September 3, 2020
On September 1, Netflix launched a new 12-episode collection called Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices. The show, which you can watch with your Netflix account – or for FREE without a subscription on the Netflix Jr. YouTube page – features prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books by Black authors about Black kids. Some of the featured celebrities include Lupita Nyong’o, Karamo Brown, Common, Misty Copeland, Tiffany Haddish and Jacqueline Woodson. For more about the series, click here or watch the trailer below!
Want to read the books that are featuring in Bookmarks, or check them out so you can follow along to the episodes at home? See the titles below and click on the links to reserve a copy, or call the MCPL Children’s Desk at 715-261-7220.
"I LOVE MY HAIR "
"I AM ENOUGH "
"CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT "
"SULWE"
"ABC’S FOR GIRLS LIKE ME "
"I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED"
"PRETTY BROWN FACE"
"BROWN BOY JOY"
"FIREBIRD "
"LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE "
"THE DAY YOU BEGIN"
"ANTI-RACIST BABY"
"WE MARCH"
Taylor Weinfurter / Children's Librarian
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