Celebrate the Summer of the Baby-Sitters Club with DK Yingst at BPL on August 12!
Event: Summer of the Baby-Sitters Club at BPL
📅 When: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
🕟 Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
📍 Where: Central Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203
Calling all Baby-Sitters Club fans, past and present! The Birmingham Public Library and Books-A-Million invite you to join us for a special event featuring New York Times bestselling author and artist DK Yingst, as part of the Summer of the Baby-Sitters Club celebration.
This fun-filled afternoon at the Central Library will feature:
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A lively book chat with DK Yingst
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A live drawing demonstration
A free mini sketchbook (while supplies last)
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An audience Q&A session
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And a book signing with the author!
You can also pre-purchase books with your ticket for faster access at the event by clicking on this Eventbrite link: https://summerofbscdkyingstbambham.eventbrite.com
While tickets are not required to attend, at least one book purchase is required to enter the signing line. You can also pre-purchase books with your ticket for faster access at the event.
Whether you're a longtime fan or introducing your kids to the magic of these beloved characters, this is a family-friendly event you won’t want to miss!
📖 About DK Yingst
DK Yingst is a cartoonist and digital artist originally from southeast Louisiana and now living in Birmingham, Ala. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with an MFA in sequential art, she is the creator of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Karen’s Grandmothers (#9) and Karen’s Ghost (#11) from the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
DK is known for bringing heartwarming, coming-of-age stories to life with charm and humor. When she’s not drawing, she enjoys hiking, playing farming sims, and spending time with her husband and their pets, Cookie the dog and cats Koopa and Connie. Visit her online at dianneyingst.com.
📚 About the Books
Karen’s Grandmothers
When Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor, she suddenly has five grandmas! But her new Grandma B is very different, from her music to her old-fashioned dances. Is five too many?
Karen’s Ghost
Karen has always heard spooky stories about Old Ben Brewer, the ghost in her attic. But this Halloween, she and Kristy are sure he’s throwing a ghostly birthday bash upstairs! Will it be fun… or frightening?
📘 About Books-A-Million
Founded in 1917 as a magazine stand in Florence, Alabama, Books-A-Million (BAM) is now the second-largest bookstore chain in the U.S., headquartered right here in Birmingham. With over 200 stores in 32 states and a robust online presence at booksamillion.com, BAM remains committed to connecting communities through reading, learning, and storytelling.
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