THE BLACK CHILD BOOK FAIR - EVANSTON, IL

1600 Dodge Avenue,Evanston IL 60201

25 June, 2022

Description

The Black Child Book Fair is coming to Evanston! This nationwide event will be held on Saturday, June 25th at Evanston Township High School 10:00am – 4:00pm. Founded in 2019 by Chicago author, Darryl Harvey, the Black Child Book Fair promotes literacy by bringing independent African-American authors with positive stories and characters for young readers to learn from and identify with. According to a 2018 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, only 10 percent of mainstream children’s books include African-American images. The Black Child Book Fair has partnered with schools, boys & girls clubs and libraries nationwide to promote African-American children’s literature and has plans to go international in the near future.