2008 Celebration of Literacy
February 24 - March 3
Presented by Altrusa International of Longview and Kelso
All events are free and open to the public thanks to
these community partners and these local sponsors.
Schedule of Events
Date: Sunday, Feb. 24
Event: The Big Wild READ
Place: LCC Student Center
Time: 2 to 4 p.m. (Curt Nelson and Go Wild! show starts at 2:45)
The Big Wild READ kicks off the 2008 Celebration of Literacy with fun for the whole family. Join us for a wild celebration featuring stories and crafts, fun and excitement! Listen to stories read by Longview Police Chief Alex Perez, Longview Youth Services Librarian Jan Hanson, and Ann Musché of Willapa Hills Audubon.
Slightly Illusional presents Curt Nelson and Go Wild! A Scientific Look at the Magic in Our Own Backyard. Take a wild tour of your backyards, neighborhoods, and community parks through magic, puppetry, and storytelling. Learn interesting facts about the plants and animals that live among us every day, from North America's only marsupial, the possum, to color changing lizards, inventive birds, and animals that change form.
Sponsored by Willapa Hills Audubon Society
Monday, February 25
Event: Three Cups of Tea Book Discussion Group
Locations: Kelso Public Library and Longview Public Library
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Image courtesy Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute.
Tuesday, February 26
Event: International Poetry Night
Location: Longview Library Magazine Room
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Hear poetry from around the world presented by the learners and tutors of Project READ.
Event: Bug Stories & Crafts
Location: Kelso Public Library
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Three Cups of Tea Book Discussion
Locations: Cowlitz County Historical Museum and Kalama Public Library
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 27
Event: "A Bug's Life" Movie
Location: Kelso Public Library
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 28
Event: Bug Stories & Crafts
Location: Kelso Public Library
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Event: Frog & Toad Stories for Preschoolers
Location: Longview Public Library
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Event: Frog & Toad Stories and Crafts for Families
Location: Longview Public Library
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Event: Three Cups of Tea Book Discussion (Kelso Kiwanis)
Location: Red Lion Inn
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Friday, February 29
Event: Frog & Toad After-School Activities for School Age Kids
Location: Longview Public Library
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Event: "Salsa" Fiesta
Location: Longview Public Library
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Longview Public Library 2008 Winter Bilingual Programs “Salsa” is partnering with the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts and Foster Farms for a Literacy Week Salsa Fiesta that will take over the Lower Floor of the Longview Public Library on Saturday, March 1.
The featured performers will be the band Mariachi Viva México, the premier mariachi in the Northwest. Founded by Humberto Guillén in 1994, their musical versatility will bring the best of Mexican musical traditions to our community. Mariachi Viva México will be “onstage” in the Longview Public Library’s Koth Art Gallery inside the Lower Floor entrance by the parking lot.
Other activities planned include face painting, balloons, a piñata, and fireside stories of Sapo y Sepo (Frog & Toad), and a tale of learning to speak “dog,” El Ladrido de Sparky. Games will include Lotería, musical sombreros, and a Mexican Memory game. Crafts and snacks with a Latin flavor (salsa, of course!) will add to the fun! Bring the whole family to this fun, free event.
This event is brought to you in collaboration with the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts and support from Foster Farms.
Monday, March 3
Event: David Oliver Relin, Presentation
Location: LCC Student Center Conference Room
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Event: David Oliver Relin, Author Reading from Three Cups of Tea.
Location: Longview Library Auditorium
Time: 7:00 p.m.
A resident of Portland, Oregon, David Oliver Relin is a renowned journalist who has won more than forty national awards. As co-author of Three Cups of Tea, David spent two years with Greg Mortenson, documenting his efforts to build schools in Central Asia.
One Community, One Book - Cowlitz Reads!
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote...One School at a Time
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Three Cups of Tea is an inspiring true story of one man's mission to counteract extremism and terrorism by building schools throughout Taliban-influenced territory. In 1993, descending from a failed attempt to reach the peak of K2, Mortenson wandered away from his group into the desolate area of northern Pakistan and eventually stumbled into a village. While he was nursed back to health, he observed the children scratching their lessons in the dirt with sticks. He promised to return to build them a school. From that promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time.
The One Book: Cowlitz Reads project is supported by a grant from the Washington State Library with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Image courtesy Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute.
These programs and events are all free and open to the public, thanks to the following:
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Borders Express |
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Head Start/ECEAP/HOFL/ED |
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Paperbacks Galore |
Foresters |
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