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Will a virus end a presidency?
As I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writer-philosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” more
The theme for this year's Peninsula Public Library summer reading program will be "Imagine Your Story."
Peninsula Public Library in Lawrence announces children's summer reading program theme
Despite the coronavirus pandemic closing all public libraries on Long Island, Peninsula Public Library in Lawrence will still hold their annual summer reading program. Children of all ages are … more
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Hindi’s Libaries co-founder Dovid Kanarfogel read “Peanut Butter and Cupcake” at The Brandeis School’s Read Aloud Day on Feb. 5.
Getting acquainted to make ‘it’ happen at Hindi's Libraries
“Hello I’m new here, and I’d like to play. Maybe now, maybe later or even all day.” more
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In an effort to bring World Read Aloud Day to school, Hindi’s Libraries co-founders Leslie Gang and Dovid Kanarfogel visited seven classrooms at The Brandeis School on Feb. 5. Kanarfogel read ‘Peanut Butter & Cupcake’ by Terry Border to Helen Liebman’s second-grade class.
Reading aloud with Hindi’s Libraries at Brandeis
Since its inception, Hindi’s Libraries has tried to bring books to those in need. For World Read Aloud Day, Leslie Gang and Dovid Kanarfogel brought books into the classroom at The Brandeis School in Lawrence. more
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Developing skills for long-term learning growth
The Kumon Method was founded in Japan in 1954. Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher, was trying to help his own child. Convinced that his second-grade son could be taught the necessary skills to understand advanced mathematics, he created . . . more
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PPL children’s librarians Grace Bazille, left, Antoinette Levine and Katie Mirro, right, were overwhelmed by the turnout at the reading program’s end of summer party.
Feting the summer readers at Peninsula Public Library
Peninsula Public Library celebrated the children aged 4 to 13 who read 1,700 books during the summer reading program with a party in the Lawrence library’s community room on Aug. 15. more
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Free reading program at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has a free reading program for all ages — A Universe of Stories — open to HWPL cardholders. more
Jump on board for summer reading jaunt
I’m offering a ticket to ride. This summer, if you can’t actually get away, if you can’t relocate your body to a distant shore, then at least think about relocating your mind. Reading, we know, is our escape from reality . . . more
Better World Books has been collecting used and new books for sale or donation since 2002.
Look for the large green box
If the ending of another school year has led to an influx of books in your home, you night want to consider donating them to Better World Books, an online for-profit bookseller for used and new books founded in 2002 by Christopher “Kreece” Fuchs, Xavier Helgesen and Jeff Kurtzman, who have stated their mission is to “extend the life-cycle of the book through reuse.” more
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The group discussed this month's book, "The Ghost Writer" by Phillip Roth.
Hewlett-Woodmere Library group toasts 20 years of reading
Mark Twain said that a classic was a book that people praised but didn’t read. Unfortunately, Twain’s, and so many other terrific writers’, works are now often left to gather dust while lighter literature flies off of the shelf. But for nearly 20 years, the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has hosted a Great Books Discussion Group, giving lovers of literature an opportunity to revisit the classics. more
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