The Importance of Volunteering and Service Learning

The literacy library was created for children, teens, and adults, for parents, families, teachers, and schools, and, for community and faith-based organizations to help them promote a culture of understanding, equity, social justice, peace, and kindness. Books help develop empathy and build shared background knowledge that highlights the simple power of kind deeds and advocacy that help others thrive (Adolf, A. 2010; Grauel, E. 2023). It is also an effective violence prevention strategy – a proactive effort designed to stop violence and abuse from happening in the first place by interrupting the cultural constructs that support it.

Adolf, A. (2010). What Does Peace Literature Do? An Introduction to the Genre and its Criticism. Peace Research, 42(1/2), 9–21. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23607874

Grauel, Elizabeth. "Give Peace a Chance: Introducing 'Peace Lit' as Genre in Public Libraries." Public Libraries, vol. 62, no. 2, Mar.-Apr. 2023, pp. 10+. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A745677245/ITOF?u=nysl_we_becpl&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=258725cb. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.