Young Readers Festival of Books
As an extension of our established and successful South Dakota Festival of Books and One Book South Dakota programs, SDHC launched the Young Readers Initiative in 2014 to get children excited about books and in turn prevent the common problem of reading loss during summer months.
The Young Readers Festival hosts at least a dozen children’s/YA authors and illustrators who speak directly to students in schools and at local cultural centers. Together with the Young Readers One Book, these events shape powerful learning habits for youth when they are most impressionable, setting the stage for a lifetime of joy from reading.
Young Readers Festival authors can be found on the Festival of Books page.