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August 18, 2010: Attention Arboretum Assistants!
September is "Bring a Friend" month! Do you have a friend or family
member who loves to garden, who enjoys making new friends, who would
enjoy improving the communitiy? If so, invite him or her to come with
you to one or more work sessions in September – Wednesday mornings,
9-noon.
We hope to alert the wider community to the Arboretum Assistants Program here at the Museum, and perhaps attract new volunteers for the 2011 season.
We hope to alert the wider community to the Arboretum Assistants Program here at the Museum, and perhaps attract new volunteers for the 2011 season.
September 02, 2010: Story Thursday This Week!
Kids, bring your parents and enjoy a story reading, mini-tour and
hands-on activity for ages 4 and 5. Now at both 10 a.m. (group
reservations only) and 1 p.m. (public).
Today's story: Ish by Peter Reynolds
$5/Participating Child, chaperone free
Today's story: Ish by Peter Reynolds
$5/Participating Child, chaperone free
September 04, 2010: Women Artists Exhibition Opens Saturday
Outstanding works including drawings, watercolors, lithographs, etchings, and
engravings by more than twenty women artists from the seventeenth
through twentieth century will be the feature of Women Artists on view
from Saturday, September 4, 2010 through Sunday, January 29, 2011 in the Museum’s Works
on Paper Gallery.
For more information, click here.
For more information, click here.
August 31, 2010: Museum Names New Director and CEO
The Foundation for the Reading Public Museum Board of Directors has named John Graydon Smith as the new Director and CEO of the Museum, with a starting date in Fall of 2010. In this role, Smith is responsible for the overall direction and management of the Museum including planning, organizing, staffing, funding, financial management, exhibitions, programming, marketing, facilities and governance, and serves as a liaison between the staff, the Board of Directors, and the community at large.
Smith currently lives in the Albany, New York area with his wife and daughter, where since 2006 has served as President and CEO of The Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST), recently named by Parents Magazine as one of the nation’s top 20 science centers. Prior to that, Smith had held several high-level positions at the American Lung Association in both Indianapolis, IN and Albany, NY. He earned an MBA (Marketing Concentration) from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, and Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing and Political Science from University of Indianapolis.
Smith stated, “The opportunity to lead the Reading Public Museum as it continues to grow into the leading informal education institution in the area is tremendously exciting for me professionally. On a personal level, my family and I look forward to becoming engaged and active participants in the Reading community and celebrating the many successes ahead for the Museum with those who have been supporters of it throughout the years.”
Kathleen Kleppinger, chair of the search committee commented, “We are very pleased to welcome John to the Museum and to our community. The search and selection process was thoughtful and skillfully conducted, and the result is a candidate with experience and a leadership skill set that more than meets our requirements. This is an exciting time for the Museum.”
Donald C. Bristol has been serving as Interim Administrative Director of the Museum since January of 2010, after Ronald C. Roth stepped down as Director and CEO.
Smith currently lives in the Albany, New York area with his wife and daughter, where since 2006 has served as President and CEO of The Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST), recently named by Parents Magazine as one of the nation’s top 20 science centers. Prior to that, Smith had held several high-level positions at the American Lung Association in both Indianapolis, IN and Albany, NY. He earned an MBA (Marketing Concentration) from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, and Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing and Political Science from University of Indianapolis.
Smith stated, “The opportunity to lead the Reading Public Museum as it continues to grow into the leading informal education institution in the area is tremendously exciting for me professionally. On a personal level, my family and I look forward to becoming engaged and active participants in the Reading community and celebrating the many successes ahead for the Museum with those who have been supporters of it throughout the years.”
Kathleen Kleppinger, chair of the search committee commented, “We are very pleased to welcome John to the Museum and to our community. The search and selection process was thoughtful and skillfully conducted, and the result is a candidate with experience and a leadership skill set that more than meets our requirements. This is an exciting time for the Museum.”
Donald C. Bristol has been serving as Interim Administrative Director of the Museum since January of 2010, after Ronald C. Roth stepped down as Director and CEO.