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Even “small” things like whether your child gets generic or Crayola crayons when back to school shopping. Culture is also things like where you can afford to buy clothes, how readily you can access medical care… or how much you rely on Fish Fridays at the local church to feed your family. However, as discussed in a 2016 article for Children & Libraries, Anna Haase Krueger and Tamara Lee point out how many libraries reduce diversity to the “Five F’s- food, folklore, fashion, festivals and famous people.”Ĭulture is much more complex than these surface characteristics. They come with diverse languages, belief systems, ability levels, cultures and experiences. The kiddos we see at the library come from all places and spaces and walks of life.

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Culture is More than Skin Color or Language If songs and stories can be a source self-affirmation, they also have the power to invalidate our experiences. Or that stories like mine didn’t matter or were better left untold. Like because we bounced between shelters and apartments and even tents in backyards, there was something wrong with me.

Personally speaking, the absence of homeless kids in the books I read as a child deeply impacted my sense of self. What would it be like, then, to never see yourself? The stories we share and the pictures we show shape children’s perceptions of themselves and the world. It’s important that children see themselves or characters like them in all kinds of stories, from fairy tales to picture books about potty training.

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Rudine Sims Bishop said that books are windows into other worlds and experiences, but also mirrors- a way to see our own lives as threads in the larger human story. For more information about Harpoon beers and visiting the breweries, visit first Flannel Friday post of the year is a LONG one! I’d be honored if you read my story, and delighted if you added your thoughts. In August 2014 Harpoon became an employee-owned company.

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Harpoon has since introduced the limited batch 100 Barrel Series and the as well as the all-natural Harpoon Craft Cider made from freshly pressed apples. In 2000 Harpoon purchased a second brewery in Windsor, VT, making Harpoon the 19th largest craft brewer in the US. Harpoon’s line of craft beer features its award winning IPA and UFO beers, along with special seasonal selections. In 1986 Harpoon was issued Brewing Permit #001 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, since it was the first brewery to brew commercially in Boston after a dormant period of about 25 years. The Harpoon Brewery was founded by beer lovers Dan Kenary, Rich Doyle, and George Ligeti. While Harpoon Flannel Friday will replace Harpoon Octoberfest as the fall seasonal, the brewery’s classic, award-winning Octoberfest will be available for limited release in September and October.įollow Harpoon on Facebook at, on Twitter at and on Instagram at the Harpoon Brewery:

For more information visit To locate Harpoon Flannel Friday, use the Harpoon Beer Finder at, checking back periodically for new locations. Harpoon Flannel Friday is available now in 6-pack and 12-pack bottles, 12-pack cans, and on draft. Aroma: Citrus, piney, a hint of tropical fruit.Appearance: Amber in color with a garnet hue.

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