Empire State Center for the Book

Our Next Literary Landmark Dedication! _____________________________________ Cannon Free Library in Delhi to be ... Awarded Literary Landmark Status Celebration 6 pm, July 2, 2019 ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please come to the Cannon Free Library in Delhi at 6 pm on July 2, when the library will be named a Literary Landmark, thanks to Jean Craighead George's classic novel, My Side of the Mountain. 2019 marks the 60th anniversary of its publication, and the novel was awarded as a Newbery honor book in 1960. The Cannon Free Library and its fictional librarian, Miss Turner, play important roles in the story, and the library often welcomes families visiting the area on self-made "My Side of the Mountain Tours." In 2005, the Library of Congress awarded My Side of the Mountain one of their "Great Reads about Great Places" and in 2016, the Empire State Center for the Book selected Jean Craighead George for the New York State Writers' Hall of Fame. This brought Delhi, New York, to the attention of the Center for the Book's director, Rocco Staino, who urged, and then assisted, Cannon's youth services librarian Mary Pelletier in going through the steps to have the library named as a Literary Landmark. The Board of Trustees and the staff of the Cannon Free Library invite everyone to join them at a celebratory reception at 6pm on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 (incidentally, the 100th birthday of the late Ms. George!) to witness the unveiling of the cast bronze plaque in honor of the library's Literary Landmark status. Light refreshment will be served and various materials relating to Jean Craighead George and My Side of the Mountain will also be on display for examination. See you on July 2!

Today is Maya Angelou's birthday. She is a member of the NYS Writers Hall of Fame. Hear what Oprah & Amanda Gorman have to say about here https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed

Happy Birthday Washington Irving! He surely deserves to be in the NYS Writers Hall of Fame!

2 Member of the NYS Writers Hal of Fame have birthdays today. Join us in celebrating Science Fiction writer Samuel R. Delany. a happy 79th Birthday.

Happy Birthday to Francine Prose. She is a member of the NYS Writers Hall of Fame even though she dropped out of Harvard!

Thank you Library of Congress for the opportunity to interview Colson Whitehead!

NYS Writers Hall of Fame Induction (June 8) will have an In Memoriam. Which NYS Book Folk who died since 6/19 should we include?NYS Writers Hall of Fame Induction (June 8) will have an In Memoriam. Which NYS Book Folk who died since 6/19 should we include?