{"id":61048,"date":"2024-07-25T07:57:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=61048"},"modified":"2024-07-25T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:57:22","slug":"inaugural-gold-coast-book-fair-inspires-long-islanders-shared-love-for-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2024\/07\/inaugural-gold-coast-book-fair-inspires-long-islanders-shared-love-for-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair Inspires Long Islanders\u2019 Shared Love for Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Melville, NY (July 19, 2024)<\/em> \u2013 Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, provided printing support for the first-ever Gold Coast Book Fair, held June 28-30, at Long Island University in Brookville. This inaugural event, celebrating Long Island\u2019s love for literature, worked to demonstrate an ongoing effort to empower arts education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring programming for children and adults, the event included keynotes, panel discussions, solo author readings, and workshops, covering many genres while engaging readers from across Long Island in a community-wide celebration of books. It attracted more than 3,000 visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair was a memorable event that brought together families and communities, and Canon U.S.A. is proud to have supported it,\u201d said Seymour Liebman, executive vice president and general manager of Canon U.S.A. Inc. “Canon U.S.A. has called Long Island home for more than 50 years, and we were delighted to provide printing support for a program that fosters a love for reading and the arts and empowers the communities we serve. Congratulations to all the organizers and participants for making this event a remarkable achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants also enjoyed a large outdoor marketplace and meetups with authors in downtown Oyster Bay, where they received book fair souvenirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair was a magical experience for all, and we are incredibly grateful to our supporters who helped make it possible,\u201d said former United States Rep. Steve Israel, owner of Theodore’s Books. \u201cCanon\u2019s support helped bring the inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair to life in celebration of Long Islanders\u2019 love of literature and the arts. We are excited to make this event a tradition in Oyster Bay in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canon U.S.A. is a supporter of art education and art programming on Long Island and throughout the country. This initiative is derived from its corporate philosophy of Kyosei, which is translated as, \u201call people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future.\u201d This tenet drives the organization\u2019s focus on building relationships with local communities. Click here<\/a> for more information about Canon\u2019s ongoing corporate social responsibility efforts and its art education empowerment programming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Canon U.S.A. Inc.<\/strong>
Canon U.S.A. Inc.<\/a> is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $29.4 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. as of 2023 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 38 consecutive years\u2020. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melville, NY (July 19, 2024) \u2013 Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, provided printing support for the first-ever Gold Coast Book Fair, held June 28-30, at Long Island University in Brookville. This inaugural event, celebrating Long Island\u2019s love for literature, worked to demonstrate an ongoing effort to empower arts education. Featuring programming for children and adults, the event included keynotes, panel discussions, solo author readings, and workshops, covering many genres while engaging readers from across Long Island in a community-wide celebration of books. It attracted more than 3,000 visitors. \u201cThe inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair was a memorable event that brought together families and communities, and Canon U.S.A. is proud to have supported it,\u201d said Seymour Liebman, executive vice president and general manager of Canon U.S.A. Inc. “Canon U.S.A. has called Long Island home for more than 50 years, and we were delighted to provide printing support for a program that fosters a love for reading and the arts and empowers the communities we serve. Congratulations to all the organizers and participants for making this event a remarkable achievement.\u201d Participants also enjoyed a large outdoor marketplace and meetups with authors in downtown Oyster Bay, where they received book fair souvenirs. \u201cThe inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair was a magical experience for all, and we are incredibly grateful to our supporters who helped make it possible,\u201d said former United States Rep. Steve Israel, owner of Theodore’s Books. \u201cCanon\u2019s support helped bring the inaugural Gold Coast Book Fair to life in celebration of Long Islanders\u2019 love of literature and the arts. We are excited to make this event a tradition in Oyster Bay in the years ahead.\u201d Canon U.S.A. is a supporter of art education and art programming on Long Island and throughout the country. This initiative is derived from its corporate philosophy of Kyosei, which is translated as, \u201call people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future.\u201d This tenet drives the organization\u2019s focus on building relationships with local communities. Click here for more information about Canon\u2019s ongoing corporate social responsibility efforts and its art education empowerment programming. ### About Canon U.S.A. Inc.Canon U.S.A. Inc. is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $29.4 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. as of 2023 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 38 consecutive years\u2020. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[135],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61049,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61048\/revisions\/61049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}