Lacey Loves to Read 2026

Name: Lacey Loves to Read 2026
Start: 2026-02-13T02:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-13T04:00:00+00:00
Location: Koval Performing Arts Center

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue: Koval Performing Arts Center, Lacey, WA, 98506
Price: Free Community Event & Book Signing

Lacey Loves to Read is a community reading initiative designed to encourage our area students to become lifelong readers and learners. Activities include a district-wide bookmark creation contest, short story writing events, and more. A notable children's author visits each year to share insights on writing and reading and foster a culture of reading in our school community. This year's featured author is Renee Watson.

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Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Her books have sold over one million copies. Her young adult novel Piecing Me Together, received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. Many of her books are inspired by her experiences growing up as a Black girl in the Pacific Northwest. Her poetry and fiction center around the experiences of Black girls and explore themes of home, identity, body image, and the intersections of race, class, and gender.

Renée grew up in Portland, Oregon, and splits her time between Portland and New York City.