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    Celebrate Pride Month with Rainbow Storytime!

    Rainbow Storytime
    Erin Lee, Executive Director of Lanark County Interval House, is pictured with Heidi Taber, Children & Teen Library Specialist. Photo credit: Submitted.
    Posted on: May 15, 2023

    In celebration of Pride Month, Rainbow Storytime returns for its third consecutive year at the Perth & District Union Public Library. Rainbow Storytime is a wonderful way to meet members of the community while sharing inclusive picture books and stories. Inclusive programming and celebrations in the library offer families a safe space to celebrate diversity and self-expression. Each week of Rainbow Storytime will feature a new guest reader, theme, and letter sound. Special guests from Queer Connection Lanark County will read stories with which they have a special connection.

    Visit the library Thursday mornings in June from 10:15 am – 11:00 am to participate in this fun programming! If you prefer to join virtually, please sign up to receive a Zoom link.

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