Amherst LWV Young Readers Day on July 26

The League of Women Voters Amherst is sponsoring a "Young Readers Day" at the annual book sale this summer on which all children who come will receive one free book. The 2017 Book Sale will be held at the Fort River School on South East Street.

Here are the important dates:

June 30 - July 18: Book donations at Fort River School ONLY

July 25: Children's Day for Summer Academy students at Crocker Farm School

July 26: Young Readers Day at Fort River School

July 28-30 (Friday-Sunday), 9-4: Sale open to the public

August 4-6 (Friday-Sunday), 9-4: Sale open to the public

Click here for a printable flyer.

LWV Amherst Civics Fest Coming March 24 - Call for Teams

Plan now to attend the First AnnualCivics Fest celebrating government and politics on Friday, March 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium. This event, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Amherst, will include food, music, theater and competition. The theme for the 2017 event will be “American Institutions”. State Representative Solomon Goldstein-Rose will preside as Master of Ceremonies.

Teams are invited to register for one of the two competitions:

• High schoolers in teams of 3-4 will compete in a round of debates. Each team (in pairs) will be given a topic and position they have to argue, and get about 10 minutes to prepare an argument. The two teams will then argue opposite sides of the issue.

• Adults in teams of 4 will compete in one of two separate rounds of trivia, with a series of 10-15 questions in each round, writing answers on whiteboards and adding up points.

No preparation necessary! Register your team today! For more information, contact Cynthia Brubaker at 253-6679.