{"id":24406,"date":"2015-01-09T10:43:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T15:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=24406"},"modified":"2015-01-09T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T15:43:29","slug":"longwood-partners-announce-2nd-community-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=24406","title":{"rendered":"Longwood, partners announce 2nd Community Read"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In its second year, the Longwood Garden’s sponsored Community Read expands to two books, one for adults and another for kids: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Kimmerer, explores the human relationship to the natural world. New this year is the addition of a children\u2019s title, The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry.<\/p><\/div>\n

EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 Longwood Gardens and a host of community partners today launched its second annual\u00a0Community Read<\/a>,\u00a0which is designed to encourage the region to join together in reading the same book to spur discussion around an idea or topic.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s title,\u00a0Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants<\/em>\u00a0by Robin Kimmerer, explores the human relationship to the natural world. New this year is the addition of a children\u2019s title,\u00a0The Great Kapok Tree<\/em>\u00a0by Lynne Cherry, which gives young readers an inspired look at what the Kapok Tree means to the creatures that live in it\u2014and what rainforests mean to the world\u2019s ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Area libraries and community organizations are joining in the Community Read by hosting programs and events now through April. Community Read partners include Awbury Arboretum, Brandywine Conservancy, Chester County Library System, Delaware County Community College, Delaware County Library System, Delaware Nature Society, Mt. Cuba Center, Natural Lands Trust, Nemours Foundation, New Castle County Library System, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Quarryville Library, The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, Tyler Arboretum and the Wyck Historic House, Garden and Farm. A complete list of community partners and programs can be found at\u00a0www.longwoodgardens.org\/community-read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose\u00a0Braiding Sweetgrass<\/em>\u00a0because Robin Kimmerer introduces readers to a language of flora and fauna that is easy to understand and urges them to recognize a holistic relationship between humans and nature. This holistic approach is integral to Longwood Gardens, and is an important message to share and explore with our community,\u201d said Paul B. Redman, Executive Director of Longwood Gardens.<\/p>\n

To make the Community Read more accessible to young people, the Community Read is expanding to include the award-winning children\u2019s book,\u00a0The Great Kapok Tree<\/em>. This book by environmentalist Lynne Cherry teaches children the importance of trees and how \u201call living things depend on one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the Community Read,\u00a0Family Community Read Day<\/a>\u00a0will take place at Longwood Gardens on Sat., March 7 from 10am -1:30pm. This event will allow children and their families to meet the author of the\u00a0Great Kapok Tree<\/em>, Lynne Cherry, and discuss how they too can connect to nature in their own lives. Children will embark on a Conservatory scavenger hunt, see a real Kapok Tree, and be inspired to share their conservation ideas. Family Community Read Day is free with Gardens Admission.<\/p>\n

Longwood is offering\u00a0Book Chats<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, April 11 and Sun., April 12, from 10-11:30 am featuring the author of\u00a0Braiding Sweetgrass<\/em>\u00a0Robin Kimmerer. The $29 registration fee includes a copy of the book.<\/p>\n

On April 12, from 2-4 pm Longwood will hold a\u00a0Community Conversation<\/a>\u00a0where readers will get an opportunity to learn more about Kimmerer\u2019s writing and be among fellow peers to celebrate and discuss the book. There will be a book signing and opportunity to continue the conversation in an informal social setting. Registration is required and is free for members.<\/p>\n

Readers can join the conversation on social media throughout the Community Read by following Longwood Gardens on\u00a0Twitter\u00a0<\/a>and using the hashtag #LongwoodRead.<\/p>\n

Braiding Sweetgrass\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Great Kapok Tree<\/em>\u00a0are available for purchase at the Longwood Gardens GardenShop and at major book retailers. It is available as an eBook with\u00a0Kindle, Nook, and iBook and is also available to borrow at many public libraries in Chester County,\u00a0Delaware County\u00a0and\u00a0New Castle County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 Longwood Gardens and a host of community partners today launched its second annual\u00a0Community Read,\u00a0which is designed to encourage the region to join together in reading the same book to spur discussion around an idea or topic. This year\u2019s title,\u00a0Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants\u00a0by Robin Kimmerer, explores […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,924],"tags":[6616,3369],"class_list":["post-24406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-events","tag-community-read","tag-longwood-garden"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}