Join educator, Nawal Qarooni and critically acclaimed children's book author Meg Medina for a special talk about literacy enrichment.
The DC Public Library Foundation is happy to welcome Nawal Qarooni and Meg Medina to engage DC caregivers in a talk about literacy and how to make learning accessible to all families. Limited copies of books for caregivers will be available for Beyond the Book Families to add to their home libraries courtesy of the DC Public Library Foundation.
Nawal Qarooni is an educator, literacy coach, and writer who supports a holistic literacy model of instruction in schools. She is the author of Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations.
Meg Medina is the current National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature. She is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author who writes picture books, as well as middle grade and young adult fiction. When she’s not writing, Meg works on community projects that support girls, Latino youth, and/or literacy. She is a faculty member of Hamline University’s Masters of Fine Arts in Children’s Literature and lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.
Beyond the Book, generously funded by the DC Public Library Foundation, is a city-wide reading and learning club that engages Books from Birth graduates as well as developing readers across DC around a carefully selected title along with fun and educational learning activities that will deepen their understanding and enjoyment of the book as well as build their reading skills.
AGE GROUP: | 5 - 12 Years Old |
EVENT TYPE: | Beyond the Book |