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<\/p>\nToday is day two of the CT Children’s Book Fair and it’s amazing to think that we have been a part of this for 18 years!\u00a0 So why is it that we are still doing it, along with\u00a0so many of\u00a0our original volunteers?\u00a0 The Connecticut Children’s Book Fair is a unique opportunity for the Dodd Research Center\u00a0to reach out and be involved in promoting literacy.\u00a0 Reading to children for just a small amount each day nets amazing results.\u00a0 It helps them\u00a0open\u00a0doors to a big, exciting world and\u00a0develop a love of stories and poems.\u00a0\u00a0When children become readers, their world is forever wider and richer.<\/p>\n
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Over the 18 years of the Fair, we have moved three times, had conferences for teachers, character breakfasts, speakers for 5th year students in the Neag School of Education, and partnered with wonderful organizations such as the UConn Co-op and School of Fine Arts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We have met over 350 absolutely wonderful authors and illustrators, and forged relationship that have helped us with programming and enrichment of the Northeast Children’s Literature Collection archives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today is day two of the CT Children’s Book Fair and it’s amazing to think that we have been a part of this for 18 years!\u00a0 So why is it that we are still doing it, along with\u00a0so many of\u00a0our … Continue reading