Canal Town Book Festival virtual event set for Saturday, May 22

By Mitch Spinell

DOVER, Ohio - The Canal Town Book Festival will take place as a virtual event this Saturday, May 22 via Zoom.

The festival is the Tuscarawas Valley's largest author fair and will feature more than 60 authors this year.

Members of the community are encouraged to enter contests for free books, gift cards and other items by visiting the festival's Facebook page. Giveaways will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the day of the event, along with Zoom panel discussions on a number of topics related to writing and publishing.

Those who wish to take part in the festival can register for free at http://www.doverlibrary.org/about-2/canal-town-book-festival/.