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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 day long. Wordstock admission is FREE for attendees 17 years of age and younger.
Find out more »Spanish Storytime
Join Portland Early Learning Project for a fun Spanish language storytime! Wordstock admission is FREE for attendees 17 and under.
Find out more »Storytime: Boo Who?
A shy little ghost who’s new to the group has trouble fitting in — until his special talent comes to the fore. Boo is new. And even if the other kids are welcoming, it can be scary being new, especially…
Find out more »What’s the Story with Daniel Handler and Lemony Snicket?
Daniel Handler, the author (as Lemony Snicket) of A Series of Unfortunate Events and All The Wrong Questions, and many other books for children, including the new The Bad Mood and the Stick, has also written, under his own name, his first play, Imaginary Comforts,…
Find out more »Pop-up: Maxine Rose Schur & Jeanne B De Sainte Marie
Maxine Rose Schur (author) and Jeanne B De Sainte Marie (illustrator) pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with their picture book Marielle in Paris. Marielle the mouse has worked her dressmaking magic for nine days and nine nights to…
Find out more »Storytime: There’s Nothing to Do!
In the next book in the I Don’t Want to be a Frog series, young Frog learns an unexpected lesson about how NOT to be bored. Frog is bored. He can’t find ANYTHING to do—even when his animal friends…
Find out more »Storytime: I Got a New Friend
A sweet introduction to owning a pet that is perfect for readers of The Most Magnificent Thing and A Ball for Daisy. When a little girl gets a new puppy, they have a lot to learn about each other. The new friends…
Find out more »Words and Pictures: Award-winning Children’s Book Authors
An event for all ages, offering a glimpse behind the scenes in the life of a children's book author. Four award-winning children's book authors in conversation about children's literature, writing and illustrating children's books. Featuring Mac Barnett (The Wolf, the Duck…
Find out more »Storytime: Marielle in Paris
Marielle the mouse has worked her dressmaking magic for nine days and nine nights to create nine beautiful dresses for Madame Sooree’s nine daughters. Finished at last, Marielle goes to bed, but when she wakes up, the dresses are gone!…
Find out more »Different Worlds
Neanderthal siblings Lucy and Andy are back to their paleo pranks. This time, they have to put up with more than just each other—the cave is feeling awfully cramped since the humans moved in. They’re in the Ice Age, and…
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Liar’s League PDX
October 21, 2017
Liars’ League PDX invites you to attend an evening of imaginative fiction…
Bookmark: A Benefit for Literary Arts
October 25, 2017
Click here to visit the event landing page. Bookmark: A Benefit for…
Fireweed Blossoms: A Literary Celebration and Community Gathering
November 1, 2017
Join us at Literary Arts for a multigenerational community celebration to honor the release…
2017 Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival
November 11, 2017
Join Literary Arts for Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival, our annual celebration of literature.…
The Moth Mainstage
December 11, 2017
The Moth returns to Portland on Monday, December 11. This extraordinary performance…
Everybody Reads 2018
April 5, 2018
In partnership with Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary Arts is…