Raising Readers, the Maine group that gives out free books and bookbags to promote reading, will be having a party Friday to celebrate its latest anthology.

The party will be held at the Children's Museum of Maine on Free Street in Portland from 5 to 7 p.m.

Children will be able to meet and talk to some of the Maine authors and illustrators who worked on "Raising Readers: Stories for Maine Children." The authors and illustrators will read from their works, sign books and talk about what they do.

Children who attend can also take advantage of the regular exhibits in the museum, which has free admission on the first Friday evening of each month.

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