CLiF staff and presenters are saddened that COVID-19 means we can not visit camps, libraries, and out-of-school-time programs for our traditional Summer Readers program. While we will still send books to partner programs, we will offer your campers, students, and children the chance to interact live with our presenters who will present from their home. For six weeks starting July 8, each Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. EST, we will have an opportunity for kids and adults to hear stories and poems, to ask CLiF presenters questions, and to get encouragement for summer reading and writing goals.

Register for our virtual series HERE.

We have created an overview for each presentation that includes links to virtual ways to enjoy the author’s work, related literacy activities from CLiF’s resource library, and questions to guide students in preparing to “meet” the author.

Here’s the upcoming schedule:

Wednesday, July 8, 1pm – Meet author illustrator Ashley Wolff 
Wednesday, July 15, 1pm – Meet author Eric Pinder
Wednesday, July 22, 1pm – Meet author/photographer/adventurer Jan Reynolds
Wednesday, July 29, 1pm – Meet storyteller Marv Klassen-Landis
Wednesday, August 5, 1pm – Meet author/illustrator/humorist Marty Kelley
Wednesday, August 12, 1pm – Meet non-fiction author Sandra Neil Wallace

We appreciate this cross-section of our amazing CLiF presenters – storyteller, nonfiction, author/illustrator, poet – living, working, and finding inspiration in their Vermont and New Hampshire homes.

Even if you can not join us live, we encourage your students to submit questions through the blog, social media, or emailing programs@clifonline.org. We will post the recorded session each week. We do ask that you register for each event, so we can protect the privacy of attendees by sending Zoom information and passwords.

We look forward to sharing our love of reading and writing with you in this new format.

Date: 
July 8, 2020 - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
July 15, 2020 - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
July 22, 2020 - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
July 29, 2020 - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
August 5, 2020 - 1:00pm - 1:30pm
August 12, 2020 - 1:00pm - 1:30pm

The Planetarium Lady: Eclipse program has been postponed to March 30. Registrants: please check your email for updates.