Nursery Rhyme Week @ Old City Cemetery

Name: Nursery Rhyme Week @ Old City Cemetery
Start: 2024-11-10T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-15T13:00:00-05:00
Location: 401 Taylor Street, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501, Lynchburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24501

Schedule

Sun Nov 10 2024 at 11:00 am to Fri Nov 15 2024 at 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

401 Taylor Street, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501, Lynchburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24501 | Lynchburg, VA

Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum
Participating in World Nursery Rhyme Week:
Join us as we welcome several local authors to read to students on the beautiful grounds of our cemetery and in our reading room, with online opportunities too.
Please see the schedule below and follow us on Facebook for updates. Each child will leave will a color sheet and have an opportunity to feed the goats. Suggested ages are preschool through 2nd grade but no children turned away with family group. Yes, you can bring big sister.
Space is limited to 30 children suggested ages preschool to 2nd Grade but we'll leave it to parents to judge if their child will benefit.
Event should be around 40 mins to an hour you'll know your child's limits.

**Event Details:**
- This event is free, but space is limited to 30.
- RSVP your little readers via email, mentioning the author and date you wish to attend: [email protected]
Once we reach capacity, we will announce it on Facebook.
**Online Participation:**
1. Help us name our mascot, “History Loving Humpty”! Submit your suggestions for his official name on event page we'll choose a winner November 20th
2. For a chance to win a Givens Books Store gift card, download our coloring sheet of Humpty and share your pictures of “Humpty.” Deadline November 20th (coming to website soon)
**Event Dates:**
Sunday, November 10 through Friday, November 15.
We look forward to seeing you and your little readers!
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Sunday November 10, 2024
1:00 pm ***
Author: Martha Hamlett
Bats in the Air, Bats in My Hair and Just One More Game.
Martha Hamlett resides in Lynchburg, Virginia, with her husband and has two grown sons. She has released two picture books during her writing career: Bats in the Air, Bats in My Hair and Just One More Game.
Her stories are life-inspired. Most come from events that happened during her childhood growing up on a farm in rural Virginia, which is how Bats in the Air, Bats in My Hair came to life.
She has read in schools across Virginia. Her program is called "Imagination Journey." It is a teaching program for the Preschool to 2nd Grade age which exposes them to rhyme and using their imaginations to create stories.
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Monday November 11th
Online Event: Name our History Living “Humpty” families can come together to fine a name for Humpy to lives on our garden wall.
Your familys entry will be put in for a chance to win a Givens books Store gift card. Deadline for names is November 18th
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Tuesday November 12, 2024
12:00 Edith Lee Reading Room
(below Old City Cemetery Museum)
Author Mr Mike Roach
Timmy TatesTater Troubles
"Mr. Roach loves few things more than putting his feet up on his desk and coming up with silly stories that make him laugh. He figures that if it makes him laugh then others might just laugh too. He has one published picture book, "Timmy Tate's Tater Troubles," that he will be reading for us, along with another personal favorites. And, since Mr. Roach loves reading to short people who are generally under the age of 10, he is hoping to see a bunch of them at the Old City Cemetery so they can enjoy reading and laughing.
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Wednesday November 23,2024
12:00p.m Edith Lee Reading Room
(below Old City Cemetery Museum)
AuthorAndrea Plunkett
Pirate on a Motorcycle
Andrea is the creative force behind the children’s book Pirate on a Motorcycle, a singer/songwriter, and the owner of Sing-a-Gram, a unique business spreading joy through personalized musical telegrams. As a content writer for Forest Living Magazine, Andrea shares local stories and fosters connections within the community. With a passion for celebrating people, she’s committed to helping others feel seen and heard.
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Thursday Nursery Rhyme Week Online
History Living Humpty Coloring Contest
Download Picture from website
Color picture and post on Facebook, email or drop off at Cemetery- “Name” Humpty and get an extra chance to win. Deadline for art pages to be dropped off is November 20th. We'll post our winner social media. Children 10 and under can participate.
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Friday November 15, 2024
12:00 pm Edith Lee Reading Room
(below Old City Cemetery Museum)
Space limited to 30 children
Lynchburg’s Mayor Stephanie Reed will be reading a favorite book of hers plus a favorite nursery rhyme. Join us as we close out our first World Nursery Rhyme Week with our special guest.

Thank you for participating