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On March 1, 2013, the Toledo Rotary Foundation and its Club Board of Directors awarded a grant of $5,000 to expand the Claire’s Day School Visit Program to five new Toledo Public Schools. The Claire’s Day Authors School Visit Program … Continue reading →

As a part of its Authors School Visit program, Claire’s Day connects authors and illustrators to local schools as a way to enhance students’ literary experience. On Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., representatives from schools participating in this … Continue reading →

During the week of May 13-17, the Claire’s Day authors and illustrators will visit schools across Northwest Ohio. If your school is scheduled to welcome an author or illustrator, you can begin to introduce your special guest to your students … Continue reading →

The newsletter of the Northern Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NOBIDA) recently featured Brad Rubini, Co-Founder of Claire’s Day. The article highlights one of the main events at Claire’s Day – the C.A.R.E Awards and what these awards … Continue reading →

When Park Elementary fifth grader Nathan Schock was awarded a Claire’s Award for Reading Excellence (C.A.R.E.) at Claire’s Day in May 2012, he did something unusual: he asked Claire’s Day author Brandon Marie Miller to autograph his book for his … Continue reading →

Black Friday? Try Purple Thursday, a bookfair to support Claire’s Day! Visit Barnes & Noble on December 13 to purchase gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list. A portion of the sales by our supporters will be given to … Continue reading →

On Monday, November 12, thirty school representatives from Toledo, Maumee, and Perrysburg met at the Main branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library to select an author or illustrator to visit their school as a part of the Claire’s Day … Continue reading →

It is not every day that a person stumbles across a job perfectly suited for one’s background and interests. The moment I came across the job description for the Claire’s Day Executive Director position, I paused. In that moment, I … Continue reading →

On Monday, November 12, 2012, school representatives will gather in the children’s section of the Toledo-Lucas County Main Library to participate in a lottery that determines which of these authors and illustrators will visit their school in the spring. For … Continue reading →