We Are Stories With a copy of the picture book Dreamers open on the desk, children in a Maine classroom listen to narrator Adriana Sananes read the line “we are stories.” Adriana Sananes is not in the classroom. Her performance of Yuyi Morales’ award-winning Mexican American book is emanating from a slim audiobook player embedded… Read more »
Thank you to AudioFile Magazine for highlighting the work of the Welcoming Library. Explore the magazine’s incredible $15,000 gift to bring audiobooks to classrooms!
Welcoming Library Project Manager We are no longer accepting applications for this opening. Thank you for your interest! Primary Responsibility: To manage the day-to-day promotion and management of I’m Your Neighbor Books’ Welcoming Library project—collections of children’s books and discussion materials that seek to transform the conversation on immigration. Supervisor: Executive Director Kirsten Cappy Work… Read more »
Building Our Welcoming Skills—with Literature Saturday, April 9, 2022 2:00-3:00 PM Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room Brattleboro, VT As Brattleboro welcomes refugees and as the region diversifies through immigration, we need to build our welcoming skills. A unique project, founded by Brattleboro native Kirsten Cappy, Maine librarian Kate Cutko, and a group of immigrant leaders,… Read more »
here we are On this International Women’s Day I am thinking of all of the women walking out of Ukraine with children or with elderly parents, neighbors, or animals—their nurturing becoming an act of bravery. I am thinking of all of the women walking out and leaving others behind, dividing their hearts. I am thinking… Read more »
From the Portland Press Herald: The generosity of a Maine author will allow more schools and libraries in Maine and across the country to participate in a reading program that welcomes immigrants to their new communities. Phillip Hoose, whose 13 books include the National Book Award-winning “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice,” has donated $15,000 to… Read more »
How can you help children in Waiting Places? In her Author’s Note at the end of The Waiting Place (Candlewick Press), author Dina Nayeri invites readers to help displaced children. Follow this post for an evolving set of ideas and resources. “But we can listen to stories of those have been gripped in its [the… Read more »
I’m Your Neighbor Books is honored to announce that their Executive Director Kirsten Cappy and Board Member Charles Mugabe have both been named “Everyday Heroes” by the Boston Globe. The 2021 class of heroes is a reminder that acts of everyday heroism can be close to home or international, a full-time job or an afternoon… Read more »
ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES Event Guide: Welcoming in the South Asian Community Why not turn your event into a celebration of South Asian community members? Canvassing children’s librarians and South Asian librarians and colleagues, Curious City has created a short list of possible ways to fold in community members as partners and participants. Why not include… Read more »
All for One & One for All! Dominguita, Pancho, and Stef are back in this Cuban American early chapter series. This time, a quinceañera may be at risk unless the the imaginative friends can take inspiration from another classic novel. Can you guess which one? Terry Catasús Jennings On September 11, 1961, Terry Catasús Jennings… Read more »