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December 7, 2022 24 mins

In this episode, I interview Julie Stivers as we discuss equity, book fairs, and ways to make book fairs more equitable through her idea of having a #TrueBookFair where students receive books for FREE. I really enjoyed this interview, and I hope you'll check it out!

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Follow Julie Stivers at @BespokeLib on Twitter and @mvlibraryreads on IG

Children’s Rights to Read www.rightstoread.org

Article About Julie Stivers: https://sils.unc.edu/news/Stivers-Award-2022
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. (2022, October 24). Alum Julie Stivers (MSLS '15) named North Carolina Library Media Coordinator of the year by North Carolina School Library Media Association. sils.unc.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://sils.unc.edu/news/Stivers-Award-2022

Article About #TrueBookFairs: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/116407/ Dankowski, T. (Ed.). (2020, June 24). Ridding schools of reading trauma. American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/116407/

Link to purchase Julie's book from the American Library Association

What is Julie reading that she recommends?

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum

Fame: Bad Bunny by Eric Esquivel and Amanda del Cid Lugo (graphic novel)

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