LYME — Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m., Lyme Public Library will host a Zoom presentation by May Reitz and Carol Wheeler-Flood titled, Multicultural Book Readings & Discussion, with an ‘Author Focus’ on Jacqueline Woodson.

Themes of cultural barriers, differences and finding  the courage to connect will be explored. Jacqueline Woodson’s books, The Other Side and The Day You Begin will be highlighted.

Book reading and discussion for children, families and teachers will be led by two  exemplary New London teachers, May Reitz and Carol Wheeler-Flood.

The books  that will be shared are by Jacqueline Woodson who is the recipient of a 2020  MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid  Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award.  She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young people’s Literature.  

All are welcome to join the library for these engaging stories and timely discussions. Strategies for  classroom teachers will also be discussed. 

This program is free and open to all. You will need to register via email at programreg@lymepl.org to receive your invitation to the ZOOM Program.

For more information call the library at 860-434-2272.

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you …
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it’s how you look or talk, or where you’re from; maybe it’s what you eat, or something just as random. It’s not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it.
Clover’s mom says it isn’t safe to cross the fence that segregates their African-American side of town from the white side where Anna lives. But the two girls strike up a friendship, and get around the grown ups’ rules by sitting on top of the fence together.