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The Boys of Summer


The Incomparable Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

 Springfield Public Library will host the slide, lecture and
music program on the Golden Age of baseball, presented presented by Dr. James P. Kane.

See Ebbits Field again, hear the magical voice of Red Barber, see Pee Wee and Jackie, and the Duke. And that
glorious championship! It is more than a baseball story. Learn also what happened to them when the cheering stopped and the ballpark lights went dim. 

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Dr. James P. Kane holds a
bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, a master’s degree and 6th
year certificate from Columbia University and a doctor of education degree from
NYU and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a former teacher, prep school
headmaster, principal and a Superintendent of schools. Dr. Kane is now an
adjunct professor of education at William Paterson University.

This free program is made possible
by the Friends of the Springfield Public Library, everyone is welcome.

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