Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival

Save the date!

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10 am – 3 pm
Dutchess Community College, Falcon Hall

Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and have fun with some hands-on activities. Books will be available to purchase, and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them.

The Poughkeepsie Book Festival is made possible in part by:

Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library District logo
Dutchess Community College logo
Merritt Bookstore logo
The Art Effect logo
Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum logo
Highway Displays logo