Kansas READS to Preschoolers

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Dodge City Community College Child Development Center invites college students, faculty and staff to read to the children during the week, 9-11AM and 3:00-5:30 PM, Monday, November 12 through Friday, November 16, 2007. For more information contact Lorna Ford, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education,

E-mail: LFord@dc3.edu Phone: 620-225-3020

Monday, November 12, 2007
Appearance by Diane Z. Shore author of "Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale"

* Dodge City Public Library @ 9 AM
* Cimarron Public Library @ 10:30 AM

* Meade Public Library @ 1:15 PM
* Ashland Public Library @ 3:00 PM

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Appearance by Diane Z. Shore author of "Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale"

* Bucklin Public Library @ 9 AM
* Protection Public Library @ 10:45 AM

* Greensburg @ 2:00 PM
* Kinsley Public Library @ 3:30 PM

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Cloud County Community College has invited area Family and Consumer Science High School Classes to a conference on November 14th. A highway patrol trooper and a local story teller will share stories with the High School Students as well as the children from the CCCC Children's Center. There will be breakout sessions for the High School Students explaining the upcoming competition in April 2008. The 3 selected KS Reads to Preschoolers books will be used as a jumping off place for the ECE Cooperative Competition slated for April 16th, after which the students will return to campus to compete in contests which will include: Science Experiments for Preschoolers, Story Telling of the books presented and other safety books, Quiz Bowl, and presentation of Project Boards of activities that they have done in their communities.

For more information contact Joan E. Robison, M.A., Cloud County Community College, Early Childhood Education Coordinator at 1-785-243-1435 ext. 268 E-mail: jrobison@cloud.edu

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Appearance by Jane Kurtz author of "Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts?"

* Indian Creek Branch, Olathe Public Library @ 1:30 PM
* Briarwood Elementary School, Olathe @ 2:15 PM

* Lawrence Public Library @ 7 PM

Friday, November 16, 2007
Appearance by Jane Kurtz author of "Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts?"

* Garnett Public Library @ 10 AM
* Tonganoxie Public Library @ 2:00 PM