NYC School Librarian Guidebook: Diversity and Equity
Resources to examine our inherent bias, promote personal awareness, and help us build collections for our students that reflect themselves and the world around them.
Diversity & Equity Resources for Librarians
Resources to examine our inherent bias, promote personal awareness, and help us build collections for our students that reflect themselves and the world around them.
Equity & Diversity Readings
- Everyone Has Invisible BiasEveryone has invisible bias. This lesson shows students how to recognize it and learn from it.
- White privilege: Unpacking the invisible backpack by Peggy McIntoshSeminal article on the concept of white privilege.
Diversity and Books
- We Need Diverse Books
We Need Diverse Books™ is a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. - American Indians in Children's Literature
Established in 2006, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society. Scroll down for links to book reviews, Native media, and more. - Colorin Colorado!
A bilingual site for educators and families of English Language Learners. - Disability in Kid Lit
Disability in Kidlit is dedicated to discussing the portrayal of disability in middle grade and young adult literature. We publish articles, reviews, interviews, and discussions, examining this topic from various angles—but always from the disabled perspective. - Lee and Low Books
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Evaluation
- How to Tell the Difference: A Guide to Evaluating Children's Books for Anti-Indian BiasUse this guide to evaluate your collection from Oyate, a Native organization that evaluates books and curricula with Indian themes.
- Social Justice BooksA guide to selecting anti-bias children's books.
Ten Quick Ways to Analyze Children's Books for Racism and Sexism
These ten guidelines are offered as a starting point in evaluating children’s books, from
World of Words Center for Global Literacy at the Univ. of Arizona.
12 Stereotypes that should raise red flags
Blogs on Diversity and Equity
Representation Matters: Strategies for Building an Inclusive Collection
The Danger of a Single Story
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