Trying Together

Raising Readers Together Club | Ages 0-5
2020-03-12 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-03-05 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-27 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-20 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-13 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-06 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center, 7219 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208
The Raising Readers Together Club runs weekly and explores the importance of acceptance, equality, and tolerance through reading. Thursday sessions are suitable for children ages five and younger.
Raising Readers provides free books, discussion, food, songs, storytelling, and resources.
Winter 2020 Books

February 6: Thank You, Mr. Panda
February 13: Funderpants!
February 20: Knock Knock
February 27: My First Elements
March 5: Sulwe
March 12: Dream Big
March 19: The Too-Scary Story (Session Cancelled)
March 26: Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me (Session Cancelled)

Questions
For questions or more information, contact Cynthia Battle at 412.567.1304 or cynthia@tryingtogether.org.
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Raising Readers Together Club | Tweens & Teens
2020-03-11 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-03-04 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-26 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-19 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-12 17:30 - 19:00, 2020-02-05 17:30 - 19:00 | Willie Tees’s Barbershop, 7205 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208
The Raising Readers Together Club runs weekly and explores the importance of acceptance, equality, and tolerance through reading. Wednesday sessions are suitable for tweens and teens.
Raising Readers provides free books, discussion, food, songs, storytelling, and resources.
Featured Books

February 5 – February 19: This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
February 26 – March 25: Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (Sessions Cancelled)

Bookish in the ‘Burgh Events
On the following dates, Raising Readers Together Club members are invited to attend “Bookish in the ‘Burgh” at the Trust Arts Education Center (805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222)! Bookish in the ‘Burgh is a festival that celebrates teen literature and encourages lifelong reading by bringing acclaimed authors of teen literature and their readers together. Click the links below to learn more.

March 27 – Bookish in the ‘Burgh: Educator Day
March 28 – Bookish in the ‘Burgh: Teen Day

Questions
For questions or more information, contact Cynthia Battle at 412.567.1304 or cynthia@tryingtogether.org.
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Raising Readers: Picture Book Selection Potluck
2020-01-09 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-12-12 17:30 - 19:00 | The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center, 7219 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208
Parents and caregivers of young children are invited to join Trying Together for two sessions to review, discuss, and choose quality picture books!
About
By participating, parents and caregivers will help Trying Together select which picture books will be read during the upcoming Raising Readers Together Club series. This is a potluck event, so main course or side dishes are appreciated. Trying Together will provide dessert.
The Spring 2020 Raising Readers Together Club series will run February 6–March 26, 2020 on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at The Homewood Early Learning Hub and is suitable for children ages five and younger.
More Information
For questions, contact Cynthia Battle at cynthia@tryingtogether.org or 412.567.1304.
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Raising Readers Together Club | Ages 0-5
2019-11-07 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-31 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-24 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-17 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-10 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-03 17:30 - 19:00 | The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center, 7219 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208
The Raising Readers Together Club runs weekly and explores the importance of acceptance, equality, and tolerance through reading. Thursday sessions are suitable for children ages five and younger.
Raising Readers provides free books, discussion, food, songs, storytelling, and resources.
Fall 2019 Books:

September 19: You Hold Me Up
September 26: Sign Off
October 3: When Aidan Became a Brother & Mommy’s Khimar
October 10: Magnets Push, Magnets Pull
October 17: Mixed: A Colorful Story
October 24: How Rocket Learned to Read
October 31: Pop Pop and Me*
November 7: Mary Had a Little Glam

*The October 31 Raising Readers Together Club session will be hosted at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Homewood – 7101 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.
Questions
For questions or more information, contact Cynthia Battle at 412.567.1304 or cynthia@tryingtogether.org.
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Raising Readers Together Club | Tweens & Teens
2019-11-06 17:30 - 20:00, 2019-10-30 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-23 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-16 17:30 - 19:00, 2019-10-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Willie Tees’s Barbershop, 7205 Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208
The Raising Readers Together Club runs weekly and explores the importance of acceptance, equality, and tolerance through reading. Wednesday sessions are suitable for tweens and teens.
Raising Readers provides free books, discussion, food, songs, storytelling, and resources.
Featured Book

September 18 – October 30: Ugly by Robert Hoge

Poetry Party Event
On November 6, Raising Readers Together participants ages six and older are invited to a poetry party at the Frick Environmental Center! The field trip will celebrate Heinz History Center’s “From Slavery to Freedom Film Series 2019,” featuring a screening of the documentary, “Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask.” Bring your favorite Paul Laurence Dunbar poem and learn more about the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer.

Poetry Party
November 6, 2019
5:30 – 8 p.m.
Frick Environmental Center
2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Questions
For questions or more information, contact Cynthia Battle at 412.567.1304 or cynthia@tryingtogether.org.
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Raising Readers Together Club | Wilkinsburg
2019-11-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-10-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-10-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-10-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-10-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Wilkinsburg Public Library, 605 Ross Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221, United States
The Raising Readers Together Club runs weekly and explores the importance of acceptance, equality, and tolerance through reading. These sessions are suitable for children ages five and younger.
Healthy snacks, discussion, and family activities are provided.
Fall 2019 Books:

October 7: Raising A Reader
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

October 14: Read It Again!
Can You Say Moo! Moo! Too?
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
October 21: Family Feelings
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry
Amazing Feelings
October 28: Literacy in the Digital Age
Blackout
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
November 4: Series Celebration

Questions
For questions or more information, contact Vanessa Thompson at 412.567.1301 or vanessa@tryingtogether.org.
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