WELCOME TO THE 7TH ANNUAL

Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival logo

Partners & Sponsors

Thank you!

We are so grateful for the continued support of our 2026 founders, partners, collaborators, and sponsors. We value their commitment to strengthening families and building a stronger, more compassionate community. We are thankful for this generosity and support as we work together to honor roots, identity, and resiliency through Black children’s books and beyond.

Founders

Logo for Diverse BookFinder featuring illustrated children's faces above colorful text that reads "Diverse BookFinder: Identify & Explore Multicultural Picture Books.
Indigo Arts Alliance logo with the words "Indigo Arts Alliance" and a gold, abstract leaf design on the right.
Speech bubble with “I’m your neighbor” written in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Korean, French, and others, on a white background.

Community Partners

2026 Planning Committee Members

Logo for Diverse BookFinder featuring illustrated children's faces above colorful text that reads "Diverse BookFinder: Identify & Explore Multicultural Picture Books.
Indigo Arts Alliance logo with the words "Indigo Arts Alliance" and a gold, abstract leaf design on the right.
Speech bubble with “I’m your neighbor” written in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Korean, French, and others, on a white background.
The Children's Museum and Theater of Maine logo featuring a kite and kitetail
Logo for the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, showing the acronym "CMCA" above the full name in gray text on a light background.
The image displays the text "Farnsworth Art Museum" in bold, black letters on a white background.
The LA Arts Logo
The Lewiston Public Library logo
Maine Arts Academy logo with "Arts" in blue script and the rest of the text in black, surrounded by a blue oval brushstroke.
Portland Ovations logo with a stylized exclamation mark and curved red swoosh above the text "PORTLAND OVATIONS.
Logo featuring a black circle with a large red "S" and the text “Strand Theatre Rockland Maine” in red and black to the right of the circle.
Logo for Maine Lit Fest featuring an open book in blue with yellow stars and circles above it. Event name is written below in blue and yellow letters.
Logo with the words "Portland Parks, Recreation & Facilities." "Port" is in blue, "Land" is in green, and the rest of the text is in gray below two horizontal lines.
Logo for the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning, and Labor, featuring a circular abstract design on the left and the institution's name spelled out on the right.
Red text on a light background reads "Colby Museum of Art" with "MUSEUM" in large, bold letters centered in the image.
Logo with a stylized "W" in gold, red, light blue, and teal, above the text "Waterville Creates" on a black background.
Waterville Public Library logo with an arch design on the left and the library name in blue text on the right.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens logo with green text and a decorative green swirl under the word "GARDENS.
Maine Maritime Museum logo with a nautical flag featuring an anchor and the letter "M" in white, red, and navy blue.
Saccarappa School logo featuring a ship and the words "ONE PROMISE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR ALL FOR LIFE" in a blue circular border, with the school name in bold text.
Logo for "hello hello BOOKS" featuring two teal tin cans connected by a string, resembling a tin can telephone, with the business name written in cursive and bold fonts.
Black logo with two solid circles inside a larger ring, and a third small circle outside; text on the right reads, “THE Third Place” in bold black letters.
Logo with four stylized buildings above blue wave lines. Text below reads “Portland Housing Authority,” with “HOUSING” highlighted in green.
Maroon line art of a historic building next to the text “Auburn Public Library” on a light background.

In Collaboration

Many thanks to all of the community organizations that have helped to make the Festival possible.
The Ashley Bryan Center logo featuring a blackbird holding a quill
WJZP 107.9 FM logo featuring bold white letters and numbers on a black background, with a trumpet illustration between the letters and frequency.
Black and white graphic of four stacked books with bookmarks. The top book’s spine spells out the word "PRINT" in bold capital letters.
The Ridah Ridah logo with an illustrated RR black logo
The Amjambo Africa log in black
A Tender Table logo in black script font

Sponsors

We are so grateful for the support of our funding sponsors, who are committed to strengthening families and building a stronger more compassionate community. Together, we are helping make a difference in the lives of so many while fulfilling our mission.

Unum logo with stylized blue lowercase letters "u n u m" topped by three blue dots.
Norway Savings Bank logo
Martin’s Point Health Care logo with a yellow geometric emblem and green text on a white background.

As a Maine-based not-for-profit with a mission to create a healthier community, Martin’s Point delivers primary care at Health Care Centers in southern Maine and provides health plans to Medicare and military beneficiaries statewide. To further their mission, they are also deeply engaged with the greater community.