From CADL Stockbridge

Celebrate reading month with Pete the Cat

by Head Librarian Sherri McConnell

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904. He made significant contributions to early childhood literacy with classics like “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham.” But what started as a recognition of Seuss’ contributions each March 2 has resulted in the whole month becoming a celebration of reading.

Many schools will mark this month with special events and guest visitors. The library has its own guest this month to help us celebrate! Pete the Cat, that blue guitar-playing, skateboard-riding, rocket-hopping cat, will be at the Stockbridge Branch at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, for Family Storytime.

The library also will be hosting another guest of a different sort this month, Dianna Stampfler. She is a former marketing director for the West Michigan Tourist Association and has been entertaining audiences with tales of old Michigan for 20 years. At 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, she will present “Ladies of the Lights,” about the brave women who protected the Great Lakes shoreline as lighthouse keepers, dating back to the 1840s. The program will include images of the keepers, their families and their lighthouses as well as readings from newspapers and autobiographies. Join us for a trip through time.

Capital Area District Libraries’ Stockbridge Branch is located at 200 Wood St. For more information, call 517-851-7810 or visit cadl.org.

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Dianna Stampfler, former marketing director for the West Michigan Tourist Association, will present the program “Ladies of the Lights” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Stockbridge Library. The program will discuss women lighthouse keepers who protected the Great Lakes shoreline, back to the 1840s.