“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 am Native American and grew up in the 60’s and 70’s .There were very few books of color. And almost 0 books of color written by POC.
Lifelong reader & social justice warrior
For too long our nation’s children were raised on reading books that didn’t reflect the diversity of our country’s cultural profile. If everyone has a chance to Read In Color we can all learn to become accepting and understanding of our country’s wide variety of cultures and lifestyle choices.
I’m taking the Read in Color pledge because I want to be a better human and to make the world a better place.