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Showing posts with label Bradford Area Public Library. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Opening Chapter of One Book Bradford Season
Set for Saturday
The One Book Bradford season is right on track with its first event.
The Community Book Review will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Community Room at the Bradford Area Public Library.
Gannon, a member of the OBB committee, will lead the discussion on this year's selection, "Orphan Train" by Christine Baker Kline.
"This is a remarkable book about a time in American history that not too many people know about," said Sandy Rhodes, a member of the OBB committee. "The lives of these children and the experiences they endured should not be forgotten."
The book is a historical novel which tells the story of an orphaned girl who was put on an "orphan train" with many other homeless children. They traveled westward to join new families, but also many were chosen to provide labor for farmers in the Midwest.
"Although this literary journey starts in the 1920s, it is very intriguing how the author ties in the trials and tribulations of orphans then with present-day people and events," Rhodes said.
Gannon will show footage from the PBS "American Experience" and talk about how Americans are faring today with the plight of homeless and parentless children.
Saturday's event is free and open to the public.
OBB is a community-wide reading initiative where one book is selected each season. There are events which promote the themes of the book and the season ends with a visit to Bradford by the author.
Kline will be in Bradford in November. Her visit is funded by the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford's Spectrum Arts Series and freshman seminar.
“Orphan Train” spent more than 90 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, including five weeks at No. 1, and has been chosen as a common reader by more than 50 communities and colleges.
The next OBB event will be A Place at the Table luncheon on Oct. 17 at Pitt-Bradford.
Tickets for the luncheon will go on sale at Saturday's event and will be available at the BAPL. The cost of the luncheon is $15.
In addition to lunch, presentations will be made by members of Bradford Little Theatre and an employee of Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems.
BLT members will read letters from children who rode the orphan trains.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Author Returns to Route 6
Well, Joe Hurley is making another trip another the historic highway, and this time he’ll be stopping at libraries along the way. Among the places he’ll be stopping are Bradford, Smethport and Port Allegany in McKean County and Coudersport and Galeton in Potter County.
We’ll be talking with Hurley on an upcoming LiveLine about his trek, and the book he wrote following his last journey – “Ten Million Steps on Route 6.”
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Bookshare Program Starting in Bradford
As part of the Leadership McKean program, our team is working with the Bradford Area Public Library to develop a book-share program for local children and their parents. Our goal is to encourage rising literacy rates in Bradford by providing great books, reading tips, and fun reading exercises at various sites around the city to help parents and their kids get excited about reading. To get the program started, we need good books! If you'd like to donate your gently-used children's books for readers up to age 12, here are two easy ways to do so:
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1. Just email the library director@bradfordlibrary.org. We’d be delighted to pick up your used children's books at your convenience.
2. While at the Bradford Public Library, drop your gently-used children's books in the box labeled Leadership McKean, located in the circulation-desk area.
We think that literacy begins with leadership. Thanks in advance for yours; we really appreciate your support!
Team B, Leadership McKean Class of 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Like the Library
From the Bradford Area Public Library:
We are busy trying to expand our Facebook reach at the Bradford Area Public Library! "LIKE" our page and "SHARE" it with friends to be entered in a drawing to WIN a $10.00 Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificate!! Drawing held Friday, Feb. 7th.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bradford-Area-Public-Library/171638409551112
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