Reading of Kate’s Light and Panel Presentation about Kate Walker

Storytime Hour: Reading of Kate’s Light
August 3 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Readings at 11am and 12pm

Reading of Kate’s Light, a story about Kate Walker at Robbin’s Reef Lighthouse by Elizabeth Spires (Author), Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator).

Living in the isolated Robbins Reef Lighthouse, overlooking turn-of-the-century New York Harbor, Kate Walker spent her life minding the light, keeping passing ships from running aground on the dangerous shoals.

Panel Presentation About Kate Walker
August 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
With Wade Goria as the Moderator

Katherine Walker tended the Robbins Reef Light in New York Harbor for more than 30 years after the death of her husband, Captain John Walker. During her tenure she rescued 50 or more sailors from shipwrecks.