Central VT Reading to End Racism

10/20/2025

We’re starting to book dates to be in schools in the spring? Would your school be interested?

09/22/2024

Come meet some like minded folks! Please join us for initial training or just a refresher before we have the opportunity to go into schools this fall. Hope to see you next Saturday, Sept. 28th.

05/30/2023

Last Friday, the RER board honored Janet Van Fleet for her long term service to our mission. She’s been our chief cheerleader, a wonderful blog developer, outstanding organizer and a terrific reader! Plus, we now can add, a Pearl Street Pizza recommender extraordinarie!

01/17/2023

We’re you one of the teenagers who signed up as interested in Reading to End Racism? Are you an adult who would like to join our mission? Then this event is for you!

Workshop/Training on February 4, 2023 - Rosa Parks Day!

We have been inspired by the engagement and anti-racism activism of young people to try an exciting new system that pairs a high school student reader with one of our experienced readers.There will be a workshop/training on Saturday, February 4 at Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield, Vermont, from 1-3 PM. We will show what RER does and how it does it and create pairs to work together in upcoming readings, our first since the pandemic began!
We will be going into two schools in a small way this school year, and are hoping to read at Twinfield (Plainfield/Marshfield) in March and Cabot in April.
This is the agenda for the February 4 program:
1 p.m. Sign-in, Chat, & Browse

1:10 Welcome

1:20 Introductions

1:35 RER Skit

1:55 Partner Match & Book Choice

2:05 Planning Your Reading

2:35 Reading Date Sign-up

2:40 Behind the Scenes (nuts and bolts)

2:50 Wrap It Up

08/31/2022

Just wanted to let you know that registration is now open for the 5 session workshop starting Sept 6th with the Full Story School- "How to Talk to Young Children About Race, Racism and Anti-Racism." See the details below:).

5-Session Series: How to Talk to Young Children About Race, Racism and Anti-Racism: Join The Children’s Room and Waterbury Area Anti-Racist Coalition for a hybrid (virtual and in-person) workshop with Emma Redden and Grace Aldrich of The Full Story School. We will meet over 10 weeks to start building a practice of talking with kids about race and racism grounded in their own lives. We will learn some history of the creation of race, consider how that history has impacted our mind and body, and to build language to use with young people. For parents, relatives, care providers and early educators...all adults with young children in their lives. Sliding fee scale. Priority and free registration given to BIPOC. Professional development credits available for early educators and administrators. Contact Heather LaRocca at [email protected] for futher information and to register.

08/30/2022

We still are sure if we will be in schools yet this fall, but one of our board members, Rachel Cogbill, recently made an informative poster display about our efforts to work on racism within schools. Let us know if you’re interested in becoming a volunteer or when you’d be interested in having us come to your school.

05/20/2022

The fabulous Dr. K presents She's Got This! by Laurie Hernandez

Read-Aloud Remix
https://youtu.be/NymH6EV8L_I

03/29/2022

I was in the audience for this speech. If you 56 min. she even touches on the 2015 veins of Ukraine and Russia

If it's happening at Norwich University, on campus or online, you'll find it in our news feed and event calendar. Read about student achievements, academic innovations, events and campus life.

02/03/2022

The RER board recently had a meeting to discuss how we could possibly become active in other venues since schools are not currently an option. We continue to add to our website several new books with read alouds and activities for teachers and parents to use.

01/27/2022

Vermont's Response to Challenges of Racism and Health
Fran Krushenick, League of Women Voters • Independence Green, Montpelier

Event

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When: Feb 9, 2022, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

A PANEL DISCUSSION from the League of Women Voters of Vermont.

Moderator: Tom McKone
Panelists:
- Anna T. Noonan, President and CEO, Central Vermont Medical Center
- Monika Ganguly-Kiefner, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Equity Specialist, VT Department of Health
- Kheya Ganguly, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resiliency Development, VT Department of Mental Health

This virtual panel discussion led by moderator Tom McKone, will focus on what Vermont institutions are doing to identify and eradicate racism. Following the murder of George Floyd, the Vermont Legislature, professional societies, and community groups pronounced racism a public health emergency. Panelists will share insights on whether this proclamation has driven changes to policies, laws, and resource allocation in the goal to advance racial equity and eliminate race-based health disparities and systemic inequities.

Hosted via Zoom, attendance is free. Guests must register at http://www.kellogghubbard.org/adult-programs and questions submitted to [email protected] prior to the event.

This is the third espisode of the League of Women Voters of Vermont 2021-22 Lecture Series on Racism and Public Health, in collaboration with Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

For questions about the event, please contact [email protected].

Upcoming programs for adults at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

11/05/2021

Unfortunately, knowing we still won’t be able to have volunteers read in schools, this months board meeting has decided to publisher a pamphlet to distribute to librarians with information about new books featured on our website.

10/07/2021

RER board members continue to honor our founder Paij and created many smiles on a cloudy day by giving away books recently at the Cabot Fall Festival.