Library Cards for Foster Children
LIBRARY CARDS FOR FOSTER CHILDRENIn August 2002, it became possible for children placed in foster homes in Los Angeles County to obtain library cards in their own names for the first time. Shamefully,... continue reading »
""Let's free the spirit and let it rise""
"Treat these children equally! Give them a chance to learn."
"As a former foster child, I can recall that a library card was the only indentfication I carried with me. It held tremendous significance in my younger years."
"As American Citizens, we do not have the right to deny education to the future of America. Children do not chose to be in foster families. How can one be educated, if the right learning tools are not provided?"
"I was a foster child 34 years ago in Contra Costa County, California. What a crime to deny a library card to this fragile group of our young people."
"please let them have library cards"
