Save the Date: Little Read 2010, October 23, 2010
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Lead Event Sponsors Jack and Susan Rudin
Supporting Event Sponsors Scholastic Inc. and Josh and Judy Weston
The Little Read 2010 will be held on Saturday, October 23 in the Main Library and other sites throughout town. The tentative schedule of activities is as follows:
Friday, October 22, 2010, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Milk and Cookies Art Reception/Bedtime Stories
Sponsored by John and Rose Cali and The Vance Wall Foundation
Come view children-created art work in the Main Library's First Floor Gallery
while drinking milk and eating cookies. Then settle in for stories at 7
p.m. in the Library Lobby as Montclair elementary school teachers read their
favorite bedtime stories! Feel free to wear your PJs and bring your favorite
stuffed animal!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Readings will take place in the following locations:
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Main Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue
- 9 to 10 a.m., Bradford School, 87 Mt. Hebron Road
- 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Van Vleck House and Gardens, 21 Van Vleck Street
- 11 a.m. to noon, Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield Street
- Noon to 1 p.m., Fire Department HQ, 1 Pine Street
- 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue
- 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Bobbi Brown Studio, 10 Lackawanna Plaza
- 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Charles H. Bullock School, 55 Washington Street
Children ages 5 to 11 are invited to come and create self portraits using felt and fabric that will be incorporated into a Little Read art exhibition that will be held in the Library's first-floor gallery in October. A free workshop led by Montclair Art Museum educators will be held at the Montclair Public Library's Auditorium on August 24 at 11 a.m. Preregistration is required; please call the MPL Foundation office at (973) 744-0500 ext. 2222 or e-mail info@montclairplf.org to reserve your spot.
Want to be a Little Reader? Online sign-ups will begin in early September! Check back for details!
2010 Little Read Sponsors
Lead Event Sponsors: Jack and Susan Rudin
Supporting Event Sponsors: Scholastic Inc. and Josh and Judy Weston
Bedtime Story Sponsors: John and Rose Cali and the Vance Wall Foundation
Site Sponsors: Renee Boicourt Eckman and Frank and Deanna Lawatsch
Pageturner Sponsors
- Richard Abate and Melissa Moore
- Renee Baskerville
- Doug and Alison Bauer
- Bill and Liz Campbell
- Nancy Clark and John Weidemann
- Emer Featherstone
- Christopher and Mary Ann Schaeffer
- Paul Stettner, Stettner Construction
- Christopher and Lois Whipple
Sponsor The Little Read 2010
Click here for a Report of Little Read Giving for 2009
Learn more about the Benefits of Reading Out Loud
Booklists Used In The Little Read 2009
- Classic Stories
- Bedtime Stories
- Nature Stories
- Books About Trains
- Girl Power Books
- Things That Go Books
- Books About Art
- Stories About Fire Houses and Firefighters
- Books About Space
- Carnival-Themed Books
All proceeds of The Little Read 2010 will benefit the Montclair Public Library Children's Department.
The Montclair Public Library Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that develops philanthropic support for the Montclair Public Library. Established in 2002, the MPL Foundation strives to increase funding for Library programs, collection enhancement, staff development, special projects and other critical needs that exceed municipal funding. To date in 2009, the MPL Foundation has funded the Children’s Summer Reading Club Program, professional development for Library staff, and the Library’s participation in the Bergen County Cooperative Library System. BCCLS provides residents with access to the holdings of 75 public libraries in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties. For more information about BCCLS, contact the Montclair Public Library or visit the library’s Web site at www.montclairlibrary.org.
Through the development of new financial resources, the MPL Foundation seeks to ensure that the Library meets the needs of its diverse community and maintains its stature as one of the foremost libraries in the State of New Jersey.
You can reach the Montclair Public Library Foundation via e-mail at info@montclairplf.org or phone at (973) 744-0500 ext. 2222.
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