
11:00am THE MAKING OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL WITH ADAM DE SOUZA
ROLL FOR INITIATIVE! STORYTELLING THROUGH ROLE-PLAYING WITH VICTORIA KOOPS
HOW TO BAKE A YUMMY STORY WITH SHENAAZ G. NANJI
TEENS (GRADES 9–11)
EDUCATORS
TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT DISABILITY WITH DOROTHY ELLEN PALMER 5:30pm
ALONE TOGETHER WITH PETTI FONG 11:30am 1:30pm STORYTIME WITH DOROTHY ELLEN PALMER THE ILLUSTRATOR BATTLE WITH NOHA EILOUTI, CHELSEA CHARLES AND KEVIN SYLVESTER A REMEMBRANCE DAY STORYTIME WITH MAIDAH AHMAD 2:00pm 5:00pm ALONE TOGETHER: EXPLORING LONELINESS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH PETTI FONG
7:30pm FANTASTICAL TALES IN PAKISTAN WITH EMILY VARGA AND M.T. KHAN MODERATED BY AMEEMA SAEED
8:00pm
REIMAGINING ANNE: CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF L.M. MONTGOMERY MATTHEW DAWKINS, NATASHA DEEN AND PAUL COCCIA WITH CATHERINE LITTLE
IN-PERSON
THURSDAY, NOV 7
6:30pm
COME READ WITH ME A STORYTIME PAJAMA PARTY
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 4–10)
FRIDAY, NOV 8
10:00am
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT AT GORE MEADOWS
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 0–6)
10:00am
SIMONE, HALF AND HALF LIVE THEATRE PERFORMANCE
LESTER B. PEARSON THEATRE (SCHOOL GROUP EVENT: GRADES 4–8)
7:00pm
TEEN SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASE
SUSAN FENNELL YOUTH HUB (AGES 14+)
PRESCHOOL (AGES 0–6)
PRIMARY (AGES 4–8)
COMMUNITY DAY • SATURDAY, NOV 9
GORE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CENTRE & LIBRARY
9:30am
KICKOFF CELEBRATION
ARENA-END OF GORE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CENTRE (ALL AGES)
10:00am
THE OPENING PARADE
ARENA-END OF GORE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CENTRE (ALL AGES)
10:30am–3:30pm
STORYTIME FUN WITH FOLD KIDS AUTHORS
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 4–11)
10:30am SARABETH HOLDEN
11:30am SAHAR GOLSHAN
2:00pm MAHAK JAIN
3:00pm RUKHSANA KHAN
11:00am–4:00pm
TODAY I AM:
AN ART WORKSHOP WITH PAMA
GORE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CENTRE (ALL AGES)
11:00am
ESCAPE BRAMPTON LIBRARY WITH BASIL & KEVIN SYLVESTER
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 8–13)
11:30am
STORYTIME WITH SARABETH HOLDEN
EARLYON AT GORE MEADOWS (AGES 0–6)
JUNIOR (AGES 9–11)
INTERMEDIATE (AGES 11–13)
12:30pm
ADVENTURES IN SPACE WITH ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE
GORE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CENTRE (AGES 8–13)
2:00pm
BRAINSTORM BONANZA: A WRITING WORKSHOP WITH RIPPLE FOUNDATION
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 9–13)
2:00pm
KIDS DISCOVERY CLUB WITH BRAMPTON LIBRARY
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 6–12)
3:00pm
FOOD ART WITH FLO LEUNG
GORE MEADOWS LIBRARY BRANCH (AGES 6+)
TEENS (AGES 14–17)
ALL AGES
