Some boys are less motivated to read due to a lack of role models. They may think reading isn’t cool or is only for girls. Not true!

Meet local poet and really cool guy, Azizi Jasper:

“I found out how cool reading is when I realized how much information is in books that’s nowhere else, including the Internet.”

Favorite Book:
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley

Learn more about the exciting Guys Read initiative going on at KDL!

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Katie is a Communications Assistant and helps spread the word about all the amazing things taking place at KDL. She loves her job so much that she returned to it following a four-year stint as a stay-at-home mom!

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