“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’m a member of Pride@AVANGRID, we started a book drive to fill the LFL’s in Rochester’s vulnerable areas that had limited access to books during the pandemic. Focusing our efforts on books that featured LGBTQ+ characters, we distributed 500 books in 2020, and we are currently collecting for 2021!
Everyone should love to read
Because we we will make a difference.
To obtain more diverse books for children of color in the heart of Detroit 📕 📚.
Because the whites-only narrative needs to be over.
As our school’s Library Media Specialist and a new Little Free Library steward, this pledge speaks to me as an educator of Intermediate aged students.