Events › Color My World with Microsoft: Summer Reading Finale with Guest Speaker Maya Penn

Let's close out the Summer Reading Program with more games, music, art, technology, prizes, and author and innovator Maya Penn at the Color Our World Finale program. This program is in partnership with Best Buy and Microsoft. Suitable for all ages.

Maya Penn is a sustainability solutionist, award-winning entrepreneur, filmmaker, multidisciplinary artist, animator, three-time TEDTalk speaker, and author. Starting her work in 2008 at just 8 years old, now in her early 20s Maya has been working for nearly 17 years. Through her nonprofit Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet founded in 2011, she’s launched humanitarian and environmental justice initiatives in the US, Haiti, Senegal, and Cameroon. Through her production company Upenndo! Productions, Maya is creating the next generation of nature-based storytelling and media, and has written, directed, and lead animated an original short film titled ASALI: Power of The Pollinators executive produced by Viola Davis featuring the voice talents of Whoopi Goldberg, Monique Coleman, and more, and creating job opportunities for young artists and storytellers in 12+ countries around the world on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Maya graced the Cover of Vogue alongside popstar Billie Eilish speaking together on climate action. Maya received a commendation from President Barack Obama at 16 years old for outstanding achievement in environmental stewardship. Maya is a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Champion. Maya was awarded the Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. Award at 16 years old, by Dr. Bernice King and the SCLC Drum Major For Justice Award in 2012 and 2025. Maya has been named by Oprah Winfrey as her youngest Supersoul 100 entrepreneur and changemaker. Maya is a global changemaker and educator with talks that have been translated into over 40 languages, and books on sustainable entrepreneurship that have been used in curriculum in schools around the world. She is certified by Cambridge Business School in Circular Economies and Sustainable Strategies and studied animation at SCAD.

Register for the Color My World with Microsoft Summer Reading Challenge here: https://fultoncounty.beanstack.org/reader365