

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Community Read Kickoff
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: This year's Community Read of Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil is sponsored by the Galesburg Public Library Foundation.

The kickoff this year is a sampling of some of the foods mentioned in Bite by Bite. We'll ask you questions to get you thinking about the relationship between food, memory, and identity. We'll also sample the bits of the book that mention the foods you're tasting! This will be the first chance to pick up your FREE copy of the book, or if you can't attend the kickoff, you can pick up a copy in front of the Checkout Desk. 

After this event, you can find your free copy of the book at the library, Taco Hideout, Hi-Lo Grocery Store, Coney Island, The Beanhive, Innkeepers, Cornucopia, and the Galesburg Community Arts Center.

Please register for only one session. Registration is limited.

10am session: https://galesburg.librarycalendar.com/event/community-read-kickoff-morning-10936

3pm session: https://galesburg.librarycalendar.com/event/community-read-kickoff-8447
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/galesburg/community-read-kickoff/200029784322121
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://galesburg.librarycalendar.com/event/community-read-kickoff-morning-10936?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=galesburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Galesburg
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 264 W Main St, Galesburg, IL, United States, Illinois 61401
- **lat**: 40.94735
- **long**: -90.37528
- **full address**: 264 W Main St, Galesburg, IL, United States, Illinois 61401

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Galesburg Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/galesburg-public-library/5160165)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 264 W Main St, Galesburg, IL, United States, Illinois 61401
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Galesburg Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Community Read Kickoff ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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