BlackChildrenBook Week

Aiken County Chapter

k Week is a national to introduce children to hors. The Aiken County ecial event on Saturday, at the Center for African and Culture Museum The local youth by introducing ncluding former S.C. Rep.

tendees had the chance to v ors The goal was for Black children to see Black characters, Black authors, and Black illustrators, reflecting themselves in the books they read Sellers shared his book and discussed important Black history facts, like the Orangeburg Massacre The readings were ageappropriate, with children from kindergarten through 12th grade engaging with the autho works

The event featured a Q&A session where childr could ask the authors about their books a writing journeys To further enhance experience, our teen group worked with younger children to act out the stories they h just heard

Our Programming Team chose this event expose children to African American authors a foster an interest in reading By connecting yo with these important voices, we hope to inspire love of literature and a deeper understanding Black history