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Thanks from the Youth RoomPosted Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09 by Computers & Website
Thank you to the Story Hour, Toddler Time and Mother Goose on the Loose families for their generous contributions to the the St. Vincent de Paul food bank. We collected $5 in cash and over 100 food items.
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The Resident Council of IDA's Blair Tower donated $200.00 to the Altoona Area Public Library in support of the Outreach Services that the Library provides to its residents. Each week, the Library provides an on-site visit with books and audio visual material for residents to borrow as well as a book club. Pictured above are: (seated) Peg Bailey, Vice President/Secretary of the Resident Council, Georgianna Wike, President of the Resident Council, and Peg Flick, Treasurer: (standing) Ruth Begley, Jennifer Knisely from the Altoona Area Public Library, Maxine Adams, and Jane Eamigh.
Peter Wolf, Trustee of the Wolf-Kuhn Foundation, presents a check to
Sonia Keiper and Tim Salony, members of the One Book Blair County committee.
The Foundation's gift will support the poetry activities for children, teens
and adults which are planned for April 2010 around the theme of HOPE. A
number of activities have been planned including a county-wide poetry contest,
a poetry workshop, and poetry readings, including a reading by Becky Foust
from her work Mom's Canoe. Ms Foust is a published poet and a former resident
of the area. Peter Wolf will present a lecture on the relationship between
poetry and philosophy.
For contest information email: onebook@altoonalibrary.org
Photo Left to Right: Tim Salony, Blair County Library System Administrator; Sonia Keiper, Altoona Area Public Library Assistant Director; Peter Wolf, Wolf-Kuhn Foundation Trustee
