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Bilingual Arabic and English Storytime

القصه باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية
2024-03-02 11:00:00 2024-03-02 11:30:00 America/New_York Bilingual Arabic and English Storytime Stories and songs in Arabic and English featuring Palestinian authors. Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Periodicals Room

Saturday, March 02
11:00am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2024-03-02 11:00:00 2024-03-02 11:30:00 America/New_York Bilingual Arabic and English Storytime Stories and songs in Arabic and English featuring Palestinian authors. Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Periodicals Room

Stories and songs in Arabic and English featuring Palestinian authors. Recommended for ages 3-6, but all are welcome.

السبت, الثاني مارس الساعة 11 صباحًا

قصص وأغاني باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية لمؤلفي فلسطينيين. يوصى بها

للأعمار من 3 إلى 6 سنوات، ولكن الجميع موضع ترحيب

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

TAGS: | arabic |

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