NHPTV OFFERS SHARE A STORY COMMUNITY FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT

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(DURHAM, March 31, 2004) Storyteller, author, musician and juggler Michael Parent will be featured during a Share a Story Night at the Gorham Public Library in Gorham on Friday, April 9 from 5-7 p.m. New Hampshire Public Television’s Ready To Learn service and the North Country Literacy Collaborative are co-sponsoring the event. Maine native Parent draws upon his Franco-American heritage in performing a unique blend of stories and songs in both French and English. While the target age for the Share a Story Night is ages 4 - 8, all are welcome. In addition to storyteller Parent, there will be free books and handouts for children and parents, hands-on activities and pizza. Share a Story Night is part of the national PBS KIDS Share a Story initiative, a national literacy campaign designed to inspire adults to help millions of children develop language and literacy skills through daily activities, including singing, rhyming, conversing, reading aloud, performing, drawing and writing. The PBS KIDS Share a Story campaign aims to demonstrate how any caring adult can help raise a child's reading achievement. For more information on the Share a Story literacy initiative, go to www.pbskids.org/shareastory. Laura Bush serves as Honorary National Chair of the campaign. Actor and literacy advocate LeVar Burton is National Chairman. Burton hosts the PBS Kids program Reading Rainbow, which has won 20 Emmy Awards for its innovative approach to reading Beyond its award-winning local and national television programs, NHPTV is a leader in education and community outreach. NHPTV provides instructional services for 220,000 students from kindergarten through high school; offers Ready To Learn programs and services for children preschool to age 8, parents, and early education professionals; and provides professional development programs and advanced technology training for educators in New Hampshire and neighboring states. For more information about NHPTV programs that entertain, educate and enrich, visit www.nhptv.org.

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