Guest Post: Libraries and Librarians Enrich Lives Far Beyond Books by Hanh Bui

Today, we are pleased to host Hanh Bui, author of two upcoming books for children. Hanh reached out to me about possibly saying something about the debut some refugee children owe to libraries. I figured she could say it far better than I ever could.

As a refugee child, my family and I did not have a home library or extra money for special outings. But libraries were free, safe, and welcoming. When I first visited a library in America and could not speak English, the librarians patiently ...