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Tag: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 14, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, ill. Bryan Collier

"CELEBRATE PERSON!" That's what I've always felt that this Doreen Cronin series (and their Big Face Book Jackets) says. But this book is, to my mind, the Martin Luther King book to beat all other Martin Luther King books. Agree?

January 16, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Happy Martin Luther King Day, Everybody!

If your library is anything like mine then you have the day off.  And while you lounge about in your pajama bottoms watching endless reruns of Cake Boss on DVR, I’ve at least two links today that I’d care to share. First off, a more than legitimate question: “Where Are the Great Martin Luther King […]

January 17, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Recently I was interviewed by a Canadian publication about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the public librarian’s role. Canadians don’t celebrate it themselves, so they asked me a variety of different questions, at one point wondering if kids in school even know why they have the day off.  I told them that certainly my […]

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