CLAREMONT — On Thursday, May 3, at 3:30 p.m., the public is invited to listen to and discuss the children’s picture book, “Still A Family,” by Brenda Reeves Sturgis as part of the Understanding Diversity and Inclusion through Children’s Literature series. The reading will be held at Maple Avenue School, 210 Maple Avenue, in Claremont. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available.
In “Still A Family,” a little girl and her parents have lost their home and must live in a homeless shelter. Even worse, due to a common shelter policy, her dad must live in a men’s shelter, separated from her and her mom.
Other readings will also be held May 3 at:
All-4-One Family Space, 169 Main St. in Claremont, at 10:30 a.m.
TLC Family Resource Center, located at 109 Pleasant St. in Claremont, at 3 p.m.
Disnard Elementary School, located at 160 Hanover St. in Claremont, at 4:15 p.m.
Fiske Free Library, located at 108 Broad St. in Claremont, at 6 p.m.
For more information, email Liza Draper at [email protected].
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