North Adams Hosts Goodrich Children's Literature Fest
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will host programming for the 2nd annual Sally Goodrich Children’s Literature Festival.
The festival runs Saturday, May 25, through Sunday, June 2, and is designed for the community to celebrate children's literature. Named after the school district's late Title 1 reading director, the festival will host community and school activities throughout the week.
The festival kicks off with StoryWalk, featuring "I'm Gonna Like Me," written by Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrated by Laura Cornell. The StoryWalk is open to the public will run through the event. Children and their families can read the story by following pages displayed in storefront windows on Main Street. The first page of the story will begin at The Hub at 55 Main and the last page will be displayed at the North Adams Public Library. Maps of the StoryWalk route will be sent home with children in Brayton, Greylock and Sullivan elementary schools, and can be found at the North Adams Public Library and the LINCS Parent Center.
On Saturday, June 1, the library will be host a special activity during regular library hours. Additionally, pupils and families are invited to attend a Family Fun Night at Brayton School on Thursday, May 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The evening will be filled with activities focused on children's book authors and illustrators as well as book trivia.
The Sally Goodrich Children's Literature Festival is supported by a grant from the Gateway Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. For more information, contact the LINCS Parent Center at 413-664-7512 or lincs@napsk12.org.
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