“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 encourage our readers to be diverse and open-minded. We believe this is will help build great futures.
Offering books about social Justice and particularly about racism and diversity is an opportunity to educate our communities!
We want our library to celebrate beautiful human diversity and the unique value of every individual. As Franciscans, we look at the diversity of the natural world and are convinced that the Creator loves variety!
Promote literacy in our diverse urban community through our LFL. We want to continue to provide opportunities to engage with books in many languages across many genres.
I’m a Unitarian Universalist.
In Loving Memory of Louise Vitry &
The Louise Vitry House built in 1855 in New Orleans, LA for Free Woman of Color. The Greatest of Grandmother’s!
People around the world may learn to be more accepting of differences and understanding people who may be different than them if given the opportunity to learn through reading well written books.
Representation matters!
Rainbows are natures most beautiful gift. LFLs are a man-made tool to shine even more beautifully the colors within nature!