I’m Your Neighbor Books was honored to be asked by Candlewick Press to produce a Discussion Guide for The Day War Came by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Rebecca Cobb (Candlewick Press). In 2016, the United Kingdom refused to welcome 3,000 children who had no families—children just like the girl you read about. The United… Read more »
“My colleagues and many patrons, particularly the adults, absolutely LOVED the idea of this collection. Many patrons stopped to look through the books while they were visiting the library. The books were beautiful and informative, and we wrote down a few titles to hopefully add to our own collection.” —Berwick Public Library Like Berwick Public… Read more »
“I made sure to share it with patrons who visited – particularly parents – and talked it up during storytime. I also read a few of the books during one of our storytimes and took the time to talk about how it would feel to have to move. Storytime tends to be a younger audience,… Read more »
We love that this public library used the most patriotic day in America to talk about New Americans! “I intentionally requested the library near the 4th of July so I could tie it into people’s Independence day activities and created a Facebook post to advertise the library that reflected that.” —Berwick Public Library
Maine Initiatives invited I’m Your Neighbor Books to exhibit the Welcoming Library at their Social Justice Street Fair in Portland, Maine. Kate Cutko and Kirsten Cappy of I’m Your Neighbor Books had wonderful conversations with attendees about the Welcoming Library’s ability to create productive dialogue about immigration. We were especially honored to have… Read more »
Thank you to Vermont radio host Olga Peters for inviting us in to talk about the I’m Your Neighbor Welcoming Library.
“I intentionally requested the library near the 4th of July so I could tie it into people’s Independence day activities and created a Facebook post to advertise the library that reflected that.”—Welcoming Library Public Library Ambassador
In her introduction to the American Library Association’s Annual Conference panel “Unpacking the Immigrant Experience: Creating a Space for New Arrivals,” I’m Your Neighbor co-founder, Anne Sibley O’Brien voiced the pain and rage of the last year “for all who are concerned about immigrants.” “For all who are concerned about immigrants, it’s been a horrendous… Read more »
Thank you to everyone that joined the conversation about the Welcoming Library at the ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference! Your insight, your enthusiasm, and your professional and personal commitment to welcoming immigrants gives us the inspiration to move forward!
The I’m Your Neighbor’s Welcoming Library was exhibited alongside the Refugee Dolls project at the 1 Journey Festival in DC in June. Honored to have the Refugee Dolls’ founder Jeanne Trabulsi acquire the first Welcoming Library to travel out of Maine, the project’s pilot state. The Refugee Doll Project Refugee dolls are educational tools to… Read more »