Reading Ready Pittsburgh serves diverse families. Whenever possible, we request that book donations reflect diversity in positive and affirming ways rather than depicting only hardship or struggle.
We take our inspiration from Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop who said:
“Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience. Reading, then, becomes a means of self-affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books…When there are enough books available that act as both mirrors and windows for all our children, they will see that we can celebrate both our differences and our similarities, because together they are what makes us all human.” - Rudine Sims Bishop
