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Kids Read, Too!
2013 - 2014

Friends of the Library Home
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Book of the Year

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Our School Connections Committee selected Junior companion books for families to read together. The hope is that everyone would participate in discussions of the important themes in The Bucolic Plague by
​Josh Kilmer-Purcell


​Featured Junior Companion Books 
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Recommended for pre-K through second grade
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Recommended for grades 3-5
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Recommended for grades 6 and above
Visit these sites for further information referenced
​in the Junior Companion Book Activities pamphlet:
Heifer.org
Choosemyplate.gov​
Readerstoeaters.com
Localharvest.org​
Junior Companion Book Activities  
​Discussion questions, family activities,
​and community connections for our featured books
Junior Companion Book List 
​Additional reading choices

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2014 “Kids Read, Too!” Events
Many of our community events
​had related activities for children.

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​The Kids Read, too! Project for 2014 was the TTOB Read to Feed-Kids Helping Kids-Families Helping Families initiative in support of The Heifer International Project. Our goal was to raise awareness and to adopt farm animals to help alleviate hunger and poverty in the U.S. There were many opportunities to make donations at  our events. For more information, visit www.heifer.org.
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Photos of activities
 at Shensational Diversity Event

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What's On Your Plate Event
​Read to Feed Project
​Our “Kids Read, Too!” Committee presented this season’s featured event on April 24. Over 100 people of all ages participated in the fun at Skano/Tesago Elementary School on the Shenendehowa Campus. Guests tried new foods, colored healthy food choices, learned about Heifer International, posed as farmers for photographs, and went home with seeds to sprout. What’s on Your Plate photos

Shensational
Kids Read, Too! Committee attended local school district diversity event. The intent of Shensational is to acknowledge and celebrate the array of backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints reflected in our community. The goal is to promote dialogue on critical topics and foster an enhanced appreciation of the differences that make this community great. The Committee identified Heifer International as a symbol of this diversity and distributed information and provided children's activities related to this theme.
​Read more about Kids, Read, Too!
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Kids Read, Too! display at Shensational 2014
​For photos, click here: Kids Read, Too! at Shensational 2014 

"This is the walk we've been waiting for"
Literary Trivia Walk
Community residents enjoyed the September 29th Literary Trivia Walk sponsored by Friends of the Library and the Shenendehowa School Librarians. Many families arrived at Shatekon Elementary School to register and receive a map of the walk through Shatekon and Arongen and on to the woodland pathway to the library. Along the way, participants stopped at 18 stations to examine clues, artifacts, and quotes from books suggested by our schools, the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, and online here at Two Towns-One Book. Participants were provided with a list of possible titles. Completed forms were turned in at station number 18 in front of the library. All entries were eligible for prizes, including a Kindle Fire!  Participants had an opportunity to vote for one of five contenders for this year’s community read. The day presented a perfect collaboration among TTOB volunteers and Community Sponsors.
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Families examine trivia clues to determine book titles
We thank our many volunteers and our Community Sponsors for their support! 
​See the fun! 
Literary Trivia Walk Photos 
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Friends of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon 
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Public Library 

475 Moe Road
Clifton Park, NY 12065

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