Coal Cracker, a Mahanoy City, PA-based youth-led newspaper will host a FREE journalism skills workshop on Saturday, January 24, from 12:30 – 3:00 pm at the Mahanoy City Public Library at 17-19 West Mahanoy Street. The workshop is open to young people, of any school district, in grades 5 – 12. The day will feature two simultaneous tracks, grades 5-7 and 8-12, learning: Photography with Nikki Stetson and Sandy Long Basic News Writing with Chris Mele Please pre-register by emailing
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In a unique collaboration, the New York Council for the Humanities has joined forces with the Western Sullivan Public Library (WSPL) and Heron’s Eye Communications to offer a scholarly book discussion group centered on the theme ‘serving’ that runs from February 25th until June 3rd. “With its thematic focus, this reading and discussion program offers an unusual twist on the standard book group format by making time for thinking deeply about one idea, over time, from a variety of perspectives,”
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What’s a Coal Cracker? Think you know? It’s a question being posed by young Coal Region journalists to launch a new Mahanoy City-based youth-led media project titled, appropriately enough: Coal Cracker. Young participants are inviting the public—of all ages—to stop by the Mahanoy City Public Library during regular hours of operation to answer the question: “What’s a Coal Cracker?” by writing on, drawing on or decorating a 24″ x 36″ poster. The exercise is a way to explore our diverse
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