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The school committee reception in honor of Dr. Baehr is a week from today, that’s Wednesday, June 18, 5:30-7:00 pm, in the Mayor’s reception room at City Hall, ust prior to her last school committee meeting. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome.  The Citywide Parent Council has arranged “Books for Baehr” as a way to help our schools and pay a tribute to Dr. Baehr’s eight years of service to the city.  To participate in this “twofer” in Baehr-speak simply go to Barnes & Noble at 151 Merrimack Street, purchase a book, and choose a school library, or EVEN EASIER, call Barnes & Noble at 978-458-3939 and purchase the book by telephone with a credit card. B&N will record your donation for the presentation to Dr. Baehr and deliver your book to the school library you selected. The downtown store is also offering a 20 percent discount on books purchased for this program and can recommend children’s favorites. See Mimi’s post for inspiration or if you need help picking a book, look at these great recommendations from Bright Horizons. (I just ordered a beautiful book of poems, Talking Like the Rain for the McAuliffe School where I used to work and for the Bailey, where my son went to elementary. For the Daley Middle School, I am ordering two books by Richard Peck that look great:  A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder.  These look so good, I am going to read them myself.