![[photo, Spelling Bee, Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/bcity/images/1198-1-4266.jpg)
Annual book fairs and festivals provide access to literary resources and authors. Commonly sponsored by local associations and corporations, these festivals benefit educational institutions, and the community. One of the most notable is the Baltimore Book Festival, now held each September at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.
![[photo, Afganistan Panel, Annapolis Book Festival, Key School, Annapolis, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/37mun/annapolis/images/1198-1-5962a.jpg)
April- Annapolis, Annapolis Book Festival, April 2017, Key School, 534 Hillsmere Drive
- Baltimore, Baltimore CityLit Festival, April 2017, University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles St.
- Bethesda, Bethesda Literary Festival, April 2017
- Kensington, Kensington International Day of the Book Festival, April 2017, Howard Ave.
Afganistan Panel: Stephen D. Wrage, Francis J. (Bing) West, Linda Robinson, John A. Nagle, Annapolis Book Festival, Key School, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
May
- Baltimore, African American Children’s Book Fair, May 2017, Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 East Pratt St.
- Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg Book Festival, May 2017, City Hall, 31 South Summit Ave.
- Landover, Prince George's Book Festival, May 2017, Wayne Curry Sports & Learning Center, 8001 Sheriff Road
![[photo, Book Parade, Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/bcity/images/1198-1-1560.jpg)
September