Making Space for Bilingual Voices
A few days ago, I walked into the Oaxaca Public Library (La Biblioteca Publica Central Estatal de Oaxaca, Mexico) and introduced myself to the Director, Ms. Ruth Orozco Hernandez. We talked briefly about the different programs the library provides for children and she showed me around their children’s room---a sunny small room on the first floor of a beautiful old colonial building. In addition to numerous books in Spanish, there were books in Zapotec and even a few in Engl
