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16 Jul
03:00 - 04:30 pm

Children’s Books: From Access to Opportunity

July 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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July 16
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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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The research is clear: literacy outcomes improve when young children have access to books and other age-appropriate, high-quality reading materials. Learn how innovative nonprofits are overcoming “book deserts,” book bans, curriculum changes and library closures, ensuring that children have ready access to books in their homes, schools and the everyday places they frequent with their families. We’ll be talking about the science, too!

  • Tabitha Blackwell, Executive Director, Book Harvest
  • Norrine Briggs, Executive Director, North America, The Dollywood Foundation
  • Alvin Irby, Founder and Executive Director, Barbershop Books
  • Kyle Zimmer, President, CEO and Co-Founder, First Book
  • Moderator: Leigh Giangreco, Journalist