Holiday Open House,
Children's Book Festival, and DOG ON FLEAS

Location: Roosevelt Library and Home, Henry A. Wallace Center
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The fourth annual Children's Book Festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center, from Noon to 5:00 p.m., presented by the Roosevelt Library and the National Park Service. Children’s book authors will read from and sign copies of their books. Featured books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store in the Wallace Center.

In addition, there will be refreshments, free photos with Santa from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and children can make holiday cards for sailors on the USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt throughout the afternoon. Music by family-friendly musicians, Dog On Fleas, will begin at 4:00 p.m.

Holiday Open House on December 5 is from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. both at the Home of FDR National Historic Site and at the Roosevelt Library. Both the Library and Home will be decorated for the holidays as they were during the Roosevelt presidency.

Free public events. Admission is free to the Home and Library throughout the day. For information call (845) 486-7745.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

FDR's Birthday Ceremony

Location: Rose Garden and Henry A. Wallace Center
Time: 3:00 p.m.

On Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. the National Park Service will hold a Rose Garden Ceremony to commemorate Franklin Roosevelt's Birthday. Following the ceremony, the FDR Presidential Library will invite attendees to return to the Wallace Center for birthday cake and refreshments free of charge.

Free public event. For information call (845) 486-7745.