“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 have been curating our LFL as a Little Free Diverse Library since we opened it. We are a diverse family and we think it’s important to read, listen and learn from and amplify diverse voices
Broaden my understanding of the world I live in.
We live in a diverse community with little access to books that represent the makeup of the people around us. Children need to see themselves in the stories they read as well as learn about those who do not look like them.
It’s so important for all children and adults to see protagonists of color in books and to be readily available.
As former school librarians, we believe in the value of book diversity.
I hope to set up a Little Free Library in my yard after the pandemic is over. As a retired literacy teacher, I know firsthand the importance of kids seeing characters that look like themselves in the books they read.
I am a black woman writer and poet and a LGBTQ ally. This is what I have always been and the books that fed me. I have autographed copies of BIPOC that I get to share with the world! Black Lives Matter!