Bring your children to the Champaign Barnes & Noble for a day of fun, which will include school performances and visits from local principals. The events throughout the day will include:

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Reading with Fighting Illini football players

1 p.m. - Music and storytelling with Dan Keding and a book signing with Patricia Hruby Powell

2 p.m. - Puppet show and a book signing with Dan Keding

A percentage of your purchases at Barnes & Noble will benefit the Youth Literature Festival outreach to area schools.

If you can't attend the Saturday event but still want to support the Youth Literature Festival, visit bn.com/bookfairs from March 5-10 and enter the book fair ID number 11806452 at checkout.