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Letters About Literature 2010

Announcing the 2010 RARI title:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Save the Date: The Reading Across RI Kick-off Conference

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Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Bryant University

9 am – 2 pm; registration fee: $25

Featuring workshops and resources to bring The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society into your community! Open to the general public; targeting teachers, librarians & book group leaders.

Please Note: Sessions 1A and 8B are closed as of 1/15/10)

Save the Date: The 8th Annual May Breakfast:

May 1, 2010 with Keynote, Annie Barrows, co author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston - 9 am - 12 noon

Tickets: $25 (available February 15, 2010)

May Breakfast & Library and Book Club photos 2009


Letters About Literature 2010 Update


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