Category Archives: Announcements

Open Letter: Support your library, See a puppet show.

By Flora | Published: December 3, 2009
“Let us read and let us dance, two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.” -Voltaire On Open Letter to Puppet & Library Loving Friends and Supporters, You are invited to a weekend of pay-what-you-will Puppet events to raise awareness about the importance of every single Pittsburgh library. We will also be actively [...]
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This Weekend’s Master Schedule

By Flora | Published: December 3, 2009
ALL AGES EVENTS ——-SUNDAY, December 6th: FAMILY PUPPET DAY 12pm-3pm, The Union Project, 801 North Negley Ave. Puppet Performances 12:15pm Ange Tu’ulaupua Ulu: a traidtional Samoan folktale come to life. 1:00pm Things That Stick Bunny Jump: Giant, jumping bunny puppets. 1:30pm Flora Shepherd Together: join a participatory library puppet pageant Art-making - Make your own rod, string, hand and shadow puppet and [...]
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Link Round-up

By Flora | Published: December 3, 2009
If you aren’t already following the Save the Libraries facebook page and Facebook group, I hugely suggest you do so. They are doing an awesome job of keeping people updated on what’s going on! I recommend checking their links for updates on library news in the past few days. Things have been pretty hectic [...]
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City Paper Short List

By Flora | Published: December 3, 2009
Thank you, Lucy Leitner and Bill Driscoll at City Paper. Read about us and the Typewriter Girls in the Short List here
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Happy Thanksgiving!

By Flora | Published: November 24, 2009
Katrina and I are all over the place this week. So, Happy Thanksgiving to all from Brooklyn, Virginia, Washington DC, New Orleans and Pittsburgh. Can’t wait for Carrick this weekend!
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Lawrenceville this Saturday

By Flora | Published: November 17, 2009
Puppets for Pages is visiting the Lawrenceville library this Saturday from noon to 3pm. Come enjoy puppet-making activities for all ages and a free puppet show at 1:30pm.
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Beechview tomorrow!

By Flora | Published: November 13, 2009
Tomorrow, Puppets for Pages goes to Beechview. We’ll be performing and crafting with local children on the same day as the branch’s Book Sale. I hear that Katrina’s car’s suspension is already trembling at the thought of all the books we might bring back. What a great two-for-one. Hope to see you there!
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Family Finale Preview

By Flora | Published: November 11, 2009
This week, my puppeteer friend, the incomparable Chris de Ville, visited me on his way to California. Here’s a picture of him with my good friend at the dinner party I threw in his honor in my apartment: I met Chris when we were both on tour with Basil Twist in Argentina. Chris co-designed the show [...]
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West End Preview

By Flora | Published: November 8, 2009
“What is more important in a library than anything else – than everything else – is the fact that it exists. “ - Archibald MacLeish Puppets for Pages had another fun-filled event yesterday at the West End.  A more detailed post is in the works. Until then, enjoy this photo of a cowgirl-Katrina-puppet participating in the rally [...]
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Puppets in the West End on Saturday!

By Flora | Published: November 5, 2009
“ At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better.” – President Barack Obama This Saturday, Puppets for Pages will visit the oldest library set to be closed, the West End Library. Our featured local Pittsburgh puppeteer is [...]
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