"Books Are Celebrations" is really a one-person variety show co-created by the audience in celebration of books. ("Books Are Celebrations of everything in the world…In everything, there's a story, waiting to be unfurled.") The program entertains all ages with a mix of songs and folktales led by Maichack, and includes audience-participants in a dance, a costumed play, even kids on puppets. Maichack sings catchy, original songs about the fun of the library and power of reading.

As Maichack sings and plays guitar, she invites the audience to join in the refrains and clap along. The play is performed in the moment under Maichack's guidance and narration, with some audience children donning beautiful and funny costumes. The story is based on Robert Munsch's book, The Paper Bag Princess. There are a prince, princess and dragon, with wild wigs and hats, even a paper bag dress in this funny, fractured fairly tale. It is designed to be lots of fun for ages 4 through adult and is about an hour long. As the grand finale, two children will help make a limberjack puppet dance as Ms. Maichack plays the fiddle.

"Books Are Celebrations" comes in audiocassette form, available at the program. The recording won a 1999 National Parenting Publications Gold Award for storytelling and literacy. She will also offer "Howlarious Halloween, Ghost Stories, Songs & Jokes from the Crypt" for sale at the show.