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I have not had anything to post for

ibarw but that does not mean I am not reading, and thinking, and getting outraged when appropriate--or simply annoyed.

Today I was making a flyer for the book clubs I'm going to start at the library this fall, so I searched the stock photography sites to see if I could find a photo of some cute munchkins reading. Who would ideally be munchkins of color, because that reflects the demographics of the library, and I do not want to send the message that reading is for white kids only.

Who wants to guess how many I found?

Zero.

Mind you, I didn't search all the way through the pay stock photo sites, but I searched at least a couple hundred pictures. And I found more pictures of dogs reading books than people of color reading books.

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Hey, here you go. The huge majority are still white kids, but there are a few good ones of children of color:

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/search.php?q%5Bst%5D=child+children+reading+book+books&queryppn=3&queryprpp=36&queryppin=5

I was expecting there to be more photos to choose from but this is one niche that hasn't been beaten to death yet.

I still think I might advertise at the laundromat for models. If I watch my finances I will have some money every month that I can use to pay them, and hopefully I will make at least some of it back.