the oley valley community library, a very literally independent library in berks county, is hosting a poetry reading for this project on saturday, september 17 @ 1 p.m. that's also the same time as the oley valley community fair. so anyone who wants to attend the fair can visit before or after this reading, as a nice way to make use of being in the area.
special guests for this reading will be donald gilbert of earl township who served as a head colorist at bally ribbon mills for several decades, as well as john groff, also of earl township, who worked at the windmill cheese co. in oley, in addition to several other jobs in berks county during his lifetime. long excerpts from their poems will be shared on this blog and the facebook page for the project into the next few weeks. they are pictured below.
the oley valley community library operates fully on its own and is not a part of the countywide library system where it is located. this means it stays in the community through donations and book sale fundraisers. because of this, donations of money are greatly appreciated by the librarian and her volunteers. please consider bringing a donation along to the reading, if you plan to attend.
if you can attend the reading, since there is somewhat limited seating, please RSVP to thelaborsofourfingertips at yahoo dot com or 610.401.3392.
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