About My ProjectI'm aiming to improve the refugee and immigrant center (RISSE) kids' access to diverse thinking through books. I've curated a list of children's books that feature all reading levels, are culturally sensitive and display diversity in messages about identity and culture.
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Project timeline
September:
October:
November:
December:
January:
February:
March:
April
May
- conduct research on books for book drive
- use online sources such as weneeddiversebooks.com
October:
- complete book list
- begin fundraising, book drive or by reaching out to publishers/ authors
November:
- have all of the books by the end of the month
- have plans of how to organize the books in the library and have made trips to RISSE to make further plans
December:
- have begun sorting through any damaged books in the library
January:
- by the end of the month, have all old books sorted out and begin implementing new books
February:
- by the end of the month, have all new books in the library
March:
- finalize library, add any display books and make sure there is a system for keeping books neat
April
- have a talk with the kids explaining the new books, their meaning and how to keep things neat
May
- any last steps