NYS Assembly Member Richard Gottfried at the William F. Ryan Community Health Center during Early Literacy Awareness Week, August 2009
Bowling for Books
February 26, 2012
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August 6-13, 2011
This August, we celebrated our 3rd annual
Early Literacy Awareness Week. Held in conjunction with National Health Center Week, and Reach Out and Read, Inc.'s Summer of a Million Books, this week is a time to encourage families to foster a love of reading in our youngest children and prepare them for success in school.
For the past three years, we have celebrated this week with the distribution of thousands of donated books, children's book readings by special guests, and other events highlighting the importance of books in the lives of young children. This year we continued the tradition, with a book distribution of over 10,000 books!
2011 Early Literacy Week Activities
Thursday, August 4th, 11am
Story Time with NY State Senator David Carlucci
At Haverstraw Pediatrics, Haverstraw, NY
 Saturday, August 6th, 11am
Story Time with Maisy
Maisy visits Barnes and Noble, Tribeca, in Manhattan, for a special children's story time.
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Saturday, August 6th - Tuesday, August 9th
Book Fair - Barnes & Noble Tribeca / Online
Present a special voucher at checkout and a percentage of the sale will support our programs. To participate in the book fair online, enter code 10508455 at checkout!
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Monday, August 8th
Story Time with US Congressman Charles Rangel
At the Institute for Family Health, Family Health Center at North General (formerly North General Hospital), Harlem, NY.
 Monday, August 8th
Story Time with Nina Crews
Acclaimed children's book author/illustrator Nina Crews will read aloud to children at Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Monday, August 8th
Book Distribution to Program Sites
with NY City Council Member Stephen Levin
Thousands of donated books will be distributed to Reach Out and Read Programs. The books to be distributed include 10,000 books from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and 2,000 books from The Estée Lauder Companies's employee book drive. Volunteers from New York Cares will help distribute boxes. At 2pm, NY City Council Member Levin will visit to greet representatives of the Programs at the distribution in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.
Wednesday, August 10th
Children's Book Reading with Ian Schoenherr
Children's book author/illustrator Ian Schoenherr will read aloud to children at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Queens.
Thursday, August 11th, 10:30am
Story Time with NY State Senator Jeffrey Klein
At Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Thursday, August 11th, 1pm
Story Time with NY State Assembly Member Eric Stevenson
At Montefiore Medical Group Comprehensive Health Care Center, Bronx, NY
Saturday, August 13th
 Reach Out and Read Goes to the Ball Game!
Watch the Staten Island Yankees and support Reach Out and Read of Greater New York. Tickets will include food and beverages and a Yankees baseball cap, plus fireworks and a chance for children under 12 to run the bases after the game. Learn More
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