Multicultural / Diverse
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In 2016, we opened Koru Multicultural & Diverse Library on Jeju Island in South Korea – a space where children and grownups could learn more about the world.
After seeing the impact that Koru has had on the lives of others through the sharing of books, art, ideas, and mindful learning, we opened a second branch in Tucson, Arizona.
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Exploring the power of picturebooks, mindful learning, and creative expression as tools to connect people​
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Programs ranging from picturebook-based literacy, literature, and art classes to nature walks, writing workshops,
and multicultural events​
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Creating safe and inclusive spaces where children and grown-ups alike can read, feel, imagine, and grow​
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Believing in the quiet strength of stories — especially those that are often unheard​
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Aiming to build community through empathy, slowness, and shared creativity​
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Nurturing diverse voices and alternative ways of learning​
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Connecting with educators, artists, and community builders who share similar values
Our Story
Diverse Library
Many of the books in our library have been donated from around the world by family, friends, patrons, and complete strangers who learned of us through our social networks. Other books were procured in countries such as Korea, New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and the USA. We have also received books from published authors, artists, and educators.
Koru Library since 2016
"Among the many worlds that man did not receive as a gift from nature
but created out of his own mind, the world of books is the greatest...
Without the word, without the
writing of books, there is no history, there is no concept of humanity.
And if anyone wants to try to enclose
in a small space, in a single house or
a single room,
the history of the human spirit and to make it his own, he can only do this in the form of a collection of books."
Hermann Hesse