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By Renee Thessing, Hood River County Library District media release
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HOOD RIVER — Oregon’s Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston, will lead two special events — a morning writing workshop and an evening poetry reading — at Hood River Library on Saturday, April 4. Both are free and open to the public.
Free news: Thanks to more than 100 individual donations and grants, Books for Kids Columbia Gorge (B4KCG) is providing book awards totaling $29,245 to 20 schools and programs serving children and youth at 28 different locations in Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat and Skamania counties.
HOOD RIVER — Celebrate the paperback release of Eileen Garvin’s latest novel, “Crow Talk,” with a free book party beginning at 6 p.m. on April 29 at Working Hands, 1021 12th St.
Have you ever encountered a preschooler or kindergartner who reads effortlessly? Often, they are quite intelligent and are very aware of their surroundings. However, the question remains: Are they truly readers? How well do they spell? Sometimes, they are deceiving the adults around them.
