Islam remembers that back then, Abigail was shy and also not yet reading. Through the years, Islam has offered book suggestions that Abigail has devoured. What s cool is Hasina has recommended a lot of books that I, at the time, thought may be a little too advanced for you, Jean, then 42, told Abigail.
Like
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
Abigail said. She was 6 years old when Islam suggested it. You thought [it] was too
much for me and I read three chapters of it, Abigail said.
Islam s own love of the library was sparked when she was in the third grade. She lived near the main branch of the Queens Public Library in New York City, and she went there to research Henry Hudson, the English explorer whom New York s Hudson River is named after, for a school project.
Rich Jean; his daughter, Abigail Jean; and librarian Hasina Islam at StoryCorps in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2016.
When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N.Y.
That s where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says fostered a love of reading and the library in his daughter. You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child? Jean told Islam at StoryCorps in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship had begun four years prior, when Abigail was 3 and Islam was an intern at the library.
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Rich Jean; his daughter, Abigail Jean; and librarian Hasina Islam at StoryCorps in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2016.
When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N.Y.
That’s where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says fostered a love of reading and the library in his daughter.
“You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child?” Jean told Islam at StoryCorps in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship had begun four years prior, when Abigail was 3 and Islam was an intern at the library.
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A Joy Of Reading, Sparked By A Special Librarian Determined To Make A Difference Apr 30, 2021
When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N.Y.
That s where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says fostered a love of reading and the library in his daughter. You see what you started? You see that spark that you put in this child? Jean told Islam at StoryCorps in 2016. At the time, Abigail was 7 and Islam was 27. Their friendship had begun four years prior, when Abigail was 3 and Islam was an intern at the library.