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J.N. Courtney

Children's Book Author

Jeanmarie Courtney Children's Book Author

Events

J.N. Courtney book launch at Rochester Barnes & Noble April 6 2025

I enjoy shar­ing my love of read­ing and writ­ing with the com­mu­ni­ty.
Please see “Sched­ule a Vis­it” for more information.

Upcoming Events

Oct 5, 2025

Sun­day, 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
KIWI “Fall Into Books” Fes­ti­val
Pitts­ford Com­mu­ni­ty Library
24 State Street
Pitts­ford, New York

Author sign­ings, read­ings and crafts with Fall treats

Oct 14, 2025

Fes­ti­val-to-Go
Rochester City School 

Not open to the public 

Shar­ing a love of read­ing with students

Oct 23, 2025

Thurs­day, 12:30 pm
DEAR Pen­field Pro­gram
1985 Baird Road
Pen­field, New York 

Author vis­it shar­ing the RATS with Back­packs book

Lec­ture at 12:30 ($8.00 lunch avail­able at 11:45 — reg­is­ter with the Pen­field Recre­ation Department)

Nov 8, 2025

Sat­ur­day, 1:30 pm, Empire Room, Weg­man’s Pre­sen­ta­tion Place
Rochester Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
Mon­roe Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege
1000 E. Hen­ri­et­ta Road
Rochester, NY 

I’ll be shar­ing a pre­sen­ta­tion about my new book, RATS with Back­packs, and sign­ing books. 

J.N. Courtney at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Victor Pennsylvania

Places I’ve Been

Aug 1 and
Aug 6, 2025

Fri­day and Wednes­day
Lol­ly­pop Farm Sum­mer Pro­gram
99 Vic­tor Road
Fair­port, NY

Younger and Old­er campers’ programs

Won­der­ful chil­dren who love animals

Jul 26, 2025

Barnes & Noble
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
East­view Mall
7979 Pitts­ford-Vic­tor Road
Vic­tor, New York

Won­der­ful venue.

Jul 17, 2025

Clyde-Savan­na Sum­mer Pro­gram
Clyde, New York 

Won­der­ful vis­it shar­ing three pro­grams with 1st-7th graders. 

All stu­dents received a signed book. 

Jul 12, 2025

Pitts­ford Pub­lic Library
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
24 State Street
Pitts­ford, New York

Won­der­ful fam­i­ly par­tic­i­pa­tion and a live rat visit!

June 27–30, 2025

Amer­i­can Library Asso­ci­a­tion Con­fer­ence 
Penn­syl­va­nia Con­ven­tion Cen­ter
1101 Arch Street
Philadel­phia, PA June 

What an enthu­si­as­tic, hard­work­ing and col­lab­o­ra­tive group!

June 2025

June Bank Dis­play
Canandaigua Nation­al Bank
1816 Pen­field Road
Rochester, New York

Won­der­ful oppor­tu­ni­ty to dis­play my books. Thanks!

Jun 17, 2025

Brighton Memo­r­i­al Library
6:00 — 7:00 pm
2300 Elm­wood Avenue
Rochester, New York

Pre­sen­ta­tion: “How to Write and Self-Pub­lish a Non-Fic­tion Book”

Won­der­ful questions!

May 20, 2025

Allen­dale Colum­bia School
Rochester, New York 
Talked with first graders
Not open to the public

Won­der­ful group of stu­dents, so engaged!

Apr 27, 2025

Hipocam­po Fes­ti­val
638 South Avenue
Rochester, New York 14620 

11:00am — 2:00pm 

I enjoyed vis­it­ing with the community!

Apr 6, 2025

BOOK EVENT LAUNCH at Barnes & Noble!
Begins at 1:00 pm
3349 Mon­roe Avenue
Pitts­ford, New York

Great day with the community!

Apr 2, 2025

Trin­i­ty Montes­sori
Rochester, New York

Author pre­sen­ta­tion. Not open to the public.

Won­der­ful group of students!

Mar 29, 2025

Young Read­ers’ Book Fes­ti­val
Chil­dren’s Author Fes­ti­val
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Lit­tle Lakes Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter
4705 S. Main Street
Hem­lock, New York

Sweet loca­tion for pre­sen­ta­tion and book signing.

Mar 8, 2025

KIWI and Barnes & Noble Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
Cel­e­brat­ing Read Across Amer­i­ca
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Pitts­ford, New York

Local book sales and sign­ing opportunity

Feb 22–23, 2025

Flour City Com­ic Con
Sat­ur­day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sun­day, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Rochester Muse­um & Sci­ence Cen­ter
657 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14607

Sci­ence fic­tion book sales.

