In Louisville, Kentucky we celebrated last night with an "Every Family Reads", Trick, Treat, and Read event at the Louisville Free Public Library.  Several organizations came together to provide literacy activities that included a magic show, karaoke reading,  book character costume show, art activity sponsored by the local art museum, and snack activity sponsored by us,  the JCPS Family Literacy program.  Families made Dirt Desert and Haunted Trail Mix.  Every child received a free book as well as other treats from participating organizations including PTA, United Way, PBS, YMCA,  Girl Scouts, and the Everyone Reads parent engagement committee.  The book character costumes were great-lots of Harry Potters!  The best, however, was a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree !  The event coincided wonderfully with a family reading photography collection that the library opened this week.  Everyone had a great time!  Our Family Literacy program really enjoyed being a part of this event and we hope to continue it again next year. 
 
Tracy Noles
Program Coordinator
Ahrens Adult Education/Family Education Ste. 203
546 S. 1st Street
Louisville, KY. 40202
502-485-6036

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From: familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Gail Price
Sent: Thu 11/1/2007 8:12 AM
To: The Family Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 829] National Family Literacy Day



Today is National Family Literacy Day! Are you doing anything special to celebrate? 

 

The National Center for Family Literacy, Louisville, KY,  has planned activities in several locations around the country-from reading books and sharing resources in McDonald's restaurants in California to helping issue the Great American Word Challenge in New York City. (Take a look at www.greatamericanwordchallenge.com <http://www.greatamericanworldchallenge.com/> )

 

Please share with list subscribers how your program is celebrating and spreading the word about family literacy. We all need good ideas.

 

Have a good family literacy day and have fun!

 

 

 

 

Gail J. Price

Multimedia Specialist

National Center for Family Literacy

325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

Louisville, KY 40202

gprice at famlit.org

502 584-1133, ext. 112

 

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