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# Public Library Presents Storypalooza Story Tour
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/public-library-presents-storypalooza-story-tour/
- Published: 2022-02-26T21:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T14:59:44.000Z
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Santa Monica Public Library presents “Storypalooza Story Tour” on Saturday, March 5, with storytelling performers and activities at all five library locations throughout the day, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica, the event celebrates Read Across America, a national reading initiative designed to promote literacy and celebrate diversity in literature for young children and their families. Attendees receive a free book at each location. Space is limited; first come, first served, and all events are free. See the schedule below.

**International Folktales with Storyteller Michael D. McCarty**

10:30 a.m. / Pico Branch Library, Amphitheater. Michael shares folktales that spark the imagination and teaches skills to get everyone telling stories like a pro.

**Jump Here Sidewalk Obstacle Course**

12 p.m. / Montana Avenue Branch Library, 17th Street Sidewalk. You are invited to jump and spin around through the Montana Branch’s sidewalk obstacle course inspired by Hervé Tullet’s book, Press Here.

**Catch the Wind with reDiscover Center**

1:30 p.m. / Ocean Park Branch Library, Front Lawn. Use recycled materials to make flyers, pinwheels, and catch the wind with reDiscover Center. Enjoy this hands-on activity inspired by the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

**Multicultural Stories with Ina Buckner-Barnette**

3 p.m. / Main Library, Central Courtyard. Storyteller Ina presents interactive tales, songs, and story-making activities to tickle young funny bones and excite the imagination.

**The Hug Machine StoryWalk**

4:30 p.m. / Fairview Branch Library, Front Entrance . Discover a new way to read a book with StoryWalk, where the whole family can enjoy a story while walking around the library. The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.

Submitted by Ann Wilson