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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Cecilia Migdal, 2nd Grade Student from Brooklyn Brownstone School
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Cecilia Migdal, a seven-year-old student from Brooklyn Brownstone School, passionately advocates for the importance of school librarians. She emphasizes the need for librarians to provide access to a wide variety of books and expresses her sadness when the library is closed.
- Cecilia uses a metaphor to illustrate her sadness, saying she would be "in the ocean" from crying if it were a cartoon.
- She specifically calls for bringing in Black School Librarians.
- The testimony, despite coming from a young student, effectively communicates the emotional impact of library access on students.
2nd Grade Student
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My name is Cecilia Migdal and I am seven years old.
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People call me Yaya.
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But I have a question for you.
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Why do we need school librarians?
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Well, what if you wanted a book but you did not have it?
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That's why we need school librarians.
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School librarians have so many books.
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They just might have the book you are looking for.
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And when I walk past the library, I am so sad when it is closed.
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I feel so sad that if I was in a cartoon, then I would be in the ocean because I cried so hard.
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Please bring Black School Librarians.
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Thank you.