Watch: Jeff Kinney Keynote | SLJ Summit 2023

by SLJ staff
Dec 07, 2023 | Filed in News & Features

“You've made it your life's work to make sure we see the humanity in one another,” author Jeff Kinney said, speaking at the SLJ Summit 2023 in Atlanta this weekend. “Books might be empathy machines, but librarians are the beating hearts of the communities they serve.”

 

 

“You've made it your life's work to make sure we see the humanity in one another,” author Jeff Kinney said, speaking at the SLJ Summit 2023 in Atlanta this weekend.

“Books might be empathy machines, but librarians are the beating hearts of the communities they serve.”

 

 

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