Nov 2, 2024

Rochester Children’s Book Fes­ti­val
1:00 to 4:00 pm
1:30 to 2:00 pm, pre­sen­ta­tion on new book
Mon­roe Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege Cam­pus
Rochester, New York

Book sales and sign­ing, pre-orders, and presentation

Oct 11, 2024

Fes­ti­val-to-Go Author Vis­it
Mar­tin Luther School, #9
Rochester City School

Won­der­ful oppor­tu­ni­ty with two enthu­si­as­tic 4th grade classes

Sep 28, 2024

“Leap into Fall” Children’s Book Fes­ti­val
10:30am to 4:00pm
Kids’ Indie Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors
Hen­ri­et­ta Pub­lic Library
Hen­ri­et­ta, New York

May 5, 2024

KIWI Children’s Book Fes­ti­val
11:00–2:00pm
Kids’ Indie Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors
Hipocam­po Children’s Books
638 South Avenue
Rochester, New York

Apr 27, 2024
10 AM — 4 PM

KIWI Children’s Book Fes­ti­val
Kids’ Indie Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors
Barnes & Noble Book­store
Pitts­ford, New York

Mar 5, 2024

Pri­vate School Pre­sen­ta­tion
Rochester, New York

Nov 4, 2023

Rochester Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
MCC Cam­pus
Rochester, New York

Pre­sen­ta­tion and author signing

Nov 2, 2023

Fes­ti­val-to-Go Author Vis­it
Chil­dren’s School of Rochester
Rochester City School District

Loved vis­it­ing a 4th grade class.

Oct 2, 2023

Fes­ti­val-to-Go Author Vis­it
John James Audubon School
Rochester City School District

Won­der­ful vis­it to a 5th grade class.

Aug 27, 2023

KIWI Fes­ti­val
Kids’ Indie Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors
The Spot­ted Duck
Penn Yann, New York

Beau­ti­ful venue and won­der­ful vis­i­tors to our festival.

Apr 15, 2023

KIWI Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Kids’ Indie Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors
Barnes & Noble Book­store
Pitts­ford, New York

I will share a talk on “Cre­at­ing a New World.”

Mar 25, 2023

KIWI Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Kids’ Indie Writ­ers and Illus­tra­tors
Hipocam­po Chil­dren’s Books
638 South Avenue
Rochester, New York

Jan­u­ary 2023

Sen­so­ry Calm­ing Strate­gies for Teach­ers, Staff and Stu­dents
Pri­vate School
Pitts­ford, New York

Nov 5, 2022

Rochester Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
Rochester, New York

Pre­sen­ta­tion and book signing

Oct 29, 2022

Sen­so­ry Calm­ing Strate­gies
Pen­field Pub­lic Library
Pen­field, New York

Oct 26, 2022

Fes­ti­val-to-Go Author Vis­it
Rochester City School District

Two fourth-grade classrooms

Mar 26, 2022

Sen­so­ry Calm­ing Strate­gies
Pen­field Pub­lic Library
Pen­field, New York

Dec 5, 2021

Per­in­ton His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety
Fair­port, New York

Raf­fle entry, pre­sen­ta­tion, and book signing

Nov 6, 2021

Rochester Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
Rochester, New York

Vol­un­teer pre­sen­ter for online fes­ti­val panelists

Apr 7, 2021

Self-Calm­ing and Zones of Reg­u­la­tion 
Vir­tu­al Presentation

Nov 2019

Rochester Chil­dren’s Book Fes­ti­val
Rochester, New York

Pre­sen­ta­tion and book signing

Sep 2019

Flower City Com­ic-Con
Rochester, New York

Pre­sen­ter, sales, and author signing

JN Courtney at the Rochester Children’s Book Festival, 2022
JN Court­ney at the Rochester Children’s Book Fes­ti­val, 2022
Hope with butterflies flying
Hope (from Pret­ty Vec­tors on Shutterstock)
Henrietta Childrenʻs Book Festival group picture
Hen­ri­et­ta Chil­drenʻs Book Fes­ti­val, Hen­ri­et­ta, New York, 2024
Display table at Pittsford Barnes & Noble for RATS with Backpacks book launch
Dis­play table at Pitts­ford Barnes & Noble for RATS with Back­packs book launch
J.N. Courtney at the Pittsford Public Library
At the Pitts­ford Pub­lic Library with a live rat visit!
J.N. Courtney talking about crocodiles with first-graders in Pennsylvania
J.N. Court­ney shares child­hood expe­ri­ences with stu­dents in upstate New York
Attending the 2025 American Library Association Conference
Attend­ing the 2025 Amer­i­can Library Asso­ci­a­tion Conference