The most difficult challenge of creating a list of Latino literature is the danger of creating a single voice, of failing to dispel the belief that all Latinos are Mexican and that all Latinos, simply because they share a language, also share a culture. English is not the same in Australia and Canada and Spanish is not… Read More Essentials Working List: Latino/a and Caribbean
I’m getting great suggestions for books to add to a core list of POC titles for teens. It’s hard for me to imagine a school library that would have a hard time adding books with characters of color, but I’m sure they exist. 21st century librarians realize the need to open up their students to… Read More Getting Essentials: