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Reading to Kids at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Join Reading to Kids at the Festival of Books!  We will have a booth (#144 - in Zone A) to promote our reading clubs and recruit new volunteers.  We are looking for volunteers to help staff the booth on Saturday and Sunday in two hour shifts.  If you would like to volunteer, e-mail Jessica.Tritsch@readingtokids.org with your name and your availability.

Volunteer Work Shifts at Our Booth
Sat., April 26 Sun., April 27
8:30-10:00 AM (Set up)
1. Sarah Kolterman
2. Mark May
3. Shannon Kung

10:00-12:00
1. 
Imelda Buncab
2. Shannon Kung
3. Philippa Bernstein
4. Tera Fonseca*
5.
6. 

12:00-2:00
1.  Jenny Shanley
2.  Orlly Solis
3.  Susan Trabue
4.  Zaccary Maccani*
5.  Yvone Siu
6. Jackie Rivera

2:00-4:00
1. Susan Mills
2. Jennifer Grannis
3. Susan Trabue
4. Riko Wilson
5.
Catherine Pourdavoud
6.
Dennis Sambolin

4:00-6:30 (Includes Cleanup)
1. Sarah Kolterman
2. Siddharth Ramakrishnan
3. Josh Witt
4.
5.



*new volunteer
8:30-10:00 AM (Set up)
1.  Jessica Tritsch
2.  Julia Buck
3. 

10:00-12:00
1. Julia Buck
2. Devra Zabot
3. Cherish Hamutoff
4. Eveli Alcazar
5. Elizabeth Yoon
6. Bill Moore

12:00-2:00

1.  Chris Martin
2.  Laura Eagar
3.  Ashley Chu
4.  Heather
Desurvire
5.  Theo Shu
6. 

2:00-4:00
1. 
Edesha Basa
2.  Andrea Sobel
3. 
Adaobi Nnoli
4. 
Furqan Muqri*
5. 
Aceela Muqri*
6.
 

4:00-5:30 (Includes Clean up)
1.  Jessica Tritsch 
2.  Ali Oktay
3.  Douglas Erenberg
4.  Ana Rey
5. 
Amanda Chu

 

General Information

What is the Festival of Books?
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The Festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 140,000 book lovers each year.  Click here for the Festival of Books website.

Where is it?
On the UCLA campus. Map

Where is the Reading to Kids Booth?
Our booth number is 144, in zone A.  Event Map

Who attends the Festival?
People of all ages-from across Southern California and even other parts of the country. The Festival is a free public event, and includes exciting author events, storytelling, cooking demonstrations and poetry readings. The Festival of Books also includes over 300 exhibitor booths representing booksellers, publishers, literacy and cultural organizations.

Parking Information
General parking will be available in most UCLA parking lots and in Westwood.  UCLA parking lots 4 and 5 are closest to our booth. Handicap parking will be available in lots A and 5.  Parking on the UCLA campus is $8.

Visit www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/ for more information.