2025 Events & Pictures

🎉 2025 Events

This year has been incredible — filled with school fairs, conferences, festivals, and family events across Georgia and beyond! Everywhere we go, families, teachers, and children connect with our mission: to inspire and empower through representation and reading. (Upcoming 2025 Events will be added after being completed). We are in the process of adding the photos.

March

·       2025 Georgia Charter School Conference
📍 Atlanta, GA | 🗓️ March 11–12, 2025
Educators, administrators, and community leaders explored how representation in literature strengthens student engagement and learning. Our booth showcased 65+ diverse children’s books and animated stories.

·       Read, Write, & Rhyme Conference
📍 March 22, 2025
A creative literacy event focused on rhythm, poetry, and reading. Our Children Read connected with teachers, families, and aspiring authors to encourage storytelling and early literacy.

April

·       Bullseye Black Market (New Birth Church)
📍 Lithonia, GA | 🗓️ April 18–20, 2025
A three-day vendor market celebrating Black entrepreneurship and creativity. We shared our mission with hundreds of attendees and introduced new titles from the Lessons Learned from the Bible Series.

May

·       Ultimate Atlanta Women’s Expo
📍 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA | 🗓️ May 3–4, 2025
A weekend empowering women in business, health, and education. Attendees were inspired by Our Children Read’s mission to build self-confidence and literacy in the next generation.

June

·       NAACP Juneteenth Celebration
📍 Marietta Square, Marietta, GA | 🗓️ June 14, 2025 • 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
A vibrant day of culture and unity! Families celebrated freedom, heritage, and the power of Black storytelling.

July

·       DELTA STEAM Academy Summer Block Party
📍 July 11, 2025
A fun-filled event combining literacy, science, and creativity.

·       SpelHouse Alumni Picnic
📍 July 12, 2025 • Noon – 6:00 PM
Morehouse and Spelman alumni gathered for a day of fellowship and family fun.

·       The Happy Black Parent Children’s Book Festival
📍 July 19, 2025
Families met authors, purchased books, and supported literacy initiatives.

·       1st Annual Our Children Read Book Fair Tour (Kickoff)
📍 Smyrna Community Center – Big Gym | 🗓️ July 26, 2025 • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The launch of our literacy tour — featuring 13 vendors, storytime sessions, and community activities.

August

·       Ghana Fest 2025
📍 Blackburn Park, Brookhaven, GA | 🗓️ August 9, 2025 • Noon – 8:00 PM
A lively festival connecting African culture, heritage, and reading.

September

·       Georgia Indie Book Fair
📍 September 13, 2025
Highlighting independent authors and diverse storytelling.

·       Nia Jazz Fest
📍 September 20, 2025
A day of music, books, and community engagement.

·       Sweet Auburn Music Fest
📍 September 27–28, 2025
Families, educators, and young readers visited our booth to experience stories of empowerment.

October

·       Mother Hen Family Funday
📍 East Lake Park, Atlanta, GA | 🗓️ October 4, 2025 • 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Games, laughter, and books that uplift every child.

·       Sunbrook Academy – Georgia’s 15th Annual Pre-K Week (Special Guest Author)
📍 October 2025
Special appearance to encourage early literacy and representation.

·       The Black Child Book Fair
📍 October 11, 2025 • 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Celebrating children’s books written by and for the Black community.

·       9th Annual College Park Festival
📍 October 11, 2025 • Noon – 6:00 PM
A dynamic community event where families connected with stories of culture and courage.

·       Bright Star Kids Academy – Mini Book Fair
📍 Atlanta, GA | 🗓️ October 24, 2025 • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Students discovered stories that encourage confidence and a love of reading.

November

·       Atlanta Black Family Reunion – World Changers Church
📍 College Park, GA | 🗓️ November 7–8, 2025
A celebration of family, faith, and unity — with books that strengthen hearts and homes.

📸 Photo Gallery 

Attached pictures will feature some of the smiling families, children, and community members from each event — capturing the spirit of literacy, love, and representation. (We are currently still working on adding the pics).