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The Storyteller's Candle

The Life and Legacy of Pura Belpre lives on in Fresno

November 1, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

    Here in the Central Valley of California, we are fortunate to have Artes de Americas , a museum whose mission is to make Central California a flourishing place for Latino arts.  For the past few weeks, a number of REFORMA  de Fresno* members Josie Bustos, Aideed Medina, Armando “Luie”Garcia, Ivan Calimano, Sandra Rios Balderrama […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Library Love, Multicultural Children's Books Tagged With: Artes de Americas, Dia de los Muertes, Latino Children's Literature, Pura Belpre, Pura Belpre Award, Reforma de Fresno, The Storyteller's Candle

The Heart of the Library

October 13, 2016 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Many of us take libraries for granted. So much so, that we forget the important role of libraries and the librarians who provide resources to everyone. But, not everyone has access to the treasures libraries have to offer. In September, I attended the first meeting of the Fresno area chapter of REFORMA, the National Association […]

Filed Under: Books, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: #diversekidlit, Drum Dream Girl, Enchanted Air, Jr Margarita Engle, Library for London, Library in Cocal, Pura Belpre Award, Rafael Lopez, REFORMA Fresno, Robert Isquierdo, The Storyteller's Candle

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