“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 want to celebrate diversity and raise my daughters to do the same!
Diversity in books allows us all to have empathy and push back against bias and prejudice and to have an understanding of all cultures
and races to be inclusive and understanding that we are all equal and unique we can all learn something from each other
Children need to see themselves in books. It encourages self awareness, social awareness, and builds communities.
I’m taking the Read in Color pledge because it’s important to me to provide diverse books for the community I serve, which is primarily African-American.
To promote reading for EVERYONE