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Jul 17, 2020
News release: Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Recognizes Pacesetter Communities
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) announced today the communities that are Pacesetters for their work during 2019 to support...
Jul 16, 2020
Graduation…in a Box!
Dear Friends, Last week, the photos and videos started rolling in — and they brought tears to my eyes. Though the pandemic prevented us...
Jul 9, 2020
Parent Chat with Wilma, episode 7/Chat de Padres y Madres con Wilma, episodio 7
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...
Jul 9, 2020
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 2, 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...
Jun 27, 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 24, 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 19, 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 11, 2020
EdNC: Perspective | Book Babies launches virtual visits to continue to meet the needs of families
Although Book Harvest’s Book Babies team can’t visit families in person right now, that doesn’t mean they’re not keeping in touch, shared...
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