Family Activities, Book Crafts . By Kelsey Nickerson | April 20 , 2020

DIY Book Craft: How to Make Adorable Honey Bear Bookends

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Family Activities, Seasonal & Holidays, Community, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | November 06 , 2019

5 Ways to Celebrate Family Literacy Month Year-Round

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Kids Books, Author & Leader Interviews, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | February 27 , 2017

Angie Thomas Discusses The Hate U Give

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Social Emotional, Community . By Maya Smart | February 06 , 2014

Kindness Starts at Home: A Chat with Patience Salgado of KindnessGirl.com

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Kids Books, Community, Diversity & Inclusion . By Maya Smart | July 20 , 2015

Summer Reading: 5 Amazing Books for Amazing Girls

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Kids Books, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | December 02 , 2015

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

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Community, Diversity & Inclusion . By Maya Smart | June 22 , 2016

The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America

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Kids Books, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 07 , 2014

A Writer to Remember – Zora Neale Hurston

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Maya's Favorites, Personal Development . By Maya Smart | March 12 , 2014

Win Anyway

The scene plays itself out several times a game.  There comes a moment when an official’s whistle blows (or doesn’t blow)

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | August 22 , 2014

The Freshmen ABCs

I was invited to give a Welcome Week speech at VCU and the occasion provided a great opportunity for me to reflect on my college

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