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Librarian Prep Post: Book Recommendations for May’s Heritage and Awareness Months
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Librarian Prep Post: Book Recommendations for May’s Heritage and Awareness Months

May is a month to honor heritage, history, and well-being by sharing meaningful stories and perspectives in libraries and classrooms. With Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month approaching, now is the time to start planning. This post features book recommendations to help you build […]Read more "Librarian Prep Post: Book Recommendations for May’s Heritage and Awareness Months"
Dreams to Ashes: An Interview with Author Livia Blackburne and Illustrator Nicole Xu
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Dreams to Ashes: An Interview with Author Livia Blackburne and Illustrator Nicole Xu

Dreams to Ashes: The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre is a powerful nonfiction picture book full of both heartbreak and hope. In the late 1800s LA was more small town than city, with a total population under six thousand. Newspapers routinely published anti-Chinese rhetoric, and when a conflict broke out between two mutual aid societies, […]Read more "Dreams to Ashes: An Interview with Author Livia Blackburne and Illustrator Nicole Xu"