“It is essential that all people have the opportunity to see themselves represented with dignity and humanity in the books that we share. This promotes the growth of wellbeing, understanding, and acceptance in our world.”
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY AT HASTINGS HOUSE COOP
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NEW YORK
“Everyone deserves to see themselves in the books they read and the stories they love.”
MR. PEBBLE’S MEMORIAL LIBRARY
OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY
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I believe it’s important for everyone to have an opportunity to learn about different people and cultures.
It is important that everyone can find themselves in a book!
Seeing people like me all over film and TV today after growing up in a world with less of this further opens my eyes to how important representation really is. Our next generations deserve this in the books they read and I want to be a part of that.
We’re taking the Read in Color pledge to share books that reflect the diversity of our community. Through stories that celebrate different cultures, voices, and experiences, we hope to inspire empathy, understanding, and pride, so every reader in Compton can see themselves in the pages they turn.
My life and commitments are centered in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. I want our LFL to be a source for these community building values.
Everyone deserve to feel seen, loved, and wanted. If anyone struggles to feel loved, welcomed, wanted, seen, etc. I hope that at my LFL they feel that and know they matter too.
We’re taking the Read in Color pledge to share books that reflect the diversity of York City. Everyone deserves to see themselves—and others—represented in stories. By offering inclusive books at Duke’s Library, we hope to build empathy, celebrate identity, and create a more connected, welcoming community.