by Terry Farish This is a story about one high school where I did an I author visit, novels important to students I met, and YA novels in the I’m Your Neighbor Books collections. IYNB curates and shares Immigrant and New Generation collections called “Welcoming Libraries.” Each book, and the book displays that accompany… Read more »
Educators! School Librarians! Saturday, 10/18/25 Sunday, 10/19/25 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM I’m Your Neighbor Books 80 Bell Street, Ste 7 Portland, ME 04103 FMI: 207-613-1619 or kcappy@imyourneighborbooks.org Visit the I’m Your Neighbor Books warehouse for 40% OFF 100’s of Immigrant and New Generation K-12 titles! “We need books to break open our hearts, so… Read more »
Guest Post by author Terry Farish With books provided by I’m Your Neighbor Books in English and Kreyòl (Haitian Creole), students from the Amiko Youth Program in Manchester, NH read Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings by Francie Latour. These Haitian-American sisters are drawing portraits, as Auntie Luce does in the story. The Amiko Program is a… Read more »
I’m Your Neighbor Books was honored to provide this testimony to the Judiciary Committee at the Maine State House on May, 19th, 2025. Written Testimony in Support of LD 1259 An Act to Enhance Public Safety in Maine by Defining the Relationship Between Local and Federal Law Enforcement and LD 1971 An Act to Protect… Read more »
2024 IS IN THE BOOKS for I’m Your Neighbor Books. Which books & creators defined our year? I’m Your Neighbor Books does not work directly with students (that has to change) but in 2024, middle and high school students made their voices heard. Educators came to us because their students were asking to be taught… Read more »
2024 IS IN THE BOOKS for I’m Your Neighbor Books Which books & partners defined our year? AudioFile Magazine once again made it possible for I’m Your Neighbor Books to include audiobook editions of core Immigrant and New Generation books in our Welcoming Library collections. And WHAT a wonder! Wonderbook editions from Playaway have an… Read more »
by D.D.Rathnayake With powerful words from Kirsten Cappy, Executive Director of I’m Your Neighbor Books, set the tone for an unforgettable celebration of culture, community,and storytelling on November 9, 2024 in Portland. “We ALL belong in America.” -Kirsten Cappy, Executive Director of I’m Your Neighbor Books The spotlight of the evening was on the… Read more »
By D.D. Rathnayake Dr. Megan Welter, Associate Commissioner for Public Education at Maine Department of Education, set the tone for an extraordinary celebration of diversity and inclusion at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center on September 13, 2024. “A warm welcome is so much better.” —Dr. Megan Welter, Maine Department of Education Hosted in partnership with… Read more »
The 13,000+ books we have placed in Welcoming Libraries across the country all have the same invitation: Read to Welcome. Read to Belong. Each children’s book tells the story of a modern immigrant family or their new generations. As readers, you will not be surprised that these books change us. Reading at any age gives… Read more »
10 “Welcoming Library: Cart Collections” with 900 Books Gifted to Bangor Schools Bangor, Maine—In front of hundreds of fourth and fifth-grade students at Fairmont School, I’m Your Neighbor Books, Bangor school officials, and the Maine Department of Education, announced the delivery of 900 books featuring Immigrant and New Generation families to Bangor schools. Thanks to… Read more »