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Humanities Washington Began Supporting Family Reading 19 Years Ago

  • October 27, 2014
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  • 40 Years of Washington Stories
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  • By Samuel Dunnington

Since 1995, Humanities Washington’s reading program has expanded to distribute more than 118,000 books into the hands of parents and kids across Washington State.

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You are Changing Lives, One Picture Book at a Time

  • May 21, 2014
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  • From the Executive Director
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  • By Julie Ziegler

Across the state, people are coming together to celebrate stories, foster conversation and build relationships. Humanities Washington Executive Director Julie Ziegler shares how those connections could not happen without you.

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Big Ideas in Little Books: Exploring Humanities Themes in Children’s Literature

  • January 14, 2014
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  • In the Field
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

Families come together to discuss humanities questions, foster a love of literature with the Prime Time Family Reading program.

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Slideshows: Reading Program Brings Families Together in Shoreline, Spokane

  • May 22, 2013
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  • In the Field
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

Throughout 2013, Humanities Washington is expanding Prime Time Family Reading to public libraries around the state. Spring programs recently wrapped up at the Shoreline Library in King County and the Shadle Library in Spokane. Photographers were on hand to capture sessions at both locations.

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April 1-13: Talk Art and Dementia in Seattle With Researcher John Zeisel

  • April 1, 2013
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

The Alzheimer’s researcher will speak in Seattle Thursday (April 4) as part of the here:now program at the Frye Art Museum. Speakers Bureau and Washington State Poet Laureate discussions, grant-funded events and more round out the full slate of upcoming events.

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Powerful New Family Reading Program Set to Expand to Shoreline, Spokane

  • March 26, 2013
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  • From the Executive Director
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  • By Julie Ziegler

Executive Director Julie Ziegler discusses our new Prime Time Family Reading curriculum, which brings parents and children together to discover the transformative power of story.

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March 25 to April 6: Conversations on ‘Big Ideas’ Begin in Walla Walla

  • March 25, 2013
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  • This Week & Next
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

The Walla Walla Big Idea Talks conversation series kicks off with The Next Seven Generations: Walla Walla in 2185. Plus: Speakers Bureau presentations, grant-funded events and poet laureate readings abound throughout the state.

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Prime Time Family Reading Expands to Shoreline, Spokane in Spring 2013

  • February 15, 2013
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  • In the Field
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  • By Abby Rhinehart

Humanities Washington’s Family Reading program brings families together with the transformative power of stories. A photo slideshow from a fall session at the Lynnwood Library explains how this humanities-rich program works.

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