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Jackie and the Books She Loved (Virtual Book Launch)

Program Type:

Author Talk, Online

Age Group:

Kids
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Event Details

Join us via Zoom! Chappaqua resident Ronni Diamondstein will read her debut children’s book Jackie and the Books She Loved and discuss how this book came to be and the remarkable literary life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the First Lady of Literature. Attendees can pick up a related activity kit at the library ahead of time or just log on for a reading of the book and a short Q&A.

Registration confirms an activity kit (you will be notified when kits are available to pick up) and an email with a Zoom link just prior to reading. Register for this program.

Co-sponsored by Skyhorse Publishing and Friends of the Miller House.

Ronni Diamondstein spent her life surrounded by books and immersed in the world of children’s literature. As a school library media specialist and teacher of gifted and talented students in the United States and abroad, Ronni nurtured her students’ creativity by sharing her love of reading with them. Ronni served on the Board of the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival and is a Past President of the Chappaqua Library Board of Trustees. Jackie and the Books She Loved is her debut picture book. Ronni lives in Chappaqua, New York with her toy poodle, Maggie Mae.