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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly
17, 2006 Second
Annual Berkeley Reads Together – Mayor Bates and Berkeley Library to
Hand Out Free Books at Senior Centers Berkeley,
CA – On Tuesday, July 18th Mayor Tom Bates and Berkeley Public Library
Berkeley Reads coordinator, Linda Sakamoto-Jahnke, will launch Berkeley
Reads Together: California Stories with the distribution of hundreds
of free books to South and West Berkeley residents.
Berkeley Reads Together is a wonderful opportunity to build community and promote
literacy throughout the City by encouraging all Berkeleyans to read the
same book at the same time and then discuss it with their families,
friends and neighbors. This
year Mayor Bates and the Berkeley Public Library have selected Funny in
Farsi by In
1972, when she was seven, Ms. Dumas and her family moved from Iran to
Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country
beyond her father’s glowing memories of his graduate school years here.
More family soon followed, and the clan has been here ever since. Funny in Farsi chronicles the American journey of
Dumas’s wonderfully engaging family. “Last year, we distributed
over 600 books and started a wonderful community tradition.
In fact, reading circles started up around town after we launched
the program,” said Mayor Tom Bates. “This year’s book is both a
wonderful piece of literature and a very creative look at the issue of
immigration. I look forward to the many great discussions it will
start.” Free
copies of Funny in Farsi will be available at the City of Berkeley Senior
Centers and all Berkeley Public Library branches thanks to the generosity
of the Friends of the Library. Families
with children participating in Project BUILD (Berkeley United in Literacy
Development) will also receive a free book. Who:
Mayor Tom Bates, Berkeley Public Library representatives and others What:
Berkeley Reads kick-off event with free book giveaway Where:
West Berkeley Senior Center, 1900 Sixth Street at Hearst When:
July 18th, 2006, 11:30 a.m. # # # |
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