School Library Journal’s blog has an article which details how schools are letting minority students fall through the cracks when it comes to getting into college. From my own experience, I’d say the article is on point. We can so easily forget that most of our students are first generation college grads (heck, many are first generation high school grads) and they need the practical advice that only someone who has been there can provide. They need to know the details of getting into college, and staying there! This kind of information isn’t to point fingers, it’s to give us ideas of what kinds of services the library might provide. We have to work together to improve the literacy of these students.
