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Special Event
Event
Read to a Goat for National Literacy Month
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
5 hours
Type of Event
Children’s Program
Other
Description
"Read to a Goat" for National Literacy Month in September! Beginning Wednesday, September 1, a red wagon full of books by Carl Sandburg will be available at the entrance to the barnyard and pasture. Carl Sandburg loved reading aloud to his family, friends, and audiences across America. In this spirit, visitors are invited to borrow a book or bring their own, then find a comfortable spot on a bench in the yard or in the pasture and read aloud to the goats. The barnyard and pasture are open from 10 am to 3 pm daily.
Carl Sandburg wrote books for adults and children, something for readers of all ages. In an introduction to a collection of poems for young readers, he wrote, “Dear young folks, some poems may please you for half a minute and you don’t care whether you keep them or not. Other poems you may feel to be priceless, and you hug them to your heart and keep them for sure. Here, in this book, each kind may be found, you do the finding.” Come read to a goat this September and find a book to hug to your heart.
Readers can also celebrate the program online by posting pictures of themselves reading their favorite book to their favorite pet and using the hashtag #ReadToAGoat.
A special bookmark will be provided to those who come to Sandburg and read to a goat. Bring your bookmark to the park store for a 15% discount on a book purchase. The park store is located at the pop-up tent behind the Sandburg Home and is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10am to 3pm. The store is run by Eastern National, a non-profit partner, and proceeds benefit educational programs at Sandburg.
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