📚 “EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS. EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW TO READ AND WRITE, ESPECIALLY FROM AN EARLY AGE.” — BRANDI WARREN, AFRICAN LIBRARY PROJECT@AFRICANLIBRARYPROJECTBut across Sub-Saharan Africa, too many children grow up without books of their own. In some places, a single book can cost more than a family’s monthly salary. Representation is scarce. And when children can’t see themselves in stories — or can’t access stories at all — opportunity is shut out.This week on THE STORYTELLER’S SHELF PODCAST, we talk with Brandi Warren, Executive Director of the African Library Project, about how her nonprofit is building school and community libraries across 13 African countries.✨ Why book access is a human right✨ The barriers children face: cost, representation, native languages✨ How authors, educators, and publishing professionals can help🚀 Get Freebies & Insider Publishing Info: https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com/🚀 Join the IG Family: https://www.instagram.com/thestorytellersshelfpodcast/🚀 Special Storyteller Savings (YES ON SCRIVNER TOO!): https://linktr.ee/thestorytellersshelfpodcast?utm_source=linktree_admin_share&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafCwPfJlltrND6KGCWJyQx2c-b6pCOWy2SlNnMuUMlW9w1X8K-9kZESOSg7Tw_aem_DFUW7_Gq9yWxGIKVBag9dQ

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