Becoming an Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion. What Is Diversity and Inclusion?
Diversity and inclusion are about recognizing, respecting and valuing differences based on gender, race, skin color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, physical ability, and sexual orientation. This also encompasses an infinite range of individual characteristics and experiences, such as communication style, career path, political views, educational background, geographic location, income level, military experience, marital status, parental status and other variables that influence personal perspectives.
This kaleidoscope of life, work and cultural experiences — our individual uniqueness — causes each of us to view situations, opportunities and challenges through a different lens, resulting in different ways of thinking and making choices. Homogeneity may adversely affect behavior. Developing Inclusive Learners and Citizens - National School Library Standards. To aid school librarians in nurturing inclusive learning communities, AASL tasked a 2019 ALA Emerging Leaders team with developing a guide of reflection activities and resources based on the Include Shared Foundation in the National School Library Standards.
The Developing Inclusive Learners and Citizens Activity Guide uses scenarios, activities, and resources to help learners and school librarians alike seek balanced perspectives, global learning, empathy, tolerance, and equity to support inclusive environments within and beyond the four walls of the school library. An infographic and applied framework further support application of these materials in professional development and instructional settings. Best Books 2020. Worlds of Words. By Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH As 2020 comes to an end, I wanted to review the books on the “World of Words Recommends” list as a way to reconsider great books we might have missed while addressing what can only be considered an unprecedented year.
It has been a memorable and challenging year, and it would be unfortunate to miss these notable books. Over the next few weeks, I will address small batches of these books in different ways, but this week is the time to look at them as a whole group. We had 11 recommendations this year, with a mixture of novels and picturebooks that would meet the interests of so many readers. Anti-Racist Book Lists and Resources.
Recent acts of racism have again made visible the societal structures and norms that set different standards for white people and people of color.
The systemic problems evident in the harassment of Asians/Asian Americans due to COVID-related hate and the continuing acts of violence experienced by Black people at the hands of white people make clear the need for change. Too often in the past, each cycle of violence and protests have led to forgetting, rather than real change. We Need Diverse Books – weneeddiversebooks.org. Reading While White.
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking ( REFORMA), an ALA affiliate. The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. As a children's librarian, storyteller, and author, she enriched the lives of Puerto Rican children in the U.S.A. through her pioneering work of preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore. The award is now given annually. It was given as a biennial award from 1996 through 2008. Schneider Family Book Award. Association of Jewish Libraries - Sydney Taylor Book Award. The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.
Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries since 1968, the award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature. Gold medals are presented in three categories: Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult. Honor Books are awarded silver medals, and Notable Books are named in each category. To order gold or silver seals to place on your own copies of winning titles, click here. Tomás Rivera Book Award : Texas State University. Middle East Book Award, given by the Middle East Outreach Council - Middle East Outreach Council. Literature Awards » Asian Pacific American Librarians Association. Arab American Book Awards. We are no longer accepting submissions for the 2019 Arab American Book Awards, honoring books published in 2018, in the categories of Fiction, Non-Fiction - Scholarly/Academic, Non-Fiction - Memoir/Creative, Poetry and Children/Young Adult.
The deadline to submit a book for consideration is March 1, 2019. Winners of the 2019 Arab American Book Awards will be announced in Summer 2019. Click HERE to read the full list of 2018 Book Award winners and honorable mentions. The awardees were honored during a celebration on Friday, November 9, 2018 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich. The Arab American Book Awards is a literary program created to honor books written by and about Arab Americans.
Winners and honorable mentions may be presented annually in these categories: Adult Non-Fiction - Scholarly/Academic (The Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award)Adult Non-Fiction - Memoir/CreativeAdult Fiction Poetry (The George Ellenbogen Poetry Award)Children/Young Adult, Fiction or Non-Fiction. 27th Annual Children’s Africana Book Awards – Africa Access. 2021 Winners Best Books for Young Children Nana Akua Goes to School.
