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Book
Voyagers
Literature
for a Lifetime
Motheread/Fatheread
Connecticut
Reflections
in Retirement
Using
Stories in the Professions
The
Connecticut Experience
Information
for Librarians
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The
Connecticut Experience
The Connecticut Experience video documentary series
produces Emmy-winning programs about Connecticut’s
history and cultural heritage. Installments of The Connecticut
Experience are available for purchase from the Ideastore.
Currently, the series includes 15 videos covering a
host of Connecticut topics:
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Histories
of the state’s most significant cultural
communities, including Native Americans, African
Americans and Puerto Ricans.
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Aspects
of the state’s unique identity, such as
our ingrained belief in a suburban way of life.
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Important
stories from Connecticut’s past, such as
our centuries-long connection to the sea, the
home front during World War II and the history
of Connecticut’s Tobacco Valley.
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A
look at contemporary Connecticut issues through
the lens of history (our education system, transportation,
the future of our cities) |
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Using
Stories in the Professions
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Using Stories in the Professions is
a series of highly innovative, round-table discussions
that use literary works to illuminate the complex social
and moral issues that professionals face in their public
and private lives.
Unlike
formal courses or lectures in literature, these seminars,
led by an experienced facilitator, invite participants
to share experiences about work and daily practice in
a congenial, engaging atmosphere.
The
topics are current, practical, and vitally important
in the social, legal, economic and cultural context
of professional practice and contemporary society. We
currently offer programs for the legal, medical, municipal
government and philanthropic communities.
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Motheread/Fatheread Connecticut
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Working
with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
and 14 non-profit partners from the New Haven region,
the Council launched this nationally acclaimed English/Spanish
family literacy program in 2003. Based on more
than 125 multicultural children's books, Motheread/Fatheread
uses a meaning-rich humanities approach to immerse parents
and toddlers in reading together for the first time.
The program is currently offered in Greater New
Haven and Greater Waterbury in partnership with 37 community
service organizations. Organizations in the Hartford
region will being offering Motheread classes this year
and the program is scheduled to become available statewide
by next year.
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Book Voyagers family reading programs
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Book Voyagers is a CHC-funded children's reading program
that introduces school-age children to award-winning
literature, shows them how to find and understand the
underlying themes in books and helps them develop a
life-long love for reading. Programs are age appropriate
and many are designed for family participation. The
program offers a number of formats, some designed for
a child and a parent or caregiver; some specifically
for mothers and daughters, fathers and sons or children
and grandparents while some are for children alone.
Regardless of the format, each program promotes thoughtful
discussion about important topics between adults and
children. Click
here to visit the Cultural Gateway
to find a Book Voyagers program at a library near you.
Librarians:
Click here
for information on hosting a Book Voyagers program.
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Literature
for a Lifetime
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For more than a decade, the CHC has offered adults throughout
the state an opportunity to come together to discuss
great books, share ideas and opinions and explore the
many relationships between life and literature. We created
the program because books can have a powerful impact
on our lives—opening doors to new ideas, affirming
our own life experiences, helping us better understand
the world around us.
Click
here to find a discussion program at a
library near you.
Librarians:
Click here
for more information on hosting a Literature for a Lifetime
program.
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Reflections
in Retirement
Coming
Soon!
Reflection in Retirement is our time-tested
program that promotes reading and discussion of classic
books and short stories among older citizens.
It pairs expert literature scholars with small groups
of older adults who want to explore specific topics
with a group.
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