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CHILDREN'S ANNUAL PROGRAMS

Book or Treat will be held Wednesday, October 28th!

Fairy Tea, our annual children’s event featuring fairy costumes, ballet dancers, and a tea party.

Fairy Tea

Fairy Tea is a lovely annual event for children 3+ and their parents or caregivers. Children are invited to wear their best fairy finery and participate in a dainty tea party with live ballet, music, and other fairy fun.

TICKET POLICIES AND MORE INFORMATION

Children's Book Festival, our annual children’s event featuring crafts and activities in celebration of our guest author or illustrator.

Children's Book Festival

Every year a different author or illustrator is highlighted for this annual celebration. Children are able to listen to the author speak, do crafts and activities, and get a free book while supplies last.

EVENT DETAILS

Book or Treat - our annual Halloween activity for families, featuring a presentation from a guest author and trick-or-treating.

Book or Treat

Each year a different children's author or illustrator joins us for this Halloween-time event! Children are able to hear the author speak before trick-or-treating around the library!

TICKET POLICIES AND MORE INFORMATION

Tween Academy - an exciting program for kids ages 9-12 to immerse themselves in the worlds of their favorite books.

Tween Academy

Tween Academy is an exciting program for kids ages 9-12 to immerse themselves in the worlds of their favorite books. Kids will learn new things, explore new worlds, and solve mysteries along the way.

TICKET POLICIES AND MORE INFORMATION

FAIRY TEA

FAIRY TEA SESSIONS

There are five total sessions of Fairy Tea: 

March 5, 2027 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm

March 6, 2027 11:00 am, 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm

FAIRY TEA TICKET POLICIES: 

  • Tickets are available to Provo City Library Cardholders (or registered Orem Library Cardholders) only. 
  • Tickets are $8 each for both children and adults.
  • Tickets will be available for purchase on Saturday, February 21st starting at 9 AM in the Bullock Room (#309).
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult who must also have a ticket. This event is for ages 3 and up. No infants, babies, or toddlers will be admitted to the event. 
  • Sunday or Fairy best is required at the event.
  • Limit 8 tickets per library cardholder (you must show your Provo or registered Orem Library Card at time of purchase). 
  • Doors will close promptly on the hour. Latecomers will be seated after the ballet performance.

CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL

Children's Book Festival will be held May 1, 2027 with special guest Ben Clanton!

Every year a different author is highlighted for this annual celebration. Children are able to listen to the author speak, do crafts and activities, and receive a free book while supplies last.

Past Children's Book Festival Authors/Illustrators:

  • Jennifer A. Nielsen (2026)
  • LeUyen Pham (2025)
  • Jason Chin (2024)
  • Mac Barnett (2023)
  • Molly Idle (2022)
  • Adam Gidwitz (2019)
  • Jessica Day George (2018)
  • Dan Santat (2017)
  • David Wiesner (2016)
  • Katherine Applegate (2015)
  • Kevin Henkes (2014)
  • Gail Carson Levine (2013)

BOOK OR TREAT

Following a 30-minute presentation, families have the opportunity to meet the author, play Halloween trivia, and trick-or-treat at stations throughout the Library.

Book or Treat 2026 will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2026 featuring special guest Rachel Michelle Wilson.

If you have further questions, please call the children's desk at 801-852-6682.

BOOK OR TREAT TICKET POLICIES:

  • Free tickets are available online beginning Wednesday, October 14 at 9:00 a.m. 
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult who must also have a ticket.
  • On site book sales will be offered by Poppy Books.
  • Costumes are strongly encouraged.
  • This Utah Humanities Book Festival event is made possible through partnership with Utah Humanities and the Provo City RAP Tax.

Past Book or Treat Authors/Illustrators:

  • Rachel Michelle Wilson (2026)
  • Kristyn Crow (2025)

TWEEN ACADEMY

This immersive event is just for tweens. 

Tween Academy 2027 will be held August 21, 2027.

TWEEN ACADEMY TICKET POLICIES:

  • This activity is for tweens ages 9-12 only; participants must be 9-12 on the day of the event. No kids of any other age will be admitted.
  • Free tickets are available online only starting Friday, July 31st at 9:00 AM
  • Each tween must have their own ticket.
  • Because our tickets are limited, please only take tickets for children you know will be able to attend this event.
  • There will be a standby line available on the day of the event; those in the standby line are not guaranteed entry.

EVENT INFORMATION:

  • This event will begin promptly at the specified time in the Ballroom. At five minutes past the start time, doors will close and any unclaimed seats will be given to kids in the standby line.
  • Costumes are highly encouraged!
  • A standby line will be available on the day of the event. To be admitted from the standby line (if space becomes available), tweens must:
    • Be 9-12 years old
    • Show a Provo City Library Card or registered Orem Library Card
    • Provide a parent/guardian name and phone number in case of emergency