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View a press release announcing the Festival’s launch.

The Massachusetts Center for the Book launched Mass Kids Lit Fest in Western Massachusetts in May 2024. We are pleased to announce that the Festival will be returning in 2025 and expanding into Berkshire County. This geographically dispersed festival is timed to Children’s Book Week, which runs from May 5–11, 2025, and is produced in partnership with schools, community groups, and libraries across Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties.

We recognize that kids' access to literary programming is inequitably distributed across MA—especially for those living in rural areas and Gateway Cities—and we also know how transformational author events can be. Research has proven that author events and school visits not only lead to improvement in the reading “enjoyment, attitudes, and confidence” of young people, they also serve to increase “reading frequency, fluency, and comprehension.”

If you are interested in supporting this initiative or partnering with us, please contact Courtney Andree, at courtney.andree@massbook.org.