PJ Library
2nd Annual PJ Library Book Fair
Tuesday, February 23rd
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, Warwick
Last year's book fair at Barnes and Noble was such a success and so much fun, we decided to do it again! Join us any time (or several times) between 10:00 am and 9:00 pm on Tuesday, February 23rd at Barnes and Noble in Warwick.
Click here to print a book fair voucher and bring it with you. Print several and share them with your friends and family. When you present this voucher at any register, Barnes and Noble will donate a percentage of the sale to the PJ Library. Vouchers are valid for the whole day.
But there's more. We've planned activities throughout the day, for children and adults. Accounting for Taste will offer free food samples throughout the day. Artwork by day school and pre-school students will be on display.
All programming and demonstrations are free and open to the community. Full schedule appears below.
Schedule of the day, including concurrent programs
10:00 am
- Jewish Community Early Childhood students will perform songs
- PirKei Avot Lesson, Est Yavner, JCC educator
- Shalom friends, Sharon Sock and Cantor, Temple Am David
- Alternative to gift wrap demonstration, Diane Cerep, BJE/RI
- PJ Library story time, Stephen Silberfarb, JFRI
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Children's book reading and signing, Mary Korr, author of Winston The Waterdog.
11:30 am
- Jewish Community Day School students perform
- Story Hour, Temple Torat Yisrael
12:30- 1:15pm
- Providence Hebrew Day School Band performs
12:00 - 2:00 pm
- Cupcake and cake decorating demonstration with Shelley Feinstein
3:00 - 4:00 pm
4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Alternative to gift wrap demonstration, Diane Cerep, BJE/RI
6:30pm
- Book reading and discussion with Stanley M. Aronson, M.D., author of Perilous Encounters: Commentaries on the Evolution, Art and Science of Medicine from Ancient to Modern Times
7:00 -9:00 pm
- Yarmulkazi, Brown Hillel Klezmer band, performs
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The PJ Library is a Jewish literacy and outreach program for families with children age six months through six years. Children enrolled in PJ Library receive Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis through the mail. Each delivery includes a guide for parents with tips on ways to enrich their use of the book or music.
Enrollment in the program is offered to greater Rhode Island families at no charge. Subscriptions for children who live outside of greater Rhode Island are available at a cost of $60 per year. In addition to the monthly mailings, the Bureau of Jewish Education, in conjunction with local partners, presents a variety of educational program opportunities throughout the state.
PJ Library has been such a success in our community that we now have a waiting list for enrollments. As of August 2009, the waiting list is at least three months. To place your child on our waiting list, click here to download a PJ Library Enrollment Form. We will begin your child's subscription as soon as possible and notify you when we have done so. For more information regarding the program, please contact Nicole Katzman, PJ Library Director, at 401.331.0956 x180 or via email at: nkatzman@bjeri.org.
A national partnership program model created by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the greater Rhode Island PJ Library is funded with the generosity of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island, the Helene and Bertram Bernhardt Foundation, and the Rhode Island Friends of PJ Library.
Rhode Island Friends of PJ Library
Sheila and Paul Alexander
Neil and Randi Beranbaum
De Rabbanan Fund of the Rhode Island Foundation
Engle Family Foundation
Rosalie Fain and Family
Freedman Family
Ira and Anna Galkin Trust
Larry and Jill Goldstein
David and Hope Hirsch
Ravera and Rosenstein Families
Rotenberg Family
Arthur and Barbara Sheer
Siperstein Family
Yarlas Family