
Fostering Inclusive School and Public Libraries
Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited (Publisher)
Published on 12. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-4408-7758-2 (ISBN)
Description
Offering guidance for library and school staff on making their services, programs, and instruction more diverse and equitable, this book helps librarians put DEI concepts into action.
"We Need Diverse Books" is an important rallying cry, but libraries also need diverse programs, marketing, and staff. This book offers guidance to librarians working with children in school and public libraries.
Public librarians will learn how to engage with the diverse backgrounds in their communities and make their services and in-house and outreach programs more inclusive and equitable. School librarians will learn how to enhance school culture through intentional instruction, collection development, and school-wide partnerships. Attempting to be as inclusive as possible, the book provides information about serving people from different cultures and socioeconomic statuses; with differing abilities and gender identities/expressions; and with varying levels of English fluency.
More targeted information includes a section specifically on STEAM and hands-on programming to address the increasing interest and value in these types of programs. The authors also suggest different ways of engaging with the community, including connecting with parents through the school library. Ultimately, this book gives readers the tools to make their library staff, teaching, services, and programs more culturally inclusive and responsive.
"We Need Diverse Books" is an important rallying cry, but libraries also need diverse programs, marketing, and staff. This book offers guidance to librarians working with children in school and public libraries.
Public librarians will learn how to engage with the diverse backgrounds in their communities and make their services and in-house and outreach programs more inclusive and equitable. School librarians will learn how to enhance school culture through intentional instruction, collection development, and school-wide partnerships. Attempting to be as inclusive as possible, the book provides information about serving people from different cultures and socioeconomic statuses; with differing abilities and gender identities/expressions; and with varying levels of English fluency.
More targeted information includes a section specifically on STEAM and hands-on programming to address the increasing interest and value in these types of programs. The authors also suggest different ways of engaging with the community, including connecting with parents through the school library. Ultimately, this book gives readers the tools to make their library staff, teaching, services, and programs more culturally inclusive and responsive.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-7758-2 (9781440877582)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Claire Bartlett is a youth outreach librarian with many years of experience in public libraries in the USA.
Maegen Rose is the director of library and upper school librarian at Brooklyn Friends School, USA.
Maegen Rose is the director of library and upper school librarian at Brooklyn Friends School, USA.
Content
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Justification and Selling This to Leadership
3. Staff Training
4. Public Libraries: Getting Started
5. School Libraries: Getting Started
6. Adapting Services to be Equitable and Just
7. Adapting Programs to be Inclusive
8. STEAM and Hands on Learning
9. Literacy
10. Outreach and Reaching the Underserved
11. Marketing and Publicity
12. Budget
13. Conclusion
Index
1. Introduction
2. Justification and Selling This to Leadership
3. Staff Training
4. Public Libraries: Getting Started
5. School Libraries: Getting Started
6. Adapting Services to be Equitable and Just
7. Adapting Programs to be Inclusive
8. STEAM and Hands on Learning
9. Literacy
10. Outreach and Reaching the Underserved
11. Marketing and Publicity
12. Budget
13. Conclusion
Index