Books (Storytelling, Library Programs, Author Events)

Join us for a Día (Diversity In Action) celebration of multicultural children’s books and literacy! Author Patricia Brady-Danzig will read in English and Italian from her book “Fabrizio’s Fable / La Favola di Fabrizio,” the story of a brave mouse who uses his wits to escape danger. To learn more about Día, visit http://dia.ala.org. This program is for families and children ages 4 and up. Please call the Hazlet Township Public Library at (732) 264-7164 to register, beginning Monday, April 22, 2013.

Deborah Goodman Davis, author of Speeding Down The Spiral: An Artful Adventure (A Life In Print Publishing) will be doing a reading and signing of her newly released children’s book for young readers and their parents at One River School’s upcoming open house on Sunday, March 17. Speeding Down The Spiral, which is a top-rated reader selection on Amazon.com, tells the tale of two young children who visit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City with their father. After dad gets distracted by an e-mail, the kids have a rollicking adventure down the museum’s winding staircase as they interact with famous paintings and sculptures by the artists Bourgeois, Brancusi, Cézanne, Chagall, Giacometti, Gonzalez-Torres, Kandinsky, Lichtenstein, Miró, Picasso, and Warhol. “Deborah brings some of the Guggenheim’s finest works to life, and it’s a great way to introduce kids to the fun and beauty of art museums,” says Matt Ross, founder of One River. “We’re thrilled to have her as a guest and we’re looking forward to meeting the fans of her book.” Davis is no stranger to the art world: she has worked at a number of prestigious art museums and institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Yale University Art Gallery, The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, the Montreal Museum of Fine Art, and Sotheby's, London. She has also mounted international contemporary art exhibitions that have travelled to Switzerland, Greece, Italy, Germany and Israel. Along with the visit from Davis, One River’s open house will also offer a number of other activities throughout the day, including info sessions about summer camps for kids and teens, a pre-college portfolio development presentation, and a teen workshop in electronic music production. One River’s open house will take place on Sunday, March 17 from 11AM to 4PM at 49 N.Dean Street in Englewood, with Davis’ reading and signing scheduled for noon. Admission is free, but space is limited. To RSVP, call One River Gallery at (201) 266-5244.