Help Charnice Milton Community Bookstore put books into the hands of local children. Support events fostering literacy, love of books and reading, and inter-generational conversation. Help us share our newest publication, The Great Kite, which promotes imagination around community building. $300 provides a short workshop for a child or all-age group, a general book give-away,Continue reading “Put Books Into Young Hands, Grow Community”
Author Archives: vspatz
CMCB’s First Book Released
The Great Kite now available for sale is the inaugural offering of our publication program.
CMCB at Busboys and Poets
A moving event honoring Charnice Milton‘s fourth death anniversary, May 27, 2019, launched the CMCB used book space at Busboys and Poets-Anacostia, 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE. Read about the event at DC Line. Used books now sell for $5/each or 5/$20. Children’s books, as always, are free of charge. Events designed toContinue reading “CMCB at Busboys and Poets”
New books at BBP-Anacostia; Used books coming soon
Busboys and Poets-Anacostia, just a block from the We Act Radio station where Charnice Milton Community Bookstore began, is now hosting a small collection of books picked by CMCB staff. After a soft opening in early March, CMCB at BBP-Anacostia continues to add titles, and the shelves are filling. The used book section is scheduledContinue reading “New books at BBP-Anacostia; Used books coming soon”
New: From Slavery to Cecil Street
This copy of the 1947 classic is in great shape. Here is more about historian John Hope Franklin (1915-2009). Diane McKinney-Whetsone is author of six novels — including the 2004 Leaving Cecil Street — and former teacher of creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the book from Reading Group Guides andContinue reading “New: From Slavery to Cecil Street”
