Welcoming Library 1

Four Welcoming Library collections are available for RI public libraries to borrow for 90 days. Each Welcoming Library is a collection of acclaimed picture books featuring New Arrival and New American families representing communities across Rhode Island. Highlighted in an accompanying pop-up display unit, the books have embedded discussion questions written by I'm Your Neighbor Books. These questions help people of all ages and backgrounds have conversations on immigration, welcoming, and belonging.

Before reserving a Welcoming Library, please review the Before Arrival section of the the online toolkit. Libraries may decide to circulate Welcoming Library books or to keep them for use in the library/programming only. If the books will be used for circulation, the library must

• change the location code of the books to that of their own library
• ensure that all books are returned to the borrowing library before returning the Welcoming Library to OLIS
• change the location code of the books back to "OLIS" before returning the Welcoming Library to OLIS

Each Welcoming Library includes the following titles:

1. Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
2. Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
3. Dario and the Whale by Cheryl Lawton Malone, illustrated by Bistra Masseva
4. A Different Pond by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui
5. Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
6. Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams and Khandra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug Chayka
7. Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan, illustrated by Mehrdokht
8. Here I Am by Patti Kim, illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
9. I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien
10. Joseph's Big Ride by Terry Farish, illustrated by Ken Daley
11. Journey by Francesca Sanna
12. Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation by Edwidge Danticat, illustrated by Leslie Staub
13. My Friend Jamal by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Ben Frey
14. My Name is Sangoel by Karen Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Catherine Stock
15. My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald, illustrated by Freya Blackwood
16. Path of Stars by Anne Sibley O'Brien Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala by Meenal Patel
17. Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala by Meena Patel
18. Seaside Dream by Janet Costa Bates, illustrated by Lambert Davis
19. Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford
20. Someone New by Anne Sibley O'Brien
21. Somos Como las Nubes/We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, translated by Elisa Amado
22. Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Nizar Badr
23. Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale, illustrated by Eleanor Shakespeare
24. Story Boat by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
25. Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina, illustrated by Claudio Munoz
26. Together We Grow by Susan Vaught, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
27. Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael Yockteng, illustrated by Elisa Amado
28. Watercress by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
29. Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez, illustrated by Jaime Kim
30. Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp, illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed

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