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FAIR (Family Adventures In Reading ) Raynham Library
Event Details
Time: October 6, 2012 at 10am to November 10, 2012 at 11am
Location: Raynham Public Library
Street: 670 South Main Street
City/Town: Raynham
Website or Map: http://raynhampubliclibrary.o…
Phone: 508 823 1344
Event Type: fair, masshumanities
Organized By: andrea lovett
Latest Activity: Sep 13, 2012
Event Description
Storyteller Andrea Lovett will be participating in Family Adventures in Reading (FAIR) which is a humanities-based reading and discussion program for children and their parents or other primary care givers (e.g., grandparents, foster parents, etc.), currently being offered in collaboration with the public library of Raynham.
inspired by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' acclaimed program Prime Time Family Reading Time®, FAIR brings children and adults together to enjoy entertaining and thought-provoking presentations of outstanding picture books, and to share and reflect upon their responses to the stories.
By modeling expressive storytelling and introducing the pleasures and rewards of exploring ideas, the program encourages parents to read to their children at home and to make visiting the library a regular family activity. Each 90-minute session includes an engaging interactive presentation by a professional storyteller, followed by a brief, lively introduction to some aspect of library services, and concludes with socializing over light refreshments.
The books, selected for their artistic excellence and narrative appeal, draw on a variety of cultural traditions, including those that predominate in the neighborhoods where the program is offered. The stories lend themselves to exploration of character-building concepts such as courage, fairness, and persistence.
Parents and children and other family members learn from one another's different perspectives, and discussions are often enriched by parents' sharing of stories from their own family histories.
Participating libraries provide the meeting space and the services of their librarians, who recruit families in collaboration with various other community agencies. Mass Humanities recruits and hires the storytellers and provides the books.
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Scott Schultz, 1st prize, Katie Liesener, 2nd and Rob Goldman, 3rd Prize
StoriesLive® Winners - 2012
StoriesLive® 2013:
Sophomores:
Annemarie DeMarco-Alfama - 1st place
Kenny Le & Moises Caraballo - Runner-ups
Juniors:
Latisha Joujute - 1st place
Stephen Carlin & Henry Chavez - Runner-Ups
Kristen Ruffin - Audience Choice
Seniors:
Nico Luisi - 1st Place
Moises Ramirez & Vance Crayton - Runner-ups
Theodore Biv - Audience Choice
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StoriesLive® 2012:
First place, and $1,000 prize
Junior Fernando Ortiz from Revere High School
Senior Amario Malcolm from Boston Latin Academy
Runners-up ($500 each)11th
Alan Estes from Newburyport,
AngelinaFerullo from Everett and
Runners-up ($500 each)12th Caylen Bryant (Andover)
Shavar Lazarus (Boston Latin Academy).
Audience Choice awards:
11th Justin Alexander
(South Community High)
12th Varvarra Valentin
(Lynn Classical High School)
massmouth choice awards:
Juniors
Jennifer MonJoie(Revere)
Bahiya Nasuuna (Chelsea)
Karen Hua (Andover)
Senior
Jason Hittinger (Revere)
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Last Year 2011: StoriesLive® first ever high school story slam. 1st place awarded a $2,000 scholarship Brianda Agramonte, Lynn Classical High School, senior
2 runners up received $1,000 scholarship each: junior Conor Miller Newburyport High School and Mathews DeSouza, Everett High School, Our "massmouth choice" was Sandy Fonseca, Boston Latin Academy, senior [below] She was awarded $500
Lexi Hernando Lynn Classical High School, senior was chosen by the attendees and awarded the Audience Choice prize of $500.
Congratulations all!
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