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Free Screening of Reading Rainbow Documentary Coming
to Town Hall Theater in Lowville on November 14
Published: November 12, 2024
at 04:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from North Country Library System
READING RAINBOW DOCUMENTARY COMES TO TOWN HALL
THEATER
Free event hosted by Lewis County libraries and WPBS
includes trivia and giveaways
 WATERTOWN, NEW YORK– Lewis County
libraries, in partnership with WPBS, are hosting a free screening of Butterfly
in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow at the Town Hall Theater
in Lowville on Thursday, November 14, at 7pm.
The film, which
premiered earlier this year, tells the story of the beloved PBS children’s
series "Reading Rainbow," its iconic host LeVar Burton, and the
challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through
television. Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song
will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!”
Not only did the
series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories,
Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television
hosts of all time, LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and,
most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for
children of every background – delving behind the pages to the people,
places, and things each new story explored.
In addition to
the screening, staff from Lewis County libraries and WPBS will be on hand
with trivia and giveaways. Library staff will also be ready to sign people
up for North Country library cards, which gives them access to 66
libraries’ worth of materials, as well as online resources such as e-books
and streaming video.
For more
information, contact Angela Newman at anewman@ncls.org.
About the North
Country Library System
The North Country
Library System is a support organization that delivers services to the 65
public libraries located in Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence
counties. Through shared library services, cooperative purchasing,
coordinated literacy campaigns, and training, NCLS maximizes sharing,
creativity, and innovation to help improve the lives of North Country
residents at home, at work, at school, and at play.
Visit us online
at ncls.org.
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