July 6, 2017
CONTACT: Lisa Cleary
Community Engagement Manager
Lisa.Cleary@cobbcounty.org
770.528.4620
MARIETTA – Scholastic is presenting a popup reading festival from 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, July 21 at the Switzer Library outdoor plaza in downtown Marietta, 266 Roswell St., Marietta 30060.
The free 2017 Scholastic Summer Reading Roadtrip event for families with children will feature award-winning authors, games, crafts and costume characters Clifford the Big Red Dog and Geronimo Stilton. Also scheduled for special appearances are Atlanta Gladiators hockey team mascot Maximus and Dewey, the library’s mascot.
Authors at the summertime festival for book signings will include Carmen Agra Deedy (The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!, Martina The Beautiful Cockroach) and Sandra Markle (What If You Had Animal Teeth?, Can You Believe?: Hurricanes). Watch for updates on the festival lineup at www.cobbcat.org.
For more information on the July 21st event, please call 770-528-2320 or visit www.cobbcat.org.