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The School-tastic Book Fair for Grown-Ups

October 19 @ 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

$12

Basic Info

Date:
October 19
Time:
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$12
Event Website / RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-school-tastic-book-fair-for-grown-ups-tickets-1367606189929

Who's Hosting This Event?

Schooltastic Book Fair
Who We Are:
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schooltastic book fair
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Browse and buy from Austin’s independent booksellers, surrounded by the sights and sounds of yesteryear. Whether you’re a big reader (or know someone else who is), enjoy supporting childhood literacy, or just love buying books, there’s something here for everyone!

  • Local Independent Booksellers & Publishers (Bookwoman, Reverie Books, Birdhouse Books & Gifts, Host Publications, Flutter Romance Bookseller, Austin Books & Comics, Livra Books, Curio Mrvosa Books & More, First Light Books, The Little Gay Shop, Paper Place, American Short Fiction, Humans Write, and Read Write Austin)
  • Nonprofit Book Partners (AISD, Austin Public Library, The Library Foundation, Inside Books Project )
  • Prizes for Star Readers (and Shoppers) sponsored by The Austin Chronicle
  • Raffles Prizes featuring more local businesses (benefitting AISD Austin Ed Fund)
  • Book-themed Flash Tattoos from Serenity Tattoo Studio
  • 80s & 90s Jams from DJ Bert and DJ Dana Scully
  • Food Trucks serving nostalgic treats
  • Kid-tested, mother-approved (non-alcoholic) beverages

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to recreate and re-imagine the one-of-a-kind high of the elementary school book fair at The School-tastic Book Fair for Grown-Ups!

Venue

  • The Baker Center
  • 3908 Avenue B
    Austin, TX 78751 United States
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