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February 22, 2026<\/strong>, 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET. Friends & family are welcome to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Michael Cart Memorial Presentation by Angelica Shirley Carpenter.  Angelica was the founding curator of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno, and is the author of multiple books, including biographies of Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Frances Hodgson Burnett and Robert Louis Stevenson as well as books on suffragists. Michael Cart was on the Arne Nixon Center’s Board of Directors for many years and donated his Walter R. Brooks collection to the library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Contemporaries of Freddy by Michael Anderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Came From Centerboro: Kids’ SciFi in the 1950s or Thereabouts by John Chastain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Bedtime Story: Reading of a Selection from “Freddy the Magician” by Fred Waterman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join Zoom Meeting<\/a>
Meeting ID: 826 1789 9231
Passcode: 099981<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scheduled<\/strong> Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sunday, March 29, 7 – 8 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/strong>: Book Club: Freddy the Magician

October 2-4, 2026<\/strong>: In Person<\/a> Convention, Winter Clove Inn<\/a>, New York (Friday through Sunday)
557 Winter Clove Rd, Round Top, NY 12473. Click here for info on Google Maps<\/a>
https:\/\/winterclove.com\/ info@winterclove.com<\/a>
Reservations:<\/strong> (518) 622-3267<\/a> https:\/\/winterclove.com\/accommodations\/
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Dates to be determined<\/strong>
Book Club \u2013 Freddy Goes Camping<\/em> (far-from-official-guesstimate: Sunday May 30)
Book Club \u2013 Freddy Plays Football<\/em> (far-from-official-guesstimate: Sunday July 25)
Book Club \u2013 Freddy<\/em> the Cowboy<\/em> (far-from-official-guesstimate: Sunday September 26)
Book Club \u2013 Freddy<\/em> Rides Again<\/em> (far-from-official-guesstimate: Sunday November 21 or 28)
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How Information is Sent Out<\/strong>
Zoom details are sent to members via email and in our newsletter, as well as posted on our Facebook group<\/a>.
Click here for more information on our Facebook group.<\/a>
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Time – Book Club Zoom Meetings<\/strong>
usually held on Sundays at 7 pm ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summaries Available for Book Clubs<\/strong>
In case you want a refresher (or don’t have time to fully read the book beforehand), here are some summaries<\/a> that were prepared for the Bean Home Newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 22, 2026, 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET. Friends & family are welcome to join. The Michael Cart Memorial Presentation by Angelica Shirley Carpenter.  Angelica was the founding curator of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno, and is the author of multiple books, including biographies of Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Frances Hodgson Burnett and Robert Louis Stevenson as well as books on suffragists. Michael Cart was on the Arne Nixon Center’s Board of Directors for many years and donated his Walter R. Brooks collection to the library.  The Contemporaries of Freddy by Michael Anderson It Came From Centerboro: Kids’ SciFi in the 1950s or Thereabouts by John Chastain A Bedtime Story: Reading of a Selection from “Freddy the Magician” by Fred Waterman Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 826 1789 9231Passcode: 099981 Scheduled Events Sunday, March 29, 7 – 8 p.m. ET: Book Club: Freddy the Magician October 2-4, 2026: In Person Convention, Winter Clove Inn, New York (Friday through Sunday)557 Winter Clove Rd, Round Top, NY 12473. Click here for info on Google Mapshttps:\/\/winterclove.com\/ info@winterclove.comReservations: (518) 622-3267 https:\/\/winterclove.com\/accommodations\/ Dates to be determinedBook Club \u2013 Freddy Goes Camping (far-from-official-guesstimate: Sunday May 30)Book Club \u2013 Freddy Plays Football<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3432","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n2026 Virtual Convention - Friends of Freddy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FRIENDS OF FREDDY book club invitation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/freddythepig.com\/?page_id=3432\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2026 Virtual Convention - 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