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Thursday, April 7 at 6:00 P.M. Hermann Foundation Room, Falmouth Public Library Free and open to all For information, contact npfhfalmouth@gmail.com or the Falmouth Public Library Falmouth’s No Place for Hate group and the Falmouth Public Library invite all to a free, public discussion that engages our community in issues of diversity in children’s publishing. The event, entitled “Windows and Mirrors: Diversify Your Shelves,” will take place on Thursday, April 7 at 6:00 P.M. in the Hermann Foundation Room at Falmouth Public Library. Light refreshments will be served. Reservations are not required. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or Cape resident without children, we all have a stake in the stories and images available to today's children. Checking out what books we have on our shelves, and discussing why and how we might diversity them, is our starting off point. Come hear from professionals Sara Hines of Eight Cousins Bookstore and Stephanie Seales of the Children's Room at Falmouth Public Library. They will inform and engage us about how to bring diversity to both our personal and community bookshelves. The event will be a combination of conversation and book talk. Ms. Hines and Ms. Seales will provide some background on recent developments in children’s publishing, including the #WeNeedDiverseBooks organization that started in 2014, and discuss what’s going on now and how people in Falmouth can get involved. They will also discuss a selection of books that they are particularly excited about. Stephanie Seales holds a Master of Arts degree in Children's Literature from Simmons College. She recently served as a judge for the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature 2015. A former teacher, she has also spent time working in children's bookstores in New York City and on Cape Cod. Now, Stephanie spends her time in library services and reviewing children's and young adult books for Kirkus Reviews. Sara Hines holds degrees in Children's Literature from Roehampton University and Book History from the University of Edinburgh. She is currently co-owner of Eight Cousins book store in Falmouth. No Place For Hate - Falmouth is a community-based organization whose purpose is to build bridges to combat bias and to promote respect for all people. It meets once a month on Thursday evenings at the Gus Canty Community Center. All are welcome at its meetings and events. Like No Place for Hate – Falmouth on Facebook to receive notices about events or write to npfhfalmouth@gmail.com with questions and comments. Donations to further the group’s public education programs can be made online at the website of Cape Cod Foundation, the group’s fiscal sponsor. If you seek further information about the event, contact the library or No Place for Hate – Falmouth at npfhfalmouth@gmail.com.