Author Archives: Pat Solin

About Pat Solin

Patricia Smith Solin worked with her son, Michael, on creating posts and maintaining the technical aspects of the RFL Association website & Facebook posts. She was the school librarian for 10 years at Riverton Public School (NJ) and contributes articles for the Gaslight News, the official publication of the Historical Society of Riverton.

Family Game Nite!

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Before TV, video games, and the like, people enjoyed the entertainment (and sometimes competition!) of games.  The New York Times ran an article on March 25, 2020 entitled Running Out of Games?  Remember These Old-School Favorites.  We hear that card games, board games, and puzzles are coming back into favor.  Maybe your kids will enjoy some of these mind-twisters and challenges!

Best Hopeful Books

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Certainly there are lots of novels and non-fiction books about plagues.  An interesting revisit to pandemics of our past can be found in this The New York Times article from April 24, 2020 entitled What the Great Pandemic Novels Teach Us.

But just maybe you’d be interested in the list of Best Hopeful Books from TED, Technology Education and Design?  Although their list of 70 books is from 2016, bet you’d like to take a look at a list that is an uplifting change from our current media offerings.

Stay safe!

Itchin’ to Get Out? Take a Virtual Trip with Your Kids!

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Even in the best of times, most of us can not travel the world to see fantastic sights, engaging art, wild animals, beautiful architecture, or the everyday life in exotic places.  So, now is the perfect time to go online to see what is beyond our own backyards.

Try this and other websites for virtual visits to Paris, Rome, Italy, Berlin, Egypt, an Eagle Farm in New Jersey, or the Great Wall of China.  Travel safely from your computer at home and widen your horizons!

You Count, and You Count, and You Count . . .

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We all count!  Especially for this US Census.

According the the US Census website:

The census provides critical data that lawmakers, business owners, teachers, and many others use to provide daily services, products, and support for you and your community. Every year, billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other resources based on census data.

There are NO citizenship questions on the form, they never ask for money, and offer language support — so get started by visiting their site, or by answering by phone or mail.  Be counted!