RIF, Library Week and Right to Read

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• Reading is Fundamental

Hello there. You have heard that “reading is fundamental.” No doubt about it.

Founded in 1966 by Margaret McNamara, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) connects children with the joy of reading — to spark imaginations and possibilities — and putting kids on a path of reading proficiency.

RIF is the oldest and largest non-profit children’s literacy organization in the United States. RIF provides books and reading resources to children nationwide with supporting literacy resources for educators, families, and community volunteers.

• Library Week

Mark your calendars! National Library Week 2024 will be celebrated Sunday, April 7th through Saturday, April 13th.

Hattingdon is ready as you can see in one of her all-time favourites. We named the design Dewey. She looks positively darling.

Hattingdon wearing her Dewey fashion hat for Library Week. Go girl!
Dewey Hattingdon.

Right to Read Day

Monday, April 8th is Right to Read Day, a National Day of Action in support of the right to read.

In response to the surge in book challenges, the American Library Association has designated every Monday of National Library Week as Right to Read Day, a day of action that encourages everyone to take concrete steps to fight back against censorship and protect and celebrate the right to read freely.

Join in on #RightToReadDay, and every day after, in fighting censorship, and supporting libraries and the dedicated staff who make them work.

Protect our freedom to read!

You can find additional resources to amplify and support the Unite Against Book Bans campaign here.

Source: Public Libraries Online »

Updated: April 4, 2024

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It’s Fall 2023

Autumn Hattingdon wears a cap featuring an array of colorful Fall leaves.
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The first day of fall is Saturday, September 23, 2023—the same day as the autumn equinox—in the Northern Hemisphere. The date varies slightly year to year, but it is usually September 22 or 23. On rare occasions, it can fall on September 21 or 24,” writes Country Living.

We celebrate the day with Hattingdon’s colorful and charming “Autumn” hat . . . .

Autumn Hattingdon

. . . . plus a poetic verse.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

by Robert Frost

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

From A Poem for Every Night of the Year, October 1923

Updated 09.29.23


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Canada Day

Happy Canada Day.

Hattingdon celebrates Canada Day in a Canadian flag inspired red and white puffy cap with large upturned brim. Vivian named the hat Zoe.

Zoe Hattingdon.

Canada Day is often referred to as “Canada’s birthday”, particularly in the popular press.

Wikipedia, the fount of all knowledge (wink), tells us:

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The term “birthday” can be seen as an oversimplification, as Canada Day is the anniversary of only one important national milestone on the way to the country’s full sovereignty, namely the joining on July 1, 1867, of the colonies of Canada (divided into Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a wider British federation of four provinces.

Canada became a “kingdom in its own right” within the British Empire, commonly known as the Dominion of Canada.” End Quote

Best wishes to Canada and all of her wonderful citizens.


National Earmuff Day

According to National Day website, March 13th is National Earmuff Day.

“National Earmuff Day is celebrated on March 13 every year. Earmuffs are categorized as clothing accessories or personal protection equipment (PPE), specially designed to cup and protect the ears from either cold weather or noise.”

Hattingdon just so happens to have something to wear for the “occasion”. And it is still plenty chilly enough here in Louisville to wear it too.

Hannah Ski Hat and Earmuffs.

National Day continues:

“Designed by Chester Greenwood in the 19th century, earmuffs are a regular part of winter fashion and a necessity for construction workers. Their comfy fit and practical yet stylish design make earmuffs a crowd favorite. It’s a day to celebrate earmuffs by putting them on or giving them out.”

We love National Day who say they love having “Fun, unusual and forgotten designations on our calendar.”

So there you have it. Happy Monday and National Earmuff Day!

Hattingdon & Co.


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