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Join us next Saturday, July 1, 10:00 a.m. for Pre-K kids and 11:00 a.m. for elementary kids at Small Circle Used Books, 131 S. Market St., New Wilmington. Come explore America through a great read aloud followed by a candle votive craft.

Wilmington READS offered an All-American celebration at Small Circle and Fresh Marketplace on July 1. We read and discussed I AM AMERICA, to celebrate our diverse nation. On Saturday, July 15 return at 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. for an exploration of Pollinators.

Wilmington READS had a wondrous Westminster day on July 15 with School of Ed. adjunct faculty Todd Cole and School of Life Sc. faculty Helen Boylan and Patrick Krantz (Center for the Environment). Kids learned all about pollinators like bees and butterflies. What a morning.

Mark your calendars: The next Banned Books Week will be October 1 - 7, 2023! bannedbooksweek.org #BannedBookClub #FreedomtoRead #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

Mark Parisi #books #reading #education #BannedBooks

I have a book on this sobering list of #bannedbooks but what it doesn't show is "secret censorship" which results in authors not being invited, or in my case, having invitations reecinded out of fear of protests. harpersbazaar.com/culture/a45012…

A4: I'd have to choose The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman bc it's unfathomable to me how this #book is banned/challenged bc it's all about hope. #bannedbooks #txasl TASL #txaslchat

Thanks to Deanna Day & Barbara A. Ward 4publishing this thoughtful Worlds of Words blog post in support of Ss #IntellectualFreedom. Classroom teachers #schoollibrarians & #kidlit #mglit #YAlit educators & authors must #UniteAgainstBookBans #aasl Pls read this & the next 3 columns.

October 1-7 is Banned Books Week. Explore more about Children's Right to Read through Deanna Day-Wiff's insightful WOW Currents blogs. wowlit.org/blog/2023/09/1…

Today at the New Castle Public Library we explored literacy in our lives. Our Family Place Library morning invited families to explore and ponder the where, when, what and why of learning and literacy throughout our lives. Come next week, Thursday, at 10:00 am to learn more.

On this NCTE weekend, I am thrilled to present with Angelica Serrano, Tucson, Jen Toney, Sharpsville, PA, Laura Nych, Mercer, PA and Juana Martinez-Neal, children's author. Come explore Empathy Matters on Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Hilton.

NCTE 2023 literacy conference in Columbus offered critical insights. Jen Toney, Laura Nych, Angelica Serrano and Juana Martinez-Neal were my thoughtful co-presenters. "Empathy is the fuel of democracy" is a central thought for our on-going work with elem. learners.

Merry, merry to family and friends afar.

To mark MLK's 95th birthday, New Castle's NAACP offered a program at the Sankey Youth Center. Words of inspiration were offered by Japraunika Wright. LCCAP, Oneness and the NC Library coordinated the distribution of 100 free children's books to attendees. We are moving forward!

Getting excited about the Tucson Festival of Books, March 9 & 10. I moderate a panel with authors Veera Hiranandani, Michelle Mohrweis and Sara Shepard. Come to Tucson and consider how middle school students manage anxiety and trauma.

Learning alongside Veera Hiranandani, Sara Shephard and Michelle Mohrweis was a highlight of the Tucson Festival of Books this past weekend. One of the authors shared, "Hope is what keeps us going," as they considered the anxiety and trauma facing children. Keep reading!

Yesterday 12 regional watercolor artists gathered to celebrate their Words + Images = JOY! exhibit at the New Castle Public Library. Their artwork was donated to the library to inspire children and teens as readers.

Who tells our stories? June's #WOWCurrents focuses on two book series that take place in the pioneer era: The Birchbark House and Little House on the Prairie. Read more about these historical perspectives below! wowlit.org/blog/2024/06/0…

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." Winnie the Pooh. Moving back west to our families and old friends is both joy-filled and complicated. We miss many dear friends from New Wilmington. Bryce already came for a long weekend!