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Framingham Reads Together
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Many thanks to everyone who participated in the
first townwide
reading
program
in
Framingham!
Three Cups of Tea co-author Greg Mortenson kicked off the
project by speaking to a crowd of 1800 attendees who packed
Nevins Hall on February 7. Selectmen Laurie Lee, Dennis
Giombetti and Ginger Esty presented Mr. Mortenson with
a proclamation from the town recognizing his humanitarian
work of building schools in remote areas of Pakistan and
Afghanistan. The Framingham Reads Together Committee
deserve special appreciation for their successful efforts to
promote reading and build community townwide. Thanks to
co-chairs Ruth Winett and Jeanne Kelley, Liz Fideler, Nancy
Coville-Wallace, Ann Arvedon, Ann Dickson, Loretta Higgins
and Michelle LeMonde-McIntyre. Thanks also to Mark
Contois and the many library staff members and volunteers
who helped make FRT a reality.
Thank you to our sponsors
and partners:
The Institute of
Museum and Library Services for a grant awarded by the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Friends of
the Framingham Library, Framingham Cooperative Bank and
Framingham Rotary Club. Thanks also to Amazing Things Art
Center, Goldstar India Restaurant, Metrowest Daily News and
the Tab, Bill Rabkin and FPAC colleagues, Ron Rego, Jim Egan,
Framingham Fire Department, Framingham Police and Auxiliary
Police and Julian Suso, Rubina Khan and Parwez Wahid,
Randy Smith, Mary Murphy, Barnes and Noble Booksellers,
Bob Schecter of Bartelby Scrivener, Callahan Center, Center for
Middle East Studies at Harvard University, Danforth Museum,
Framingham History Center, Framingham State College,
Framingham Public Schools, REI-Recreational Equipment,
The Townwide Planner Calendar and Seaver’s Flowers.
Three
Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea describes Mortenson’s near-fatal attempt to scale the treacherous peaks of K2 and his rescue by Pakistani villagers. A grateful Mortenson accepts the villagers’ challenge to return with the resources to build a school for girls. His struggle to live up to his promise makes for a spellbinding story.
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Related Reading
A selection of non-fiction and fiction titles.
Recommended for Younger Readers
Preschool
Khan, R. Silly Chicken
Elementary
Williams, K.L., Four Feet,
Two Sandals
Mortenson , G. and S. Roth,
Listen to the
wind : the story of Dr. Greg and Three cups of tea
Middle School
Cohen, B. and B. Lovejoy,
Seven Daughters and
Seven Sons
Mortenson , G., D. O. Relin and S. Thomson,
Three Cups of
Tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World…One Child at a Time
High School
Mortenson , G. and D. O.
Relin, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time
Copies are available at the
Main and McAuliffe Libraries, Barnes & Noble, and other area bookstores.
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Sponsors
 Funding is provided by a grant from the federal
Institute of Museum
and Library Services and distributed by the
Massachusetts Board of
Library Commissioners.
Additional Sponsors
Ahearn Insurance
Framingham Cooperative
Bank
The Friends of the
Framingham Library
Goldstar India Restaurant
Framingham Rotary Club
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FRT Partners
Amazing Things Art Center
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Bartleby Scrivener
Callahan Center
Center for Middle Eastern
Studies, Harvard University
Danforth Museum
Framingham Education
Foundation
Framingham History Center
Framingham Public Schools
Rubina Khan
REI-Recreational Equipment
Parwez Wahid
Townwide PTO
YMCA
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Framingham Reads
Together in the News
Year in Review: Local Arts: There's no place like home
December 24, 2009
MetroWest Daily
News
Book and author promote peace
February 9, 2009
Framingham Tab
Framingham talks over 'Three Cups of Tea' Saturday
February 4, 2009
The Daily News Tribune
Gearing up for a good read
January 30, 2009
Framingham Tab
Framingham Library plans townwide reading initiative
January 27, 2009
MetroWest Daily
News
Funding a school, one penny at a time
January 23, 2009
Framingham Tab
Framingham Library hopes to get whole town on the same page
December 28, 2008
Framingham Tab
One book, but many viewpoints
December 26, 2008
Framingham Tab
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