No guessing, no anecdotes, but facts.Īfter looking at my local community demographics, I then researched what the U.S. The question I asked myself is this: what does an inclusive YA collection look like? And to do that I thought I needed to better understand what my local community and the world at large actually looks like. Also, this was part of my process on researching target goals. I thought if I wanted to understand why I was building a diverse/inclusive collection, I also wanted to understand who I was doing it for. I began in a place that many people wouldn’t suspect, by doing a local community needs and assessment evaluation. So yesterday I began telling you about doing my diversity audit. So please share your recommendations with me in the comments. For example, you will notice that it lacks any type of religious diversity, which is a gap that I hope to fill. Previous TLT Diversity Audit Resource List #WeNeedDiverseBooks Publishers That Focus on Diversityĩ Publishing Organizations that Promote Diversity Within the Industry It’s a great place to visit for book lists and reviews. Originally called Gay YA, this blog changed their name recently to be more inclusive of the entire LGBTQIA+ spectrum. This initiative works hard to diversify publishing and is a great resource for book reviews and book lists. They also have a great blog roll here that you should check out.
Shares reviews and book lists of LGBTQAI+ books.įocuses on reading and reviewing books about and by people from marginalized groups.Ī plethora of resources that talk about diversity in children’s and YA lit. Provides a variety of book lists and reviews.įocuses on Latinos in children’s and YA literature. Leitich-Smith is a Native American author who promotes the works of other Native American authors. I follow her on Twitter as well as reading her blog and have learned a lot. This former school librarian works tirelessly to advocate for promoting literacy in teens of color. The CBC Diversity initiative was founded in 2012, as part of the Children’s Book Council’s commitment to promoting diverse voices in literature for young people. The Brown Bookshelf has one primary goal: to raise awareness of the various black voices that are writing for young readers.
Reese will give very specific discussions about titles and share why the representation concerns her and gives enthusiastic recommendations of titles that she feels represents Native American life well.
Librarian Debbie Reese talks specifically about American Indians in Children’s Literature and challenges librarians to think about Native American representation in the books that we place on our shelves. Blogs That Promote Diversity and Inclusion Here are a few of the ones that I follow. I also make sure that I spend time visiting blogs that focus on diversity and following diverse authors, librarians and hashtags on social media. Though over time, because I tend to deal exclusively with YA, I gain a pretty good knowledge of the literature. There is no easy answer that does not involve doing a small amount of research. When I talk about doing a diversity audit, one of the first questions I get asked is how I know whether or not a book is diverse.
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