Iowa City Book Festival aims for 5000 attendees
Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious George, and Pippi Longstocking aren’t typical visitors to Gibson Square. But this weekend is different.
The children’s book characters will be a part of the Book Character Parade, a program that will kick off Saturday’s events for the third-annual Iowa City Book Festival.
And this is just one of the many programs festival officials have added — doubling their programming from last year — in order to surpass their goal of 5,000 attendees.
“I think their mission is to make Iowa City a destination for people who are interested in being involved with literature on many levels,” said Jan Weismiller, a member of the planning committee and a co-owner of Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St.
The festival involves readings from authors around town in places such as Shambaugh Auditorium and other parts of the University of Iowa’s Main Library. But there will also be new events such as the parade and a competition dedicated to The Hunger Games series.
“There are so many great programs on the schedule,” said Kristi Bontrager, the public-relations coordinator for the UI Library and a co-director of the festival. “I’m having a hard time deciding what I’m most excited about.”
The first Iowa City Book Festival, created with three main goals, took place in 2009. First, Bontrager said, UI librarians wanted to thank the community for their support in helping evacuate books during the flood. Also, Iowa City had just received the UNESCO City of Literature designation — just the third city in the world to receive it after Edinburgh, Scotland, and Melbourne, Australia — and Bontrager realized the two other cities were very well-known for their book festivals. And finally, in 2009 the UI Libraries acquired its 5 millionth volume, making the system one of the largest in the country.
“You have to have a party for that kind of milestone,” Bontrager said.
Festivals such as these are important worldwide as literacy is key for success in life, said Jennifer Gavin, the project manager for the Library of Congress’ National Book Festival, which takes place every year on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
“[The festivals] remind everyone of the crucial importance of literacy and reading in our lives,” she said.
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