The Power of Book Drives
by Martina Barbour, Literacy Director Over the past ten years, we have been able to reopen, staff, and maintain four public school libraries in the Fairhill area. We rely on […]
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Literacy as Liberation
by Kerry Roeder, Executive Director We’re often met with confusion and curiosity when people discover that a 300 year old burial ground is operating their local school library or assisting
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Reading Buddies
As our longest standing literacy program, Reading Buddies is an opportunity for kids to get weekly one on reading time with our volunteers. This school year, we are thrilled to
Thanking Dr. Kahn
As part of the Historic Germantown Holiday Party, Dr. Jessica Kahn was recognized for her service as Historic Fair Hill’s volunteer of the year. Part of Historic Fair Hill’s mission is carrying on the legacies
Volunteer Opportunties
Historic Fair Hill would be nowhere without our incredible volunteers! As we start a new school year, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved and we hope you will
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Little Free Libraries
By Kerry Roeder, Executive Director To kick off the summer, we had a wonderful celebration of reading as we unveiled our newest Little Free Library in Fairhill. Art teachers, Ms
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Reading Buddies
by Rosemary Arnold, Volunteer Little did I know that an email from Jean Warrington a few years ago would provide tools to help me through a Pandemic. Jean knew that
Book Deserts: Your donations at work
According to a recent article in The Atlantic, a typical child born to a white collar family will hear forty-five (45) million words by the time s/he reaches age 4.
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Experts team up for Julia de Burgos school library reopening
Original architects Jane Rath and Vincent Rivera pitch in with library organizer Jessica Kahn to help the elementary school bring back its library.
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