{"id":36970,"date":"2016-08-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/11-000-free-books-for-anchorage-families-2-3\/"},"modified":"2016-08-09T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:00:00","slug":"11-000-free-books-for-anchorage-families-2-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/11-000-free-books-for-anchorage-families-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"11,000 Free Books for Anchorage Families!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p>\n\t<strong>thread <\/strong>will hold its 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual Book Party in the Park on August 11<sup>th<\/sup>, where over 11,000 donated children\u2019s books will be given to Anchorage families. This free family event will be held at the Garden Art Park in Mountain View from 4\u20137 p.m., and will feature story time in both English and Spanish from Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, AK Senator Bill Wielechowski, and Governor Walker\u2019s daughter, Lindsay Hobson.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor ten years, <strong>thread<\/strong> has hosted the Book Party in the Park event to promote family connections and healthy child development through early literacy experiences. Over time the event has grown exponentially. Last year, over 1,000 people attended this free community event, and over 6,000 books were given to local families. This year, the Anchorage community donated over 11,000 children\u2019s books to be given away, which greatly surpassed <strong>thread\u2019s <\/strong>goal of 10,000 books.   <\/p>\n<p>\n\t&#8220;Reading books and sharing stories is a great experience for families to have together,&#8221; said Stephanie Berglund, CEO of <strong>thread<\/strong>. &#8220;<strong>thread\u2019s<\/strong> Book Party in the Park provides a great opportunity for families to connect and discover the joy of reading together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Book Party in the Park includes free books for children of all ages, story time with special guests, games, crafts, live music, door prizes, temporary tattoos, snacks, and much more. The event is a fun way for children and families to get excited about books and reading as well as a great way to promote quality early care and learning.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cReading to children is a critical component of healthy brain development, and it\u2019s a great opportunity to connect with your children and have quality time,\u201d said Senator Wielechowski (D-Anchorage), who has partnered with <strong>thread<\/strong> over the past several years on the event.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tEvent sponsors ConocoPhillips Alaska and First National Bank Alaska, as well as business partners Title Wave Books, BP, and Anchorage Fred Meyer Stores generously support the Book Party in the Park and make this free community event possible.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBook Party in the Park<\/p>\n<p>\n\t4:00\u20137:00pm on August 11, 2016<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMountain View Garden Art Park, 3350 Commercial Drive, Anchorage<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-36970","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>11,000 Free Books for Anchorage Families! - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/11-000-free-books-for-anchorage-families-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"11,000 Free Books for Anchorage Families! - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"thread will hold its 10th annual Book Party in the Park on August 11th, where over 11,000 donated children\u2019s books will be given to Anchorage families. 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