'I want to show them that there are things here for them that they can enjoy, that they can learn from and things that they can relate to, that they can see themselves in,' librarian Veronica Ramirez said.
Veronica Ramirez credits the library for changing her life after immigrating to Northern California.Ramirez didn't grow up with books in her home, but now she's surrounded by them.As a librarian in Sacramento, she loves to host bilingual story time in places like Del Paso Heights."When parents come to the library and they check out books for their children, they go home, they are going to be helping their children to increase their vocabulary," Ramirez said.
"It was probably about six blocks that we would walk, and we would check out stacks and stacks of books, just take them home and devour those," Ramirez said."I had just recently immigrated to the United States, and so, I was learning English completely from zero. Going to the library and finding out books about subjects and things that interest me really captivated me and kept me reading," said Ramirez.
"I want to show them that there are things here for them that they can enjoy, that they can learn from and things that they can relate to, that they can see themselves in," Ramirez said.
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