“Celebrating the Hudson River Quadricentennial”

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 1:30 - 4:30 pm

St. Thomas Aquinas College
145 Route 340
Sparkill, NY 10976

Free - open to the public - for adults and chiildren of all ages

Storytellers: Jonathan Kruk, Marni Gillard, Stephanie Mita, Pamela Schembri, Evan Matthews

Storycrafts for children, reading and storytelling to certified trained dogs, free refreshments

“Sailing Along with Stories” A Hudson River Quadricentennial Event

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library
Route 202, by CVS Pharmacy
Garnerville, NY 10923

Free - open to the public - for adults and chiildren of all ages

Storytellers: Jonathan Kruk, Mary Murphy, David Gonzalez, Elise Krakower and the North Rockland High School Storytelling Club

Free refreshments.

The festival is being presented through the partnership of the Rockland Teachers' Center Institute, Rockland Reading Council, Child Care Resources of Rockland, Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library, St. Thomas Aquinas College, North Rockland Central School District, the Town of Haverstraw, the Village of Haverstraw, Clarkstown Town Supervisor Alex Gromack, the Greater Haverstraw Chamber of Commerce, the Library Assoc. of Rockland County, and Palisades Assoc. for the Education of Young Children. In addition, many local businesses are contributing to the success of the event.