Special Book Club session with Maya Smart, author of Reading for Our Lives!
Join us to hear Maya’s insights and action plan on how we can support incarcerated mothers in building early literacy with their children.
Volunteers and leaders of the Women’s Storybook Project of Texas are gathering for a special book club conversation with author Maya Smart. The group will discuss Reading for Our Lives and reflect on the power of literacy to strengthen family bonds and support second chances. The event honors the shared mission of connecting incarcerated mothers with their children through the joy of reading.
Maya Payne Smart is a writer, parent educator, and literacy advocate who has served on the boards of numerous library and literacy organizations. She and her family live in Milwaukee, where she serves as affiliated faculty in educational policy and leadership in the College of Education at Marquette University. Her website, MayaSmart.com, provides tips and tools for parents to nurture, teach, and advocate for kids on the road to reading.