Peters Township Library’s Read Local/Eat Local set for Sept. 7
If you’re looking to devour a book or maybe just some ice cream, the Peters Township Public Library will be hosting its annual Read Local/Eat Local event next week.
There will be 22 local authors and three food trucks at the library parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7. Illyana Logan, assistant library director, said there will also be family friendly activities such as a temporary tattoo station.
“This year we have all new food trucks and all new authors,” Logan said. “We have a really wide swath of different types of books available.”
The event will include authors who write children’s books, science fiction, romance novels and memoirs.
Since Read Local started in 2018, it has become popular enough that the library has an application process for authors.
“We really look for a range of different genres and age groups,” Logan said.
The food trucks featured for the “Eat Local” portion of the event will be Hibachi Lou, Notorious BLT and Happy Day Dessert Factory.
Last year’s Read Local/Eat Local saw about 400 attendees throughout the day, enough that they turned it from a two-hour event to a three-hour one.
“We’re hoping for at least that many again this year,” Logan said.