2020
January 28
Howard Middle School
Orangeburg, South Carolina
January 31
Florida Gulf Coast University Literary Festival
Fort Myers, Florida
February 1
African American Children’s Book Fair
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7-9
New York, New York
February 11
Washington Street Elementary
Hartsville, SC
February 15
LRSD 21st CCLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
February 26-28
Collierville School District
Collierville, TN
2019
July 23
Wake Forest-Freedom School
Winston-Salem, NC
August 3
Novel Bookstore-Backpack Drive
Memphis, TN
August 6
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Summer Teacher Institute
Baltimore, MD
August 28
The Story Shop
Monroe, GA
August 29
Avid Bookshop
Athens, GA)
August 30
Little Shop of Stories
Decatur, GA
August 31
Decatur Book Festival
Decatur, GA
September 4
Barnes &Noble
Frisco, TX
September 5
Blue Willow Books
Houston, TX
October 11-13
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN
2018
January 31
Bensalem, PA
February 5, 2019
Minneapolis, MN
February 9
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 16
Columbia, SC
February 21
Kansas City, MO
February 23
Kansas City, MO
March 6 Schenk Elementary
Madison, WI
March 7-9
South Carolina State Librarians Conference
Columbia, SC
March 20
Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork
Walkertown, NC
April 9-10
Winthrop Rockefeller Elementary School
Little Rock Central High
Little Rock, AR
April 15-17
Texas Library Association Conference
Austin, TX
April 19-20
Unbound Book Festival
Columbia, MO
May 16-18
Seattle, WA
May 29-30
Book Expo of America
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
June 25-26
Robertson Center @ The Success Academy
New York, NY
June 27-29
American Libray Association Conference
50th Anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Award
Washington, D.C.
2018
February 2nd
26th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair
Philadelphia, PA
February 27
Oakhurst STEAM Academy
Charlotte, NC
March 2nd
Midland Academy
Emanuel Preparatory School of Math and Science
Columbus, GA
March 12
Winding Springs Elementary
Charlotte, NC
March 17
Roosevelt Union Free School District
Roosevelt, NY
March 19-20
North Carolina Reading Association Conference
Raliegh, NC
March 26-27
Alief Independent Schools
Houston, TX
- Alexander Elementary
- Hicks Elementary
- Sneed Elementary
- Holub Elemantary
- Smith Elementary
- Kilough Elementary
April 11-13
Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Ezra Jack Keats Awards Ceremony
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
April 20-21
Salisbury University’s 17th Annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival
Salisbury, MD
April 23rd
Roosevelt Union Free School District
Roosevelt, NY
Baltimore, MD
Kansas City, MO
Baton Rouge, LA
- Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast
- Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Banquet
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
August 24-25
Tulisoma Book Fair and Arts Festival
South Dallas, TX
Kansas City, KS
Cleveland , OH
October 23rd
Greensboro Day School
Greensboro, NC
October 25
Kirkus Reviews Prize
Award Ceremony-Central Library
Austin, TX
October 27
11th National Black Book Festival
Featured Children’s Book Author
Houston, TX
November 1-2
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary School
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3rd Biennial Sandhills Children’s Literature Symposium
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
November 4
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Scholastic Book Fair
Montclair, NJ
November 8
Rosewood Elementary
Columbia SC
May 13, 20017
Black Male Development Symposium
Arcadia University
Philadelphia, PA
Derrick Barnes 