Inspiring and empowering!

Check out some of these amazing new books in our library!

Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai showed that one person can make a difference. In Kenya, the land was being wrecked by people, so to make it healthy again and nourish people instead, Wangari Maathai - "Mama Miti" - encouraged women to plant trees. 

This is her story.

WATCH and LISTEN to Wangari Maathai talk about the Green Belt Movement she started.

Another true story about a woman who's bravery meant people still had access to books and learning, even in the middle of a war. There is sadness in this story, but also hope, and encouragement from Alia Muhammed Baker's strong conviction about the value of reading.

LISTEN

Sometimes people don't look or behave in the way we expect, but that doesn't mean that it is wrong. This book is about one child's way of expressing himself that is a bit different, and how his friends and family just let him do what feels right to him.