Read Across America Day | B&O Railroad Museum

Let’s Read Across America!

On March 1 and 2, we are celebrating Read Across America Day with story times from some very special guests. Join us in Junior Junction from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm to listen to prominent Marylanders read beloved children’s books. There will be a new reader every half hour, swag giveaways, and a “book tasting”! 

On Monday, there will also be book giveaways*, including:  

  • Pete the Cat’s Train Trip, by Kimberly and James Dean 
  • Mel Fell, by Corey Tabor 
  • The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart 

*Book giveaways are first come, first serve. 

Made possible with support from PNC Grow Up Great.


Sunday, March 1

Reader Time
Joy Thomas Moore, Children’s Advocate and Mother of Maryland Governor Wes Moore10:30 AM
Roz Kreizenbeck, Director of Education & Interpretation at the Walters Art Museum11 AM
Alyssa Zajan, Associate Director of Learning at Port Discovery11:20 AM
Emma Snyder, Owner of The Ivy Bookshop11:40 AM
Alex Parker, WBFF Reporter12:00 PM
Joyce A. Robinson, Railroad Engineer and Author12:30 PM
Carole Boston Weatherford, Caldecott Award-Winning Author1 PM
Sammie Samuels, Director of the Irish American Museum1:30 PM
Sam Hughes, Education Director at the B&O Railroad Museum2 PM
Jay Shanahan, Museum Educator at the B&O Railroad Museum2:30 PM
Peggy Koenig, Education Specialist at the B&O Railroad Museum3 PM
Sam Hughes, Education Director at the B&O Railroad Museum3:30 PM

Monday, March 2

An ASL interpreter will be onsite from 10:15 AM-1:15 PM

Reader Time
Megan Knight, WMAR News Anchor10:30 AM
Wordsmith, Multidisciplinary Artist11 AM
Lesley Mason, Children’s Services Manager at Enoch Pratt11:30 AM
Mayor Brandon Scott, Mayor of Baltimore City12 PM
Janay Reece, WJZ Anchor12:30 PM
Tiffany “Lady T” Watson, WBFF Bmore Lifestyle Host1 PM
Danielle Harris, Director of Community Engagement Operations at University of Maryland at Baltimore1:30 PM
Kerry Watson, Executive Vice President of Orioles Public Affairs2 PM
Bryan Holley, Client & Community Relations, PNC Bank, Greater Maryland2:30 PM
Jillian Black, Director of Peoples Operations for the Baltimore Ravens3 PM
Joyce A. Robinson, Railroad Engineer and Author3:30 PM

Admission:

Included with Museum Admission. B&O Members FREE.

FREE admission for children 12 and under

Upcoming Events at the B&O

Day Out With Thomas

April 25-26 & May 2-3

Easter Weekend at the B&O

April 4 & 5 — Breakfast with the Easter Bunny & Egg Hunts!

Restoration Shop Tour

April 12 @ 11 am

See the newly Restored B&O No. 3316 “Washington” Observation Tavern Car 

Now on display in the Roundhouse

See the newly Restored AFT-1

Now on display on Platform 2

WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM:

Kristina R.
November 2024

This was such an awesome experience! The trains inside were phenomenal and all very well kept. But we went ahead and did the train ride also and that was just icing on the cake! This is a great experience for kids, teens, and adults like myself.

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