“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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Because it is an important thing to do.
I believe the Read in Color pledge and movement makes a difference!
diversity matters
This is a terrific initiative. Thank you. Looking forward to expanding my offerings to be more diverse. This initiative will help me.
Reading is a wonderful way to open doors and opportunities and should be encouraged and readily available to all individuals no matter their age, ethnicity or socio-economic background.
Inclusion and diversity are the keys to the future!
It’s so important that books reflect the population and that all readers can see and read themselves in books.
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!