About Us

The Adirondack Family Book Festival is a project of John Brown Lives! with the robust creativity and involvement of numerous community partners and volunteers including:

Amy GuglielmoChristina LawrenceSarah & Marc Galvin
Dee WolfeKaitlyn PatenaudeTrish Friedlander
Kate MessnerAdalyne PerrymanShelley Reynolds
Bambi Pedu &
Karen Armstrong,
Lake Placid Library
Brendan Mills,
John Brown Farm
State Historic Site
Martha Swan,
John Brown Lives!

John Brown Lives! (JBL!) is a freedom education and human rights project that brings communities together using history, education, advocacy, and the arts to address critical issues of our time.  The official  NYS Friends Group of the John Brown Farm State Historic Site, JBL! strives for the Farm to be recognized, supported and visited as a site a conscience and a place for teaching, reflection, discovery, and dialogue for Adirondack residents and visitors of all ages.

John Brown Lives! is a non-profit tax-exempt organization and appreciates donations of any amount.  Contributions are fully deductible in accordance with the law and can be made by check, payable to John Brown Lives! and sent to PO Box 357 Westport, NY 12993 or via PayPal.