[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 80 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO OLIVIA VAN LEDTJE

 Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, I am proud to recognize Olivia Van 
Ledtje of Durham as March's Granite Stater of the Month. Olivia, a 12-
year-old book activist, creates videos--called LivBits--that seek to 
encourage children around the globe to love books as much as she does.
  Olivia began creating LivBits when she was 8 years old as a way to 
overcome bullying that she experienced. The videos gave Olivia a 
purpose and allowed her to find her voice.
  Olivia's first video, which was uploaded to her mother's social 
media, went viral and has more than 500,000 views. Since then, Olivia 
has created many more LivBits about some of her favorite books and even 
hosted a podcast with authors as a way to get children her age excited 
about reading.
  Over the last few years, Olivia has travelled across the country and 
around the world to promote her love of reading and inspire others. Due 
to the COVID-19 pandemic, Olivia hasn't been travelling as much, but 
because her work is built for the digital age, she is still able to 
share her message with children and teachers around the globe.
  Olivia's passion for and dedication to promoting literacy and 
inspiring children in New Hampshire and around the world to love 
reading represents the best of our State. By promoting self-reliance 
and self-empowerment through discovery and learning, I know that she 
will continue to do incredible things, and I look forward to everything 
she will go on to accomplish.

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