DDD/journal: StoryCorps: Librarian Changes Boy's Life

Friday, October 2, 2009

StoryCorps: Librarian Changes Boy's Life

This morning on NPR, StoryCorps brought us a story out of the 1950s about how a librarian went out of her way (like out of state) to nourish a young reader's introduction to a black writer.

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Friday, October 2, 2009

StoryCorps: Librarian Changes Boy's Life

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