Saturday, Mar 28th , 2026

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cost:

Free admission! Free parking in Lot A (30 Mascot Drive) or Lot D (95 Cottage Road)! 

Contact Name:

Michele Muir

Address:

Dutchess Community College, Falcon Hall
30 Mascot Dr.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Phone:

(845) 485-3445

Contact:

mmuir@poklib.org

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It's time for the 2026 Poughkeepsie Children's Book Festival at Dutchess Community College's Falcon Hall! Meet and greet over 100 authors and illustrators of children's books (covering reading ages from preschool to eighth grade). Take a picture with a costumed book character and have fun! Books will be available to purchase and have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. Cash and credit cards are accepted. 

Each child under 17 years old will receive one voucher valued at $15 to be used toward a book purchase courtesy of the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. 

No registration required.

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