Schedule

Festival Schedule

Explore the full festival schedule, featuring headliner author talks, genre-focused panels, live entertainment, hands-on activities, and more.

Accessibility Info: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at all headliner author talks.

Kickoff Party: Overdue

Friday, March 28 | 7 – 11 PM | 18+ up

Start your Read Freely Fest weekend with Richland Library’s beloved after-hours event, Overdue, on the second level of Richland Library Main!

What to Expect:

  • Enjoy live performances from TOUNDS, Moses & the Wilderness, and TiffanyJ & No Space Gang.

  • Explore activities like pipe cleaner flowers, embroidered postcards, and a community mural.

  • Tech enthusiasts can dive into Beat Saber VR.

Author Panel (8 - 9 PM):

  • Wham! Kapow! Gain a superpower, fight the villain, be the hero, pick up the next issue, and start it all over again.   

    • Chuck Brown, Aqua-man, Superman, Titans, and Bitter Root 

    • Chad Bowers, X-Men ‘92, Deadpool 

    • Qiana Whitted, Desegregating Comics: Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics

This event is made possible with support from the Richland Library Friends + Foundation.

Book Sale

Saturday, March 29 | 10 AM – 4 PM

Sunday, March 30 | 11 AM – 3 PM

Get your hands on great deals and rare finds at the Richland Library Friends and Foundation Book Sale, supporting library programming! The sale will be popping up in a tent in the rear parking lot of Richland Library Main.

Fill a unique Read Freely Fest tote bag with as many books as you can for $35. Bags will be provided, and all sales are hands-free using credit or debit only.