Inspired by her own young daughter’s declaration that “engineers are boys”, Komal Singh set out to write a STEM (science, technology,...

This stunning YA novel by Angeline Boulley is part mystery, part bildungsroman, and a powerful social commentary on indigenous peoples....

This charming picture book is based on a real neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Children are all welcomed in their school no matter...

A young African American girl starts school and feels unlike the other children. The theme of this book is about fitting in, even when...

This book was selected for elementary early readers featuring a creative young second grader named Yasmin. Yasmin is spunky and very...

Stella Diaz Has Something to Say is about a young Mexican-American girl who loves spending time with her older brother and mother and her...

A hilarious story of a Chinese-American boy, Alvin, and his adventures in anxiety. A normally talkative kid outside of school, Alvin...

A graphic novel and Newbery Medal award-winner, New Kid explores themes of friendship, race, class and bullying. New Kid is an honest,...

A touching story about a young Japanese-American girl who wants to participate in an age old New year’s family tradition of mochi-making....

YA Free Choice Justification: I wanted to chose another complex YA novel for my free choice selection dealing with critical issues...

Fun with Food at Home! The session will be prerecorded and uploaded to the library's YouTube channel. Only one staff member is needed and...

How Will Your (Community) Garden Grow? The activity will start with a read aloud of The Colors of Us in the Elementary library followed...

Guts: Mindful Yoga & Meditation for Teens This online yoga and meditation event geared towards teens will be advertised using the...

Guts: Mindful Coloring Activity This in-house activity will entail approximately 30 minutes of mindful coloring and a book talk to...

Front Desk: Online Project As part of the ongoing community collaboration sponsoring #ownvoices, Kobe Public Library is hosting an online...

Front Desk: In Person Library Activity As part of the Kobe Public Library’s #ownvoices reading challenge, middle-grade and young teen...

Free Choice Image: Justification: I chose this title because I wanted representation of #ownvoices texts in my book selections....

Mystery/Suspense Image: Justification: I chose this book because I enjoyed the prequel, One of Us is Lying. It was a suspenseful...