Maine Humanities Council

January 29, 2010

Site: Warren, Buldoc Correctional Facility

Series: Justice

This Session: Introduction

Contact: Julia Walkling 207-773-5051

New Books, New Readers is a humanities-based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are working to improve their reading. NBNR is supported in part by grants from Jane’s Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Sam L. Cohen Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Rines/Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.

March 8, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories, training

Location and Time: Warren Community School, Warren, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Contact: Jeannie Sullivan, Midcoast RDC, 207-443-1690

Peaceable Stories is a statewide, six-hour training program for early childhood educators offering high-quality children’s books, accompanied by an Activity & Resource Guide, designed to stimulate meaningful conversations about conflict and peace. Participants read and discuss the books, and take part in related exercises and activities, in preparation for using the materials with young children. Born to Read is made possible through funding from the Helen and George Ladd Charitable Corporation, the Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, We the People, Jane’s Trust, The Bingham Program, Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation and through private donations.

March 15, 2010

Born To Read

Peaceable Stories, training

Location and Time: Warren Community School, Warren, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Contact: Jeannie Sullivan, Midcoast RDC, 207-443-1690

Peaceable Stories is a statewide, six-hour training program for early childhood educators offering high-quality children’s books, accompanied by an Activity & Resource Guide, designed to stimulate meaningful conversations about conflict and peace. Participants read and discuss the books, and take part in related exercises and activities, in preparation for using the materials with young children. Born to Read is made possible through funding from the Helen and George Ladd Charitable Corporation, the Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, We the People, Jane’s Trust, The Bingham Program, Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation and through private donations.