Funded Oct 21, 2021Thank you for your generous donation toward our celebration of diversity! While you may hear of diversity efforts in many arenas, it is a completely different experience to witness a child make a genuine connection with a book character. Suddenly they are empowered to speak for the character in a meaningful and authentic way.
Students are excited to relate through culture, religion, gender, or ethnicity. It validates who they are and helps to develop their own identity in these formative years. Students with multi-cultural and racial backgrounds were especially surprised to find themselves in stories like Megan McDonald Mismatched and Mixed Up. Multi-racial children can now turn to titles such as this to engage in reading while feeling included.
Book Projects are especially important to myself as their impact continues to live as long as the book is on the shelf. I will continue to develop and grow our Culturally Responsive Library collection. Your generous donations have provided a strong foundation for this diverse collection to become the norm for all libraries. We thank you with all our hearts!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Puma