February activities at the Warren County Memorial Library in Warrenton will include the return of the North Carolina Reads Program, a statewide book club sponsored by North Carolina Humanities.
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This Human Way: As She Sings She Writes, With Kelly Starling Lyons
Author and Piedmont Laureate Kelly Starling Lyons in front of several of her children’s books, Photo by Melissa R. Campbell
Kelly Starling Lyons nationally recognized author of seventeen children’s books and respected advocate for Black children’s book creators through The Brown Bookshelf is stepping into the leadership role of the Piedmont Laureate at a poignant time. Our country’s children are being required to navigate the grief and isolation of a pandemic and systemic racism, in addition to the already challenging task of growing up. As Kelly notes, “Around the nation, people are demonstrating to dismantle systemic racism and demand changes to ensure our freedom and safety. Proclaiming that Black Lives Matter is essential. It’s an affirmation and a rallying cry. Alongside that message, there’s another that’s building momentum – Black joy matters. It’s an act of resistance against a world t
Kelly Starling Lyons Named the 2021 Piedmont Laureate
Kelly Starling Lyons
The children s literature writer Kelly Starling Lyons has been named the 2021 Piedmont Laureate.Â
Starling Lyons, a Raleigh native, has been writing children s books since 2004 and is the author of 17 titles, including illustrated biographies of Misty Copeland and the late Durham architect Phil Freelon, as well as the award-winning
Going Down Home with Daddy. She is also a founding member of the Brown Bookshelf, a collective founded to raise awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers. Â Iâm excited about the possibility of amplifying and celebrating childrenâs literature in a new way, Starling Lyons told the