“You changed my life forever when you put books in my hands.”

— Yuyi Morales

Access

Every year sees more remarkable books being published, but access to those books remains a major stumbling block. A core part of our work is dedicated to breaking down barriers to access and making sure that the stories that are being told are getting into the hands of readers. We work with our local community members and leaders to understand where those barriers exist and to find creative solutions to overcome them. 

THIS SECTION

  • Barriers to access that we’ve identified ourselves

    • language -> translations

    • publishing

      • advocate to publishing houses in Italy to publish English or other language books in translation

      • help Italy-resident authors and illustrators get published

    • $ -> fundraising

    • bias -> education initiatives

    • illustrations -> convince local authors and illustrators of the value and importance of making the pages of their books look like the world we actually live in

  • libraries -> what do they need from us?

    • Write-in campaign!

    • book lists

    • prof development

    • family/community activities

    • donations/$

  • schools -> how can we convince them/what do they need from us?

    • Book lists

    • Teacher resources (prof development)

    • book donations

    • school projects (by us or self-led)

  • bookstores -> how can we convince them/what do they need from us?

    • book lists

    • family/community activities

  • individuals

    • how to talk about books

    • how to talk about issues

    • how to choose books

    • getting books TO individuals

      • PJ Library (dreaming big)

      • Bibliobus (our own Ape?)

      • connecting them with libraries