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Free Virtual Bookish Programs & Storytimes

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Celebrity Reading: James and the Giant Peach
Join filmmaker Taika Watiti and his cast of celebrity-friends for a fun, unabridged, dramatic reading of James and the Giant Peach.
The Bay Area Book Festival #Unbound
A series of live and recorded author events on Youtube from the Bay Area Book Festival, for all ages. Some, though not all, events are free.
Everywhere Bookfest
A virtual children's book festival, which took place on May 1-2, 2020. Festival content is available on Youtube.
Library of Congress presents: Dav Pilkey at home
A collection of short videoes and activities from Dav Pilkey, drawing, reading aloud, and following his mantra—Always Be Creative!
GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story
A series of videos and newsletters on storytelling, from author, Jason Reynolds and the Library of Congress.
Pete the Cat Club
Pete the Cat club has moved to Youtube! James Dean leads stories and drawing activities.
More storytime readings on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petethecatofficial/
Lunch Doodles and other Activities with Mo Willems
Explore new ways of writing and creating art with Mo Willems!
My Weird Read-A-Loud - Dan Gutman
Access Dan Gutman's Facebook read-alouds from his new and classic books.
Grace Lin
Head to YouTube to hear Lin read aloud from some of her award-winning books.
President and Mrs. Obama read The Word Collector
President and Mrs. Obama joined Chicago Public Library’s “Live from the Library” storytime sessions, to read “The Word Collector” by Peter Reynolds.
Storytime from Space
Videos of astronauts reading children's books from the International Space Station.
ASL Storytime
Your favorite children’s books read in American Sign Language.
Spanish Storytime
Listen to well-known Spanish children's books read aloud by native Spanish speakers.
Stimola Live & Recorded
Live stream or view events for kids and tweens led by authors and illustrators.
Read Along with PBS Kids
Enjoy PBS Kids storytimes, activity ideas and conversation starters, reading along with a number of familiar faces, from former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, to the Kratt brothers of Wild Kratts, and Marc Brown, creator of Arthur - among many more!
Storyline Online
Video readings of children's books (copyright approved), supported by the SAG-AFTRA foundation.

Virginia Festival of the Book
The 27th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book is virtual and runs from March 13-26, 2021.
Fall for the Book Virtual Festival
Fall for the Book's 2020 virtual festival was a whole season of literary events, September-November 2020. Events were recorded and are still available to view on demand on Youtube.
Shelf Life | Virginia Festival of the Book
Catch one-on-one conversations with authors, book talks and more!
Jane Austen's House from Home
Visit Jane Austen's house from the comfort of your own home, with activities like virtual tours, online exhibitions, free talks and other special events from Jane Austen's House Museum.
One More Page Book Clubs and Author Events
Author talks and book discussions with the staff of One More Page Books, in Arlington.
Politics & Prose Live! Series
A series of live-streamed talks and conversations with authors, brought to your couch by Politics & Prose bookstore.
The Bay Area Book Festival #Unbound
A series of live and recorded author events on Youtube from the Bay Area Book Festival, for all ages. Some, though not all, events are free.
Everywhere Bookfest
A virtual children's book festival, which took place on May 1-2, 2020. Festival content is available on Youtube.
2020 National Book Festival
Stream author presentations on demand from this year's festival, which was held online September 25-27.
Juneteenth Book Fest
A celebration of Black American literature and storytelling that took place on June 19th on Youtube. Videos were recorded for later viewing.
National Book Festival Presents Series
A series of videos featuring authors, books, and related library treasures.
BookCon Read-a-Thon
8+ hours of readings and presentations took place Saturday, April 11th, from authors across genres on Facebook. A full recording is available, in case you missed it!
Book Conline
A weekend of online panels, celebrating storytelling with Bookcon. Recordings are available on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bookcon/videos/244368633492117/
https://www.facebook.com/bookcon/videos/541071783251908/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookcon/permalink/2143797242432394/
Shakespeare's Birthday (At Home) 2020
Free virtual events from the Folger Shakespeare Libary in celebration of the Bard, on Facebook and Youtube.
Shakespeare's England: a Pick Your Path Adventure
Brought to you by Charles County Public Library in MD. What would your career look like on the Elizabethan stage? Learn about English Renaissance theatre life - and choose wisely!
YALLSTAYHOME Book Festival
Two days of panels, contests, special events and more, with more than 70 bestselling and award-winning young adult authors, which happened April 25th-26th. Some panels were recorded and uploaded for later viewing on Youtube.
Awesome Con Online
Awesome Con Online took place May 1st-3rd; the panels/daily livestreams were recorded and are available to replay at your leisure.
Strathmore's Artists in Fiction Book Club
Explore the fictions of your favorite artists and discuss with fellow readers and art enthusiasts.
Quarantine Book Club
Join discussions with authors on Zoom from home! There is a small charge for tickets to each discussion, but a discount code for free tickets is also available, if needed.
Best Online Book Clubs
BookRiot's list of the best online book clubs to join in 2020.
Goodreads Book Groups
Join the discussion online with fellow book lovers!