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September 27, 2025 by Edith Campbell

Library Card Sign Up

My dad understood the vast wealth that existed in those books and that library cards provided us with a share of that wealth.

February 1, 2025 by Edith Campbell

Listed: February 2025

Let’s allow ALL young readers to sample from all the great storytellers who nurture our curiosity, inform our intellect, and help us feel loved. I hope I’m not being too ambitious by trying to do this every day in February!

October 28, 2024 by Sujei Lugo

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"The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, aims to provide a platform and space to support Latinx youth literature creators and connect them with their readers and other creators and educators."

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