

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meet Author Kevin Henkes
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Celebrate National Reading Month with a visit from author Kevin Henkes. 

Henkes is a #1 New York Times bestseller, who has been awarded numerous honors, including the Caldecott Medal, two Caldecott Honors, two Newbery Honors, two Geisel Honors, the Children's Literature Lecture Award, and the Children's Literature Legacy Award. 

His newest picture book, Is It Spring?, will be given to kids in attendance that evening, and to families visiting the library through the rest of March, while supplies last. 

This event is made possible thanks to a generous donation in honor of Pat Scharer's ongoing dedication to literacy, and a grant from Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative's Operation Round Up Foundation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/marion/meet-author-kevin-henkes/200029673032417
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029673032417?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=marion-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Marion
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 445 E Church St, Marion, OH, United States, Ohio 43302
- **lat**: 40.58749
- **long**: -83.11976
- **full address**: 445 E Church St, Marion, OH, United States, Ohio 43302

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Marion Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/marion-public-library/12781698)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 445 E Church St, Marion, OH, United States, Ohio 43302
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Marion Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, nonprofit, kids
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Meet Author Kevin Henkes ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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