About the Bibliographer
Joan Egasti Platt conceived of the Family Reading List in an effort to support her sister, Lois Egasti, founder of Hurricane Voices. Lois loved "the book way" to work through problems, and was looking for titles for her young daughter, Emily. The result of Joan’s concept is the highly acclaimed Family Reading List.
Joan earned a BA in science education and zoology from Duke University, and an MA in Library Science from Syracuse University. She was formerly the Head of Children’s Services at Gale Free Library in Holden, Massachusetts. She currently is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher and conducts classes at Central Mass Yoga Institute in West Boylston, Massachusetts, and Studio in the Pines in Rutland, Massachusetts. She is an avid reader and enjoys reviewing new children’s books in the area of breast cancer.
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