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Little Free Diverse Library to Return to Rochester

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Jan 302 min read

Little Free Diverse Library to Return to Rochester

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt editor@sippicanweek.com, Jan 30, 2024 ROCHESTER — Tri-Town Against Racism’s Little Free Diverse Library will soon...

Gift policy to address Little Free Library ‘confusion’

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Jan 82 min read

Gift policy to address Little Free Library ‘confusion’

By Sawyer Smook-Pollitt -editor@sippicanweek.com, January 3, 2024 ROCHESTER — A new policy adopted by the Rochester Board of Library...

Opinion: Who gets to decide what our children (and we adults) read?

Laurence Brown

Oct 8, 20233 min read

Opinion: Who gets to decide what our children (and we adults) read?

Lawrence Brown, Columnist, Cape Cod Times, October 8, 2023 There were nearly 1,300 demands to censor library books and resources in the...

Jessica DeCicco-Carey

Oct 7, 20231 min read

Little Free Diverse Library Pop Ups

First, we want to thank you all for your support this past week. We are always thinking of new ways to address the issues before us and...

Michael DeCicco

Oct 6, 20233 min read

Little Library Approval Rescinded

The Wanderer, Michael DeCicco, October 4, 2023 Rochester’s Library Board of Trustees quickly dispensed with several of its most...

Opinion: Library trustees set a precedent

TTAR

Oct 4, 20232 min read

Opinion: Library trustees set a precedent

Oct 3, 2023 To the editor: The unanimous vote by the Plumb Library Trustees to remove the Little Free Diverse Library, in of itself, is...

Little Free Diverse Library to be removed in Rochester

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Sep 29, 20233 min read

Little Free Diverse Library to be removed in Rochester

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt, editor@sippicanweek.com, Sep 29, 2023 ROCHESTER — A Little Free Diverse Library that sparked controversy in...

Little Free Diverse Library faces scrutiny in Rochester

CBS Boston

Sep 26, 20232 min read

Little Free Diverse Library faces scrutiny in Rochester

BY CHRISTINA HAGER, UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 / 5:54 PM / CBS BOSTON ROCHESTER - You've seen the little free libraries. In several...

Michael DeCicco

Sep 24, 20234 min read

Trustees Pause on Little Library

Michael DeCicco, Wanderer, September 23, 2023 In recent months, a mailbox-sized Little Free Diverse Library, its glass front requesting,...

TTAR

Sep 21, 20235 min read

Opinion: There is more of a need for TTAR than ever

This Letter to the Editor appeared in the online version of Sippican Week on September 21, 2023, To the editor: I’m writing this letter...

Little Free Library sparks controversy, discussion surrounding flag policy

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Sep 15, 20236 min read

Little Free Library sparks controversy, discussion surrounding flag policy

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt editor@sippicanweek.com, Sep 15, 2023 ROCHESTER — Concerns about whether a diversity flag should be allowed to fly...

Two flags removed amid policy controversy

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Aug 5, 20232 min read

Two flags removed amid policy controversy

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt, editor@sippicanweek.cpom, Aug 2, 2023 ROCHESTER — Two flags flying on town-owned land in Rochester were removed...

Rochester Flag Policy Forces Removal of Diversity Flag From Little Free Diverse Library

Tim Weisberg

Jul 28, 20233 min read

Rochester Flag Policy Forces Removal of Diversity Flag From Little Free Diverse Library

Tim Weisberg (WBSM) Published: July 24, 2023 ROCHESTER (WBSM) — The organization Tri-Town Against Racism is seeking answers after a...

Read all about it: Little Free Diverse Library opens in Rochester

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt

Jun 18, 20232 min read

Read all about it: Little Free Diverse Library opens in Rochester

Sawyer Smook-Pollitt - editor@sippicanweek.com, June 17, 2023 ROCHESTER — During a break in the rain on Saturday, June 17, a group...

Rochester Will Be Home to Tri-Town's Newest Little Free Diverse Library

Tim Weisberg

May 28, 20233 min read

Rochester Will Be Home to Tri-Town's Newest Little Free Diverse Library

Published May 17, 2023, 1420 WBSM, Time Weisberg You’ve probably seen those Little Free Library boxes all over the SouthCoast, built by...

Five Books for Children to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

Jessica DeCicco-Carey

May 2, 20234 min read

Five Books for Children to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

List compiled by Jessica DeCicco-Carey "Eyes that Kiss in the Corners" by Joanna Ho (Author), Dung Ho (Illustrator) - This beautifully...

Jessica DeCicco-Carey

Mar 22, 20233 min read

Five Books Celebrating Ramadan for Kids

Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi, illustrated by Lea Lyon Lailah recently moved from Abu Dhabi to Peachtree City, GA,...

Community members hit back at ORR official over radio, meeting comments

Matthew Ferreira

Feb 13, 20235 min read

Community members hit back at ORR official over radio, meeting comments

Matthew Ferreira Standard-Times Published 4:11 AM, February 13, 2023 MATTAPOISETT — Community members who were appalled and/or...

ACLU, GLAD URGE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS TO REJECT CALLS FOR BOOK BANS

TTAR

Jan 25, 20232 min read

ACLU, GLAD URGE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS TO REJECT CALLS FOR BOOK BANS

JANUARY 23, 2023 - 10:15 AM [ACLU Massachusetts Press Release] The ACLU and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today sent a letter...

Books Celebrating Diverse Holiday Traditions

TTAR

Dec 15, 20224 min read

Books Celebrating Diverse Holiday Traditions

For many families, the holidays and their traditions play an important role in shaping beliefs, experiences, and who they are. Children...

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