Roots and Routes
A traveling library of marginalized voices and stories
Through Little Free Libraries, community spaces, coffee shops, and pop-up book drops, these stories continue their journey from reader to reader.
This collection includes voices and experiences that have too often been excluded from mainstream narratives—including queer communities, Black communities, Indigenous communities, Asian and Asian diaspora communities, Latinx communities, disabled communities, immigrants, activists, survivors, and others whose stories deserve to be seen, shared, and remembered.
Every book is an invitation to encounter a different perspective, challenge assumptions, and expand our understanding of one another.
Why It Exists
Finding marginalized voices is hard to find in community. These books are little tokens of reminders that we are there. Representation, access, and preserving stories are essential to our healing. Book voices we include in this library are:
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Black Voices
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Indigenous Voices
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Asian Voices
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Latinx Voices
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LGBTQ Voices
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Disability Justice
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Immigrant and refugee experiences
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Feminist perspectives
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Decolonial thought
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Community care
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Liberation movements
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