The Read Woke Challenge is a chance to investigate some woke books, answer some questions and be entered into a raffle to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Easy to enter, just go to https://tinyurl.com/y5wq26cl 

So, what is Read Woke? Let's hear from Cicely Lewis, the librarian who created Read Woke. “Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge in order to better protect your rights. Knowledge is power and no one can take it away. It means learning about others so that you can treat people with the respect and dignity that they deserve no matter their religion, race, creed, or color.”

And, what is a woke book? Back to Cicely Lewis

A woke book…

• Challenges a social norm 

• Gives voice to the voiceless 

• Provides information about a group that has been disenfranchised 

• Seeks to challenge the status quo 

Has a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group

Open to grades 7 - 12—Have questions? Contact Beth at ebrassel@lowelllibrary.org or call 978-674-1543.