Kraig Pakulski / Saturday, March 7, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County Literary Festival inspires young readers Literacy Festival reminds youngsters that readers are leaders SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The second annual Family Literacy Festival included story time in Santa Barbara. The free family event shares the joy of reading and family connection. Local authors read to community members. They included Gail Kvistad, the author of "Enchanted Tales of Magic Mojo and Gail" "We're here just to really celebrate out students and continue to develop literacy and work with out community partner to support students and families as they work with children and develop their skills long term, " said Assistant Superintendent Sonia Wilson The festival works with schools and families to share the powerful message that "readers are leaders." The post Literary Festival inspires young readers appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article “‘Bailaremos sobre la tumba de Putin”: Tras 4 años de guerra, el baile es una vía de resistencia para algunos ucranianos Next Article Gauchos lose at the buzzer and plummet to #7 seed in next week’s Big West Championships Print 26 Rate this article: No rating Tags: NewsVideo Please login or register to post comments.