Antiracism Resources
General
Addressing White Supremacy in Librarianship Through Communities of Practice (Video): This recording will share the process of a group of white library workers who convened a virtual community of practice to engage critically, vulnerably, and personally with racism and whiteness in their work.
ALA #LibrariesRespond: Black Lives Matter: Topics include commit to doing everyday actions, center and support black voices in LIS, staff development, library programming and evaluate policies.
10 Tips for Talking to Kids about Race: Includes a downloadable PDF.
Talking to Kids About Race in Storytime and the Let’s Talk About Race Toolkit: Dive into talking to kids about race in a storytime setting, a guest post on Jbrary by Jessica Bratt.
Project Ready: This site hosts a series of free, online professional development modules for school and public youth services librarians, library administrators, and others interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. The primary focus of the Project READY curriculum is on improving relationships with, services to, and resources for youth of color and Native youth.
Race, Justice, Kids and Libraries: There is always more work to be done by each and every one of us to create a safe and bias-free world for all our communities. This blog post has links to many different resources about promoting anti-racism with children.
Addressing White Supremacy in Librarianship Through Communities of Practice (Video): This recording will share the process of a group of white library workers who convened a virtual community of practice to engage critically, vulnerably, and personally with racism and whiteness in their work.
ALA #LibrariesRespond: Black Lives Matter: Topics include commit to doing everyday actions, center and support black voices in LIS, staff development, library programming and evaluate policies.
10 Tips for Talking to Kids about Race: Includes a downloadable PDF.
Talking to Kids About Race in Storytime and the Let’s Talk About Race Toolkit: Dive into talking to kids about race in a storytime setting, a guest post on Jbrary by Jessica Bratt.
Project Ready: This site hosts a series of free, online professional development modules for school and public youth services librarians, library administrators, and others interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. The primary focus of the Project READY curriculum is on improving relationships with, services to, and resources for youth of color and Native youth.
Race, Justice, Kids and Libraries: There is always more work to be done by each and every one of us to create a safe and bias-free world for all our communities. This blog post has links to many different resources about promoting anti-racism with children.
Native Americans
American Indians in Children's Literature: Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016.
Tips for Teachers: Developing Instructional Materials about American Indians: PDF file, must have Google Drive to access.
American Indians in Children's Literature: Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016.
Tips for Teachers: Developing Instructional Materials about American Indians: PDF file, must have Google Drive to access.
Racism and Classic Literature
ALSC Blog post from Kailin Frick about racism and classic literature.
Little House, Big Problems article from SLJ.
ALSC Blog post from Kailin Frick about racism and classic literature.
Little House, Big Problems article from SLJ.
