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Family
Programs
August 2012
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Drum roll please... our August Summer Book Club will feature Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers! This is a great book for all our historians, but especially our older ones. Have you ever wanted to have a relaxing summer but it didn't quite turn out that way? Well, your summer probably didn't get as crazy as 16-year-old Mark Purvis' in this “humorous coming-of-age story” that “reflects the paradoxically playful yet dangerous atmosphere of the 1920s” (Publisher's Weekly). Mark just wants to have fun, but he finds himself torn between the “new Negroes” at the Crisis magazine office and the shadowy underworld of bootlegging.
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Tuesdays/Fridays at 3:30 pm
Every class includes time with toys, a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, story readings, and a related craft project!
Ages 3-5.
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Free with museum admission or family membership.
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Thursdays at 3:30 pm
Drop in to try your skills at one of the oldest forms of embroidery in the world!
Ages 7 and up.
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Free with museum admission or family membership.
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Wed, August 29, 4:30-6 pm
This month features Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers, a beloved children's and young adult author who grew up in Harlem, and a winner of two Newberry Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, and the Michael J. Printz Award. Mr. Myers will answer your questions, read an excerpt from the book and hang out with the book club as they see artifacts from the New-York Historical Society collection. So start reading and thinking of what you want to ask the author! E-mail for more information.
Ages 9 and up.
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Free with museum admission or family membership.
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ADDRESS
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th St)
New York, NY 10024
Phone (212) 873-3400
TTY (212) 873-7489
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MUSEUM / STORE HOURS
Tuesday-Thursday: 10am - 6pm
Friday: 10am - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm
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RENTALS
Hold your next children's event at the DiMenna Children's History Museum! Perfect for birthday parties, please call (212) 873-3466 or e-mail for more info.
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