Empire State Book Festival and Gala

Post date: Mar 11, 2010 4:50:44 PM

New York Library Association is launching the first annual Empire State Book Festival and Gala on April 9-10^th at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The two day event starts off with the Gala – NYS Writers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 9^th at 6 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Albany. The NYS Writers Hall of Fame will showcase the rich literary heritage of NYS by inducting two current authors – Mary Gordon and Robert Caro and 10 past authors into the Hall of Fame. Tickets are $75 and are tax-deductible. Proceeds will be used to support the Writers Hall of Fame/Book Festival.

The Empire State Book Festival starts at 10 am on Saturday, April 10^th with our Keynote Author – Gregory Maguire of Wicked fame. The Festival includes panel discussions, author talks, story-telling, etc. from 120 writers, poets, journalists, illustrators, etc. The event is free and open to the public.

So please come to the Gala and Book Festival and distribute information to your patrons, students, trustees, etc. Information and invites to the Gala and Book Festival can be found here at www.empirestatebookfestival.org Promotional posters and bookmarks are being printed and will be distributed to libraries by the end of March.