Celebrate the Halloween season, get some early holiday shopping completed, and support a great cause! Join us on Friday, October 28 (6:30-8:30pm) for a fun evening of children's entertainers, guest speakers, spooky storytelling, pottery painting, and wonderful raffle prizes at Barefoot Books' beautiful Concord store (89 Thoreau St, across from the Concord train station).

Mister Vic will get the party started at 6:30pm with an energetic music and movement performance (ages 0-5), while older kids can select a fun (optional and discounted) pottery painting project or hear spooky monster and goblin tales. Costumes encouraged!

At 7:30pm, hear brief remarks by Diane DiRoma of The Republic of Tea (a long-term Room to Read partner), who'll speak about her travels to a Room to Read school in Sri Lanka earlier this year. Attendees can browse the array of raffle prizes and shop for the upcoming holiday season. All purchases of Barefoot Books' beautifully crafted, smart children's books and products (ages 0-12) will support Room to Read's efforts to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender-equality in education. The event is free but advanced registration is encouraged at www.roomtoreadbarefootbooks.eventbrite.com.