"Characters we can connect with:" Teens gather diverse books for libraries

Cara Byrne, the Research Advisor on Diverse Children's Literature for the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve Univerity, is leading a talk titled "Oh, the Places You'll Go!: Diversity in Children's Picture Books," 10 a.m. to noon, Sunday, June 24, at CWRU. Her presentation is free and open to the public, but reservations are required due to limited space. The issue has ignited grass roots action that includes "We Need Diverse Books." Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James, auth