The Senlis Book Fair runs from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 October.

In the program :

Wednesday 2nd October

  • 2.30pm at the Jeanne d'Arc cinemathe show ARIOL SHOW Ariol: for over fifteen years, the adventures of Ariol, the little blue donkey, have delighted young and old alike. Guitarist Bastien Lallemant joins Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant for a joyful reading, with sketches, drawings and music... a festiv-Ariol!

Thursday 3 October

Numerous workshops by children's authors and illustrators for children from nursery school to the end of secondary school and for ULIS pupils in local schools.

  • 8pm at the Jeanne d'Arc cinema: Lebanese evening with a comic reading ofOlivier Ka Beirut, Return to a forgotten land. Following in the footsteps of his early childhood, the author and illustrator takes us on a tour of Lebanon; from surprise to revelation, he tells us, in words, pictures and music, of his reunion with a country that has not forgotten him. A moving and magical show.

    Admission €5. Profits from the evening (cinema tickets) will be donated to Unicef. Tasting of Lebanese specialities and meeting with Olivier Ka after the screening!

Friday 4 October

Workshops with children's authors and illustrators are continuing in local schools.

  • 6pm at the Jeanne d'Arc cinema projection of Why not look up? A documentary by Gilles Vernet, who conducted a unique experiment with his CM2 class: for a year he talked to his pupils, their parents and specialists about the place of screens in our society, before taking them off for ten days of disconnection in the great outdoors. This 52-minute documentary looks at the dangers of children being over-exposed to screens. It does not shirk responsibility. It's also a film about happiness, the desire to live together and breathing. A public health issue tackled in an original, poignant and true way.

    Admission €5. Screening followed by a meeting with Gilles Vernet hosted by a class of CM1-CM2 and secondary school students.

Over the weekend

The Médiathèque, the Saint-Pierre bookshop and the Verbe et l'Objet bookshop are opening the doors of the Espace Saint-Pierre for two days of meetings with authors, book signings and events.

Saturday 5th October

In the morning :

  • 11am: "The Senlis of writers" tour organised by the Tourist Office. This walk will take you in the footsteps of the great writers who inspired Senlis, including Gérard de Nerval, Alexandre Dumas, Henri Leblanc and Daniel Boulanger. Register with the Tourist Office on 03.44.67.37.37. Free admission. Departure from the entrance to the former church of St Pierre, Place André Malraux.
  • 11am: Visit to the media library's heritage collections: normally inaccessible to the public, come and discover the national treasures kept in the media library's precious reserve. Open to all, registration recommended at the media library.
  • 11hStorytelling for children by the Bibliothèque pour Tous and Lire et Faire LireSalle du Valois.
  • 9am, 10.15am and 11.30am: "Baby Touch - Stimulating my senses" workshops for children aged 1 to 2 led by Dreaming fingers The children take it in turns to move between 4 or 5 activity modules. They'll discover tactile fabric books and surprising materials and textures. Information and registration at the multimedia library.
  • 3pm to 4.30pm: Writing workshop with Anne Didierscriptwriter ofAnatole Latuile, d'Emile and Margot and Félicie Poucet. For children aged 9 and over, registration required at the multimedia library.

From 2pm to 7pm :

Also present will be :

  • Dreaming fingers, a non-profit publishing company that meets the needs of visually impaired children for access to reading material, by creating illustrated tactile books and multisensory tools. With a universal design approach, their magnificent creations are for everyone.
  • Many authors from our region

 Sunday 6 October

In the morning :

  • 9am, 10.15am and 11.30am: "Touche à tout" workshops for children aged 3 to 5 run by the association Dreaming fingers An introduction to relief, with multi-sensory activities and "blind" fine motor challenges, before creating a relief drawing (collage, embossing or other technique) to take home! Information and registration at the media library.
  • At 10.30 a.m.Workshop "Drawing in Saint-Pierre" led by Anne Didier for children aged 7 to 12. Registration at the media library.
  • 11am: "The Senlis of writers visit organised by the Tourist Office. Register with the Tourist Office on 03.44.67.37.37. Free admission. Departure from the entrance to the former church of St Pierre, Place André Malraux.
  • 11am: Visit to the media library's heritage collections: normally inaccessible to the public, come and discover the national treasures kept in the media library's precious reserve. Open to all, registration recommended at the media library.
  • 11h : Stories for children by the Bibliothèque pour Tous and Lire et Faire LireSalle du Valois.

From 2pm to 6pm:

During the weekend, you'll find the unmissable sale of second-hand books by Friends of the Senlis LibraryIn the Salle Jacques Joly, stands from a number of associations, including Kiwanisthe Sound Librarythe Library for allon Lions Club, Lire et Faire Lire, Unicefthe Senlisian memory, the Senlis Philatelic Association, thea History and Archaeology Society, Terres d'Ukraine, Racines et Avenir, GEMOB (Groupement d'Études et Œuvres d'Art)…

There will also be entertainment and food on offer. on Place Malraux which will be pedestrianised on this occasion.