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Reading to Kids at the 2024
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Join Reading to Kids at the Festival of Books on April 20-21 on the USC campus! We will have a booth (#133) 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.

Shift Leads names are in bold and must have volunteered at least once before at the Reading to Kids booth. Volunteering with an experienced Shift Lead earlier that day qualifies you as to become a Shift Lead later that day or Sunday.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email info@readingtokids.org with your availability.

(If you can, during the Festival please wear your Reading to Kids shirt if you have one or order one if you don't!)

Volunteer Shift Schedule
Saturday, April 20 Sunday, April 21
9:00-10:00 AM (Setup)
1. Charlie Orchard
2. Delia Mendoza
3. Liesel Friedrich

10:00-12:00
1. Delia Mendoza
2. Dominique Hall-Carr
3. Fran Wild
4. Isaac Hernandez-Arevalo
5. Susan Berger

12:00-2:00
1. Kat Boyd
2. Sarai Benitez
3. Liesel Friedrich
4. Jun Jiang
5. Helen Wu


2:00-4:00

1. Sarai Benitez
2. Tenecia Jackson
3. Colbey Waggoner
4. Robert Coombs
5. 

 4:00-6:30 (Includes Cleanup)
1. Sarai Benitez
2. Jen Smith
3. 
4. 
5. 

9:00-10:00 AM (Setup)
1. Charlie Orchard
2. 


10:00-12:00

1. Seth Dorfman
2. Paula Vasquez
3. Alexis Guardiola
4. Susan Berger
5. 

12:00-2:00

1.  Shift Lead Needed!
2. Nestor Camargo & Angela Bello
3. Cindy Chang
4. 
5. 

2:00-4:00
1. Shift Lead Needed!
2. Mary Anne Speidel
3. Christal Chacon
4. 
5. 

4:00-5:30 (Includes Cleanup)
1. Jen Smith
2. Stan Thompson
3. 
4. 
5. 




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 has since evolved to include live bands, poetry readings, chef demos, cultural entertainment and artists creating their work on-site. There's also a photography exhibit, film screenings followed by Q&A's and discussion panels on some of today's hottest topics. Click here for the Festival of Books website.

Where is it?
On the USC campus. Map

Where is the Reading to Kids Booth?
Booth #133, Mid Trousdale Parkway in the Gold Zone, just north of Tommy Trojan. Click this link for a map of the event.

Who attends the Festival?
The festival is a free public event that attracts approximately 155,000 people each year of all ages from Southern California and even other parts of the country.

Parking Information
Parking is available for $20 in various USC parking lots. Click this link for a map of parking options.

Alternatively, there are multiple public transportation options you can read about at events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/faq/.

Volunteers at the Reading to Kids Festival of Books booth