Kentucky School Program Grows Readers, Leaders, and Community

In Louisville, Kentucky, an elementary school’s path to become a Spanish-immersion magnet school helped create an ALA award-winning program that raised awareness of the Hispanic/Latinx community and fostered the cultural competence and unity of all students by asking: What unites us?

Celeste Ng Believes in the Power of Books

Celeste Ng, the author of Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts, was a guest speaker at the American Library Association’s 2022 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., and she visited with I Love Libraries before her talk to share her thoughts on the vital role that books play in helping us understand the world and its diverse voices.

Photo: Celeste Ng at ALA’s 2022 Annual Conference. By EPNAC.