The presentation at the library was great. I did not realize how much we had in that special collection. I have used the Juvenile curriculum part of the library and I have always enjoyed browsing the collections for books from my childhood and for new books.
I also did not realize the HUGE selection of young adult literature as well as all of the children's literature. It gave me inspiration and I was extremely excited about getting to read YA literature. Any excuse to read and buy more books...
But again, it made me think about the fact that not all children, people have access or are introduced to reading or the variety for reading out there. When she was passing around the graphic novel, I realized that had my sister and brother read a graphic novel they may have been more interested in reading. Also, I have friends that like reading comic books and magazines and the graphic novel would be a great thing to introduce to them.
The presentation was also great because it introduces the idea that literacy should not be related to intelligence or that it is or should be reserved for certain kinds of people. Literacy is about including and engaging people in dialogue rather than excluding people from participating in social and educational activities.
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