Book Festival patrons can take a chance on winning this gorgeous quilt from Altrusa.
Book lovers from all over the state will gather this weekend at MCC for the Rochester Area Children’s Writers and Illustrators Annual Book Festival, and some Webster folks are going to be right in the middle of it.
Those folks are members of the Rochester branch of Altrusa International, a service organization dedicated to promote literacy worldwide. Webster resident — and Altrusa member — Karen Marquardt has really taken that mission to heart. Karen has befriended city school librarians and has learned how under-funded they are. To help, she scours public library used book sales, and using Altrusa funds, stocks up on books to donate to city schools. She recently donated more than 800 books to School 42, including 149 which she picked up at the Webster Public Library book sale for just $89.
Altrusa will be hosting a table at Saturday’s book festival, and accepting monetary and book donations to support their city school cause. They’ll also be raffling off a beautiful quilt; anyone who donates a dollar or a book will receive a raffle ticket.
The Book Festival itself is a book-lover’s wonderland, a full day of author talks, workshops, presentations, activities and story-reading. Plus there’s all sorts of information and vendor booths. Popular authors including Vivian Vande Velde and Linda Sue Park will be on hand to chat and sign your books.
The Festival runs Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at Monroe Community College in Brighton. For more information, check out the Rochester Children’s Book Festival website here.
