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Livingston Parish Book Festival

<strong>8th Annual Livingston Parish Book Festival</strong>

The 8th Annual Book Festival will return Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Main Branch in Livingston, located at 20390 Iowa Street, Livingston, LA, 70754.

First held in 2013, the Livingston Parish Book Festival features author discussions, book signings, live music, food, face painting, games, and other activities. Visitors will also be able to utilize any of the library’s resources. 

The event, which is hosted by the Livingston Parish Library, is free and open to the public. All other branches of the Livingston Parish Library will be closed on Oct. 21. 

This year’s headliner will be # 1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Eric Litwin, a song-singing, guitar-strumming author who brings early literacy and music together. Eric is the original author of the “Pete the Cat” series as well as the author of “The Nuts,” “Groovy Joe,” and “The Poop Song.” 

His books have sold more than 13 million copies, been translated into 17 languages, and won 26 literacy awards, including a Theodor Geisel Seuss Honor Award.  

Other featured authors include adult writer Ellen Byron and young adult writer Sarah Guillory. 

Byron is an award-winning mystery author who has written the “Cajun Country Mystery” series, the “Vintage Cookbook Mysteries” series, the “Catering Hall Mysteries” series (under Maria DiRico), and the forthcoming “Golden Motel Mysteries” series, set for release in 2024. 

Guillory is a high school English teacher and author from the Baton Rouge area whose middle-grade debut “Nowhere Better Than Here” was named a Kirkus’ Reviews Best Book of the Year, a CBC Best Book of the Year, and was the International Literacy Association’s Intermediate Fiction Winner. “Nowhere Better Than Here” was one of two books chosen to represent Louisiana in the 2023 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. 

For musical entertainment, visitors will be treated to the exceptional talents of Ashton Gill, a 25-year-old singer/songwriter from Livingston Parish who won over thousands of fans during her star-turning audition on American Idol in 2018. 

Visitors will also be able to interact with Bee Happy Farm and Mobile Petting Zoo, a locally-owned, family-friendly business in Holden; and enjoy Ziggy’s Arts Adventure, an educational puppet series for grades K-5 that aims to teach young learners fundamental artistic and academic concepts through the magic of storytelling, puppets, and Louisiana culture.

<strong>Save the Date</strong>

<strong>2023 Book Festival Authors’ Row Participants</strong>

The Livingston Parish Library does not cover product or service liability for any purchased merchandise, sale of tangible or intangible goods, transfer of property, or other transactions entered into between patrons and vendors at library-hosted events.  

The library is not a stakeholder or beneficiary of the proceeds of third-party vendors. The library shall be held harmless from all claims for any damaged or inferior products, incomplete services, erroneous transactions, or any other claims arising from any purchased merchandise, sale of tangible or intangible goods, transfer of property, or other transactions entered into between patrons and vendors at library-hosted events.  

Any claims from the aforementioned acts of sale shall be taken to the vendor for resolution by the transacting patron. The library shall not act as an emissary in any claims that may arise.

               

               

               

                  

               

         

<strong>2023 Book Festival Community Row Participants</strong>

The Livingston Parish Library does not cover product or service liability for any purchased merchandise, sale of tangible or intangible goods, transfer of property, or other transactions entered into between patrons and vendors at library-hosted events.  

The library is not a stakeholder or beneficiary of the proceeds of third-party vendors. The library shall be held harmless from all claims for any damaged or inferior products, incomplete services, erroneous transactions, or any other claims arising from any purchased merchandise, sale of tangible or intangible goods, transfer of property, or other transactions entered into between patrons and vendors at library-hosted events.  

Any claims from the aforementioned acts of sale shall be taken to the vendor for resolution by the transacting patron. The library shall not act as an emissary in any claims that may arise.  

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<strong>Food Trucks</strong>

The Livingston Parish Library does not cover product or service liability for any purchased merchandise, sale of tangible or intangible goods, transfer of property, or other transactions entered into between patrons and vendors at library-hosted events.  

The library is not a stakeholder or beneficiary of the proceeds of third-party vendors. The library shall be held harmless from all claims for any damaged or inferior products, incomplete services, erroneous transactions, or any other claims arising from any purchased merchandise, sale of tangible or intangible goods, transfer of property, or other transactions entered into between patrons and vendors at library-hosted events.  

Any claims from the aforementioned acts of sale shall be taken to the vendor for resolution by the transacting patron. The library shall not act as an emissary in any claims that may arise.

     

<strong>How to Participate</strong>

Calling all local authors and community organizations! The Livingston Parish Library is now accepting applications for the 8th Annual Livingston Parish Book Festival! This year's festival will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the Main Branch in Livingston. The deadline to submit an application is Wednesday, October 11, 2023. To participate in this year's event, submit an application via the Author or Community Organization Form; a member of the Book Festival Committee will contact you with information regarding your application. You may contact us directly at 225-686-4100 for any questions or assistance. 

Please note: Applying does not guarantee acceptance; applicants will be contacted to confirm participation. Community organizations wishing to participate in the Livingston Parish Book Fest must offer services that directly affect Livingston Parish residents. 

<strong>Local Authors</strong>

<strong>Community Organizations</strong>