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Make a Prayer Flag

 

Prayer flags are an important tradition and symbol in the mountainous regions of Central Asia.  Prayer flags have their roots in the Buddhist tradition but have been widely adopted as a way of wishing good health and happiness.  People hang colorful prayer flags in homes, businesses and throughout the countryside and the wishes expressed on the flags are flung to the wind. Many prayer flags have even made their way to the top of Mount Everest.

Our partner, Humanities Quilters, has generously created materials for making prayer flags.  Please stop by the library and create some for you and your family and fill Wareham with good wishes.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wareham Reads: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

 

MissionThree Cups Of Tea

To further the education of children, young adults, and adults through collaborative reading, humanities book discussions and related activities throughout the community.

To build bridges between organizations, including the public library, the public schools, local agencies and organizations, businesses, and others, for the purpose of further developing a sense of community.

General Plan


Children, including school students, will be invited to read Three Cups of Tea (Youth Reader’s edition) and/or Listen to the Wind, a picture book, in the library, preschools, day care groups, classrooms, scouting programs, etc.  Adults will be encouraged to read Three Cups of Tea in book discussion groups, as individuals, and in other settings.

Events throughout the community as well as in the Wareham Free Library and in schools will support interest in the books and related literacy activities.

 

What can happen when a community comes together around a book?


Lots!  We have several months of activities planned with many community partners and more are being planned all the time.  Here are a few that you and your family can join over the next several months.

Lecture and Slide Show

A lecture and slide show with Dr. Gregory Johnson
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 7 to 8:00 p.m.
Wareham Free Library
Light Refreshments

Dr. Johnson, a local orthopedic surgeon, traveled to Afghanistan several times in the early 1990s to peform surgery for residents whose bones and joints were injured during the war with the Soviet Union. Dr. Johnson still has ties with the Afghan people, who still suffer injuries every day as their country continues to be torn by armed conflict.