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X-WR-CALNAME:Building Literacy with Black Children's Literature Workshop
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DESCRIPTION:Building Literacy with Black Children's Literature: a Black Chi
 ldren's Book Week Celebration and Workshop\n\nJoin the Warner School of Ed
 ucation and Human Development and River Campus Libraries for a vibrant cel
 ebration and workshop on Black Children's Literature. This event is design
 ed to showcase the full spectrum of Black Children's Literature. Bringing 
 together educators\, librarians\, and community members to explore books t
 hat affirm\, inspire and expand young readers' worlds! Whether you're buil
 ding a home library or classroom library\, learn how to build a curriculum
  for literacy for children for all ages including young adult literature!\
 n\nYou'll hear about selecting age-appropriate\, culturally relevant books
 \, organizing books to encourage independent discovery\, and ways to maxim
 ize literacy for all readers. \n\nWhether you are building from zero or st
 rengthening your existing collections\, this workshop will equip you with 
 tangible tools\, recommended booklists\, and strategic curricular choices 
 to curate a library/collection that reflects the children you serve and th
 e world around them!\n\nCome ready to discover new stories\, exchange idea
 s\, and leave with a plan for cultivating literacy through Black Children'
 s Literature!
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LOCATION:Rush Rhees Library\, Hawkins-Carlson
SUMMARY:Building Literacy with Black Children's Literature Workshop
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 ck-childrens-literature-a-black-childrens-book-week-celebration-and-worksh
 op
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Talks
CATEGORIES:Information Sessions and Fairs
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