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Books in Children's Hands Kicks Off National Children's Book Week
Martin Pearl Publishing Supports Solano County Library Foundation The Nut Tree, Saturday, May 5, 2012
Solano County kicks off National Children's Book Week on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nut Tree in Vacaville.
Solano County Library Foundation will team with Martin Pearl Publishing and the Nut Tree to raise funds for reading programs and to support the Vacaville Police K-9 Program.
The event will include: • Local author and Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District teacher Corie Barloggi, who will sign copies of her children's books;
The first 500 copies of "In Jack's Mind" by Corie Barloggi will be given away, thanks to a generous donation by Martin Pearl Publishing (donations to Solano County Library Foundation appreciated); • Library Foundation volunteers will present Story-Time on the lawn, reading to children; • All of Martin Pearl Publishing's titles will be available for purchase with 50% of proceeds donated to the Solano County Library Foundation; • Vacaville Police Department will offer free fingerprinting for children and K-9 demonstrations for all; and • Train and carousel rides, as well as food and fun, will be available between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Meet authors Corie Barloggi and John A. McKinsey, and purchase books to support a great cause - Books in Children's Hands.
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the OREO Cookie! And Supporting our Local Libraries!
Library lovers and literacy advocates with a sweet tooth can satisfy two cravings this month at Fenton's Creamery and Restaurant at the Nut Tree in Vacaville.
Proceeds from the sale of the "OREO," the Sundae of the Month for May, will go to support the Solano County Library Foundation and its many literacy programs. The local ice cream aficionados are donating 25 percent of each sundae.
In regular and junior size, the "OREO Sundae" is a handcrafted Cookies N' Cream ice cream alongside Limited Edition Chocolate ice cream with an OREO Cream Ribbon and hand-crushed OREO Cookies, topped with house-made hot fudge, whipped cream, a dusting of OREO crumbles crowned with a cherry and an OREO Cookie!
For information about Solano County Library Foundation and its fundraising activities, call (707) 421-8075.
New York Literary And Cultural Arts Tour 2012
Start spreading the news. . . The Literary and Cultural Arts Tour is slated for New York this year and you can be a part of it! The tour dates are September 25 – October 3, 2012. An exciting array of activities will feature many well-known and some little-known spots in New York City and upstate New York. As your little town blues are melting away, go on a guided tour of Upper Manhattan with stops at Lincoln Center, Central Park West, Columbia University, Harlem and more.
Authors, Authors!
Luncheon Raises Funds for Reach Out & Read
(November 4, 2011) The entire ballroom, lobby and entryway to The Clubhouse at Rancho Solano were filled with authors, books and literacy supporters on Nov. 6 as the community showed its support of Reach Out & Read.
Noted authors come to Fairfield to revel the audience with their tales of how their books came to be written and published. Six novelists and writers were featured this year: Catherine Coulter, Jo-Ann Mapson, Michael Hager, Paul McHugh and Carmen Bernier-Grand .
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To foster better communication with our supporters and to encourage more participation in Foundation and Library events and projects, we began our membership program in November 2006.
Group effort aims to build literacy in Solano County
(August 28, 2011) Boosting literacy rates and helping low-income families gain access to the Internet is the goal of a new partnership between the Solano County Library, area nonprofits, after-school clubs and a major cable and Internet provider.
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