Category: 2021

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

September 2020 Book: The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui Speaker: Dr. Victor Jew Resources

Invisible Communities and the Places We Ignore: A Writing Workshop

January 2021 Books: A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian Speaker: Mathangi Subramanian Resources:

The Partition of South Asia through Literature

November 2020 Book: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani Speaker: Zara Chowdhary, Associate Lecturer in Hindi at UW–Madison Department of Asian Languages and Cultures Resources:

Teaching about the Middle East and North Africa- Rethinking Approaches

February 2021 Books: Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh Speaker: Dr. Maria Hantzopoulos Resources:

Stories from The Gambia with Alder Baldeh and Sister City Chair Kujabi

March 2021 Books: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of The Gambia by Miranda Paul Speaker: Samba Baldeh, Wisconsin State Assembly Member, and Jerreh Kujabi, Madison- Kanifing Sister City Committee Chair Resources:

Found in Translation: How language shapes our lives & transforms the world

April 2021 Books: Found in Translation: How language shapes our lives and transforms the world  by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche Speaker: Jost Zetzsche Resources:

The Hmong Journey: Seeing Me in You

May 2021 Book: The Hmong Journey: Hmoob Txoj Kev Taug by Ger Thao Speaker: Ger Thao A Selection of Hmong Literature:

Award-Winning and Outstanding Global Children’s Literature

  June 2021 Outstanding Global Children’s Literature Madeline Tyner and Megan Schliesman Librarians, Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), School of Education, UW–Madison Award-Winning Indigenous Children’s Literature Dr. Lauren Candy Waukau-Villagomez, Teacher Education Faculty, College of Menominee Nation Dr. Debbie Reese, Founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature

Using Literature to Explore SDG 4: Quality Education

September 2021 Books: Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai; Serafina’s Promise by Ann E Burg; The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare Speaker: Dr. Elisheva Cohen, Indiana University Resources:

Go Big Read Book Discussion

This Event was Not Recorded, Sorry! October 2021 Book: Transcendent Kingdom Speaker: Carmen Pitz Resources: