Alexander Robinson Elementary teacher-librarian Anita Neufeld recommends by Lydia M. Sigwarth for 蜜桃传媒 Library Day on October 21.
Dear Librarian is an inspiring, autobiographical book that’s perfect for reading aloud during DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) and 蜜桃传媒 Library Day. In this heartfelt story, the author writes a letter to a librarian who took her under her wing during a time when her idea of “home” was shifting and uncertain.
Students love that the book includes pictures of the author and the actual librarian who inspired the story. As a former library kid myself, I find that I get a bit emotional reading this book aloud!
This story reinforces the transformative power of books and highlights the powerful role of libraries as safe, equitable places that can both heal and protect.
As the story reads, “Those days, the Library was like a home. My own special home. (Even though it wasn鈥檛 a house.)鈥澛�
Dear Librarian is available in . It’s also available as an audiobook on .
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