Upcoming Events
November 2018
Storytime Singalong with Emily Arrow
Join Emily Arrow for a storytime singalong to open the children's stage! Emily will be hosting the children's stage all morning. Portland Book Festival admission is FREE for attendees 17 years of age and younger.
Find out more »Words and Pictures: Making Children’s Literature
Cale Atkinson, author and illustrator of Sir Simon: Super Scarer; Tracy Subisak, illustrator of Grizzly Boy; and Laura Veirs, writer of Libba; discuss making picture books with moderator Annie Lewis of Multnomah County Library. Attendees 17 years of age and…
Find out more »Storytime: Cycle City
When little Etta the Elephant goes to her Aunt Ellen's house, she takes a journey through bicycle-filled Cycle City, a town filled with bikes of all kinds! At the end of the day, a special surprise awaits Etta—the most amazing…
Find out more »Storytime: Mae’s First Day of School
As Mae's first day of school approaches she decides she IS. NOT. GOING. School is scary! What if the other kids don't like her? Or what if she's the only one who doesn't know how to write? Or what if she misses her…
Find out more »Storytime: Hedgehog!
Hedgehog is hogging the hedge and won’t let the other animals live there. In this humorous political allegory, he learns that it’s not a winning strategy. Winter is coming, and the animals need homes. The worms move in with the…
Find out more »Words and Pictures: Making Children’s Literature
Kate Berube, author and illustrator of Mae’s First Day of School; Allison Farrell, author and illustrator of Cycle City; and LeUyen Pham, illustrator of The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare discuss making picture books with moderator Heidi…
Find out more »Storytime: Giraffe Problems
Penguins aren’t the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John!Can you guess what’s making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK?? Yes, it’s…
Find out more »Storytime: Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian
A super-secret operative saves the world from a diabolical threat through her ability to brandish just the right book at just the right time in this delightfully silly superhero tale illustrated by Eisner Award-winner and Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol. When an…
Find out more »Storytime: En Español
Join Portland Early Learning Project for a fun Spanish language storytime! ¡Únete al Portland Early Learning Project para disfrutar de una hora de cuentos en español! Attendees 17 years of age and younger and/or with valid high school ID enjoy free admission.…
Find out more »Words and Pictures: Making Children’s Literature
Ashlyn Anstee, author and illustrator of Hedgehog!; Vera Brosgol, illustrator of Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian; and Jory John, author of Giraffe Problems and All Right, Already! discuss making picture books with moderator Natasha Forrester Campbell of Multnomah County Library. Attendees…
Find out more »Storytime: Grizzly Boy
One morning Theo decides he is no longer human. "I'm a GRIZZLY! I'm WILD AND FREE!" But being a grizzly boy isn't easy if you still have to go to school. A fun, endearing, and sweet picture book, Grizzly Boy will have…
Find out more »Storytime: Sir Simon: Super Scarer
A delightful, funny story of friendship, ghost chores, a spooky house and a professional haunter. Meet Sir Simon, Super Scarer. He’s a professional ghost who has been transferred to his first house. And just in time! He was getting tired…
Find out more »Northwest Children’s Theater presents Mary Poppins
Performance from the Northwest Children's Theater featuring the upcoming production, Mary Poppins. Attendees 17 years of age and younger and/or with valid high school ID enjoy free admission. Advance 2018 Portland Book Festival passes available now.
Find out more »Storytime: The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare
It’s mayhem at the science fair! A squishy goo monster is a challenge for the Princess in Black — but luckily some science-loving princesses are on hand to help. Princess Magnolia is excited. Excited and nervous. She’s going to the…
Find out more »Storytime: Libba
This lyrical, loving picture book from popular singer-songwriter Laura Veirs and debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined, gifted, daring Elizabeth Cotten—one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time. Elizabeth Cotten was only a…
Find out more »Pop-up: Tracy Subisak
Tracy Subisak, illustrator of new picture book, Grizzly Boy, pops-up in the Portland Art Museum. During this pop-up, Subisak will do a live-drawing demonstration in the galleries! Subisak is paired with Mike the Bite by George Luks; found in the American…
Find out more »Storytime: Little Dreamers
Vashti Harrison will present Little Dreamers: Visionary Women in History, followed by a discussion with Amy Fellows of Multnomah County Library. From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully…
Find out more »Pop-up: Kate Berube
Kate Berube pops-up with her new picture book, Mae's First Day of School. Berube is paired with Portrait of My Teacher, Fräulein Sophie von Prieser by Florine Stettheimer; found in the American Art on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please…
Find out more »Mac Barnett Is Mac B., Kid Spy
Mac Barnett presents his new series, Mac B. Kid Spy, in conversation with Heidi Schulz. From the esteemed New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author Mac Barnett comes a thrilling, hilarious fully-illustrated new spy adventure series! Before Mac Barnett was an author,…
Find out more »Pop-up: Ashlyn Anstee
Ashlyn Anstee pops-up with her new picture book, Hedgehog! During this pop-up, Anstee will do a live-drawing demonstration! Anstee is paired with Mike the Bite by George Luks; found in the American Art on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum…
Find out more »Pop-up: Jory John
Jory John pops-up with his picture book, Giraffe Problems. John is paired with Portrait of Infanta María Ana de Austria by Felipe Diriksen, found in the European at on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Can you guess what’s making…
Find out more »Pop-up: Ben Guterson
Ben Guterson pops-up with his middle grade novel, Winterhouse. Guterson is paired with Portrait of a Man Seated at a Desk by Marianne Loir, found in the European Art on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum…
Find out more »In Conversation: Syrian Refugee Crisis
Two writers for young people whose new novels feature stories of the civil war in Syria and the people displaced by it. Journalist and author Atia Abawi discusses her young adult novel A Land of Permanent Goodbyes with N. H.…
Find out more »Pop-up: LeUyen Pham
LeUyen Pham, illustrator of The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare, pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries. During this pop-up, Pham will do a live-drawing demonstration! Pham is paired with Mike the Bite by George Luks; found in the American…
Find out more »Upcoming Events
Reading and conversation with Anastacia-Reneé and Ashley Toliver
October 19, 2018
Join us for a reading and conversation with Ashley Toliver and Anastacia-Reneé…
Stranger in the Pen
October 25, 2018
panel discussion featuring Mohamed Asem, Dana Ghazi, Ramzy Farouki, and Dr. Priya…
Lit Crawl® Portland, 2018
November 9, 2018
Join us for the official kick-off party for the Portland Book Festival,…
2018 Portland Book Festival presented by Bank of America
November 10, 2018
Join Literary Arts for the annual Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock), presented…
The Moth Mainstage in Portland
December 10, 2018
The Moth returns to Portland on Monday, December 10. This extraordinary performance…
Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
March 14, 2019
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary…