Book deserts affect low-income neighborhoods in Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles

Book Deserts Really Do Exist In The United States

Food deserts aren’t the only major issues facing low-income families. A new study has found a startling scarcity of children’s books across the United States, namely in low-income neighborhoods in Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. The lack of children’s books was even more pronounced in areas with higher concentrations of poverty, according to the findings…