Tricia Elam Walker and April Harrison (illus.). Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020. Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana’s facial marks on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are. Outstanding International Books List - USBBY. Beginning in 2006, USBBY has selected an honor list of international books for young people. The USBBY Outstanding International Books List is published each year in the February issue of School Library Journal and as a bookmark.The Outstanding International Books (OIB) committee is charged with selecting international books that are deemed most outstanding of those published during the calendar year. For the purposes of this honor list, the term "international book" is used to describe a book published or distributed in the United States that originated or was first published in a country other than the U.S. 2021 Outstanding international books list.
Welcome to the (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award home page. The Batchelder Award is awarded to a United States publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originating in a country other than the United States and in a language other than English and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States during the preceding year. 2021 Award Telephone Tales, published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Valerio Vidali and translated by Antony Shugaar.
Hans Christian Andersen Awards: IBBY official website. The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books.
Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are presented to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children's literature. The Author's Award has been given since 1956 and the Illustrator's Award since 1966. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood. NEW CSK BLOG: Follow the latest news and information from CSK on the brand new CSK Blog! To learn more, visit www.olos.ala.org/csk. Rainbow Book Lists « Rainbow Book List. Rainbow Book List Rainbow Book Lists The Rainbow Book List is released every January.
Books on the list are published within the assigned calendar year or between July 1 and December 31 of the previous calendar year. Americas Award @ CLASP, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. Multicultural Literature. All children deserve books in which they can see themselves and the world in which they live reflected. Diverse literature belongs in every classroom and library -- on the shelves and in the hands of children, librarians, and teachers. The challenge for librarians, teachers and others is identifying authentic, reliable books. Historically, the CCBC has compiled annual statistics on the number of books published annually by and about people of color and from First/Native Nations. Over the years, we've seen those numbers grow, but multicultural literature--which we define as books "by and about people of color" and from First/Native Nations--still represents a small percentage of the overall number of books published for children and teenagers.
American Indian Youth Literature Award - American Indian Library Association. American Indians in Children's Literature - Home. AICL's Best Books of 2020. This is the time of the year when annual "Best of" booklists come out. AICL has published our own Best Books lists for many years now. We like to make sure teachers have those suggestions as they think about what to bring into their classrooms. And as the winter holidays approach, we want families to know what's new and good in books with Native content, that they can give to the young people in their lives. The year 2020 has been difficult for us at AICL. We've only been able to create 38 posts. Stonewall Book Awards. About the Brown Bookshelf - The Brown Bookshelf. Latinxs in Kid Lit. The Amelia Bloomer Book List. The Jane Addams Peace Association.
- Cynthia Leitich Smith. I'm Your Neighbor Books: Immigration Children's Literature. #DiverseBookBloggers Directory. 100 Story Reviews (Daniel Brount) I am a recent college graduate from Ball State University. I am hoping to get a job in the book publishing industry to help push for more diverse literature. I identify as gay. With a focus on diverse lit, this blog includes book reviews and posts about young adult lit, fantasy, sci-fi, and memoir. Of the diverse lit on the blog, a large portion of it is about LGBTQ characters to represent my own voice. African Book Addict! Austen Dumas (Megan) I am a chronically ill book blogger obsessed with marketing and who is majoring in Communications.
Austen Dumas is an adult fiction and general nonfiction book blog. A Geek with Books (Alex Clover) Hi! I used to be known for my discussions, which I still do on occasion, but I now write reviews more as well. Backlist Babe, The (Morgan) My name is Morgan, and I’m really no good with talking about myself. The new focus of my blog is to promote books from the backlist that would otherwise be forgotten. Books ft. Hi! Hi! Hi! Diversity, Equity And Justice. Exploring Children's Books Through the Lens of Diversity. Independent Book Publisher. Publishers , Blogs & Book Lists – Equity in the Library. Children's Bilingual Books & Multicultural Audio Books. Identify & Explore Multicultural Picture Books.
Does My Collection Reflect My Community? Diversity in the School Library. Shannon McClintock: Welcome, everybody, to our Future Ready Librarian Webinar. I’m so excited for our April webinar. Unmaking the White Default. 10 Ways to Support ELLs in the School Library.