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Caregivers in a Changing World is a reading-discussion program that brings child care providers and volunteer readers together to discuss the themes of diversity and inclusion in children's literature. Led by skilled facilitators, the series inspires caregivers to experience the power and pleasure of sharing ideas about books and children. Participants are given two books per session to read. In addition, "hands-on" activities offer ways that caregivers can enrich the language and literacy opportunities they offer to children.

In the course of the discussions and activities, we hope to focus attention on the ways books can help us know more about people from other cultures and with other points of view. The series offers participants the chance to discover new levels of appreciation as they learn different approaches to story interpretation and understanding. We also hope that Caregivers in a Changing World rekindles a dedication to keep books in the forefront of children's daily experiences.

The seminar consists of six 2-hour sessions over six consecutive weeks. Facilitators and presenters include librarians, early childhood educators, Born to Read staff, and scholars. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.

• Denise Pendleton
  Program Director
  dpendle@mainehumanities.org
  

• Brita Zitin
  Program Assistant
  brita@mainehumanities.org