Read the story here: https://www.kindredmedia.org/2021/01/tackling-a-national-family-literacy-epidemic-during-a-global-pandemic-an-interview-with-pam-leo-of-the-book-fairy-pantry-project/

Pam Leo inspires us to quite the hand-wringing and get busy tackling the epidemic of family illiteracy in our local communities with her on-the-ground Book Fairy Pantry Project stories and guidance!

At-risk communities, who were already struggling with an epidemic of illiteracy, often transgenerational, are now finding their limited book resources drying up during the pandemic. Pam Leo shares with us in this interview practical ways to combat illiteracy in your community, as well as the shocking statistics on the lack of books in many homes in America. Her stories are uplifting, funny, and common sense, with her guidance on how to work with food pantries, local WIC offices, Goodwill, Eagle Scouts (who built Little Free Libraries in two Maine neighborhoods), and more.

Visit the Book Fairy Pantry Project for more literacy statistics and guidance on how to get your own community literacy activism going at www.BookFairyPantryProject.org.

Visit Kindred Media for a transcript of this recording in the near future, and read more of Pam's work: www.kindredmedia.org/author/pam-leo/

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