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National Summer Learning Week
Happy readers picking up books at Grab and Go at our Rapid Response Center! It’s National Summer Learning Week — and we’re celebrating in...
Jul 9, 2020
StrongHER TogetHER’s DURHAM GIRLS SUMMER BOOK CLUB (And the author who gave us her weekend)
Editor’s note: StrongHER TogetHER is a local organization in Durham, North Carolina that is helping girls rise above stereotypes that...
Jul 2, 2020
Why Do Diverse Books Matter?
Turquoise LeJeune Parker is the Media Specialist at Durham’s Lakewood Elementary School, but her self-given title is Racial and Social...
Jun 27, 2020
Parent Chat with Wilma, episode 6/Chat de Padres y Madres con Wilma, episodio 6
Welcome to Parent Chat with Wilma, our series in which parents in our Book Babies program will share what they’re doing to keep the...
Jun 24, 2020
Books for Recently Arrived Refugees and Immigrants
Photo courtesy of Devin Desjarlais, United Way of the Greater Triangle By Rob Callus, World Relief, Program Manager for Refugee and...
Jun 19, 2020
EdNC: Perspective | Book Babies launches virtual visits to continue to meet the needs of families
Launched in Durham County in 2013, this groundbreaking evidence-informed home visiting program provides 20 new age-appropriate books to part
Jun 11, 2020
Summer is here, and we are READY.
By Ginger Young, Founder and Executive Director Summer is here. Never before have these three words felt so — well, scary. Our country,...
Jun 11, 2020
Parent Chat with Wilma, episode 5/Chat de Padres y Madres con Wilma, episodio 5
Welcome to Parent Chat with Wilma, our series in which parents in our Book Babies program will share what they’re doing to keep the...
Jun 9, 2020
WRAL: With goal to distribute 75,000 books, Book Harvest seeks children’s book donations
Traditional efforts — like summer reading programs and storytimes — could be difficult this summer with social distancing guidelines. But...
Jun 2, 2020
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