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Summer Reading Finale & Book Party

Featuring Lee Bacon, author of Fall of the Robots
2025-08-23 14:00:00 2025-08-23 15:30:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Finale & Book Party Meet Lee Bacon, author of "The Last Human," "Fall of the Robots," and many other exciting books for kids! Maplewood Memorial Library - Community Room

Saturday, August 23
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-23 14:00:00 2025-08-23 15:30:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Finale & Book Party Meet Lee Bacon, author of "The Last Human," "Fall of the Robots," and many other exciting books for kids! Maplewood Memorial Library - Community Room

Meet Lee Bacon, author of "The Last Human," "Fall of the Robots," and many other exciting books for kids!

Kids, Teens, & Families!  Celebrate the end of summer, the new library, and Lee Bacon — author of many books and audio originals for young people, including "The Last Human," "Interview With The Robot," the "Joshua Dread" series, and "Fall Of The Robots," which has just been released in paperback.

Meet Lee Bacon in person, hear him read from his latest book, and take part in an interactive “Emoji Quiz.”   Words Bookstore will be on hand to sell copies, followed by a book signing.

The celebration will continue afterwards in the Children’s Room from 3:30-4:30pm with book & comic book giveaways, bookmarks to color, and mobiles to make and take home.

Lee Bacon’s books have been optioned for film and television, selected for state reading lists, and published in 25 languages. A former Maplewood resident, Lee now lives in Munich with his wife and two daughters.

AGE GROUP: | Tweens (10-12) | School Age (5-12) | Family (all ages) |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Program | Author Talk |

Maplewood Memorial Library
Phone: 973-762-1688
Hours
Mon, Jul 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 Closed
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Meet Lee Bacon, author of "The Last Human," "Fall of the Robots," and many other exciting books for kids!
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