Veteran's Day 2021
The Children’s Literature Centre is very excited to be holding a special Veterans Day event for the first time in the Centre’s history! We are holding this event in conjunction with American Legion Faraday Post #24. Our main event will take place on Veterans Day, November 11.2021, at City Place in Frostburg. The event is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. Illustrator, Matt Tavares, will be the main speaker at the Veterans Day event and will be presenting the book he illustrated, Twenty-One Steps, about the soldier who guards the Tomb of the Unkown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
In addition to the main event at City Place, Matt Tavares will be presenting Twenty-One Steps to students at Beall Elementary. The CLC has partnered with Beall and Frost Elementary and will be having a cover art drawing contest with fourth and fifth-grade students from both schools. The winners of the contest will have their art displayed on the cover of the program for our main event at City Place. All other students who submit art in the contest will have their art hung up in City Place during the main event as well. Matt will also meet with students and faculty from FSU in the afternoon prior to the main event. This collaboration was made possible by our extremely generous donors.
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Dr. Bill Bingman
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Dr. Ed Root
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Dr. Bill Bingman
Dr. B is celebrating 50 years at Frostburg State University! To help us celebrate this amazing milestone, let's try to raise $50,000 for CLC before the Spring Festival of Children's Literature.
For more details on the Spring Festival of Children's Literature, please visit our website.
637 days ago by Liz NelsonWith 112 days to go, we are now at 112% of our goal! Thank you for making your gift and being part of this campaign to raise $40,000 in honor of our 40th Anniversary.
644 days ago by Liz NelsonMark your calendars for this year’s event on Saturday, Dec. 3 – the elves will be working the Main Street area all day! The featured author will be Will Hillenbrand, who will share his amazing book, “Santa’s Story.” A few highlights of the day will include Breakfast With the Elves, Letters to Santa, a magical parade, Elves’ Secret Workshop, sticker stops and a classic movie.
This year, CLC and its elves are bringing a special gift to Frostburg in the form of a television crew that will capture the town’s Christmas celebration for part of a reality series called “Small Town Christmas,” airing later this year on cable channel UPtv. This is the second season of the docuseries, which pays tribute to small towns that celebrate the holidays in big ways. The show is hosted and executive produced by Megan Alexander, a national correspondent for “Inside Edition” and the author of books that include “The Magic of a Small Town Christmas.”
Alexander was drawn to Frostburg for its “cool” name as well as the annual Storybook Holiday celebration. She and her production team will wrap up their season in Frostburg and will be in town in late November and early December to capture Storybook Holiday. The episode is scheduled to air on UPtv on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
To get a preview of what “Small Town Christmas” is like or to see last year’s episodes, go to uptv.com/shows/small-town-christmas.
Earlier this month, Comptroller Peter Franchot visited Frostburg State University to honor CLC with the William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award.
Comptroller Franchot said this about CLC:
"Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Centre has been instrumental in promoting literacy through technology and other innovative approaches that focuses specifically on children's books, authors and illustrators."
Dr. B has offered another great challenge! He will match all gifts, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000!835 days ago by Liz Nelson
If you missed all the fun over the weekend, you missed a lot! The CLC won $10,000 towards this campaign by having the most donors on Bobcat Giving Day!
WE WON because of YOU!! The CLC cannot thank you enough for making this possible!! The CLC legacy & commitment to providing literacy to children will continue because of your generous donations & support to the CLC. We THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts.
We hope to see you soon at one of our events!!
984 days ago by Liz NelsonThank you to everyone who gave to meet Dr. Bingman's challenge!
Dr. Ed Root has generously offered another. Please share this with your network online to encourage more to join you in your support.
Thank you to everyone who has given so far. We are halfway to meeting Dr. Bingman's match.
1120 days ago by Liz NelsonDonors
View All Donors| Affiliation | Donors | $ Raised |
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| 1998 | 1 | $100 |
