Thousands of Teens Meet Their Favorite Authors at the Teen Book Festival, May 17

ROCHESTER, NY (05/16/2014)(readMedia)-- Some of America's best-selling teen authors will receive the star treatment from hundreds of teens when they walk down the red carpet at this year's this year's TBF Live!: the 9th Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival at Nazareth College.

WHO:

Attendees are able to meet and ask questions of their favorite authors as well as introduce themselves to new ones. The festival opens with an author’s panel discussion and then continues with special breakout sessions designed to promote interaction with readers and writers. Teens will also have the chance to attend an autographing session and brand new this year is the Teen Author Panel, featuring 4 self-published teen authors. Visit http://www.tbflive.org for more information.

WHAT:

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. **Great Video/Photo Op: The authors arrive in style to Nazareth's Shults Center with a walk down the red carpet surrounded by cheering teens! The East Irondequoit Lancer Drumline will be leading the parade. **

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m: Opening Panel with all the authors and teens in Nazareth gym

Festival runs until 5 p.m.

WHEN: Saturday May 17, 2014 at 08:45AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Nazareth College Shults Center Forum
4245 East Avenue
Rochester , New York 14618
NOTES:

MEDIA: Contact Stephanie A. Squicciarini, Teen Services Librarian, Fairport Public

Library at (585) 223-9091. (Media can contact Stephanie Squicciarini on

the day of this event at (585) 615-3999 (cell), do not publish.)