“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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We need more advocates who Read in Color and build our communities!
I want to help bring awareness to BIPOC authors including myself!!!
Everyone deserves a voice. Everyone deserves to be represented. Keep trying until every child can see themselves/their experiences and their culture in the books they read.
We all need windows and mirrors in our reading!
As an African American educator I see children in dire need of diverse books and someone they feel that they themselves can relate to. Representation is a must to enhance a sense of unity in our world.
I got my LFL with the intention of providing books to my neighborhood children. I live in an under-resourced community and want to promote literacy. As a reading teacher, I know the power of books and of literacy and want the children in my community with books that represent them.
Representation matters and we learn from reading about each other’s diverse cultures and experiences.
Our town is very small and lacks culture so I’ve been stocking our Little Library with diverse authors in hopes of spreading acceptance and a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, racial profiling, or racial slurs in my hometown.