----------------------- Message requiring your approval ---------------------- From: "Linda Silver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: D.E.A.R.
As some of you might know, April 12 has been designated as D.E.A.R, Drop Everything and Read Day, in honor of the 90th birthday of the acclaimed childrens author, Beverly Cleary. It is co-sponsored by the National Education Association, National PTA, and the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) of ALA. D.E.A.R. Day is being heavily promoted and has a website on which a D.E.A.R. Day Resource Kit is available. Who could argue with encouraging kids to read? EXCEPT that D.E.A.R. Day falls on Erev Pesah, when Jewish schools will be closed! It might not be a bad idea to point this out to the three sponsoring organizations, who obviously were not aware of our holiday when D.E.A.R. was planned.
Linda R. Silver, Librarian Jewish Education Center of Cleveland 2030 S. Taylor Rd. Cleveland Hts., OH 44118 216-371-8288, ext. 128 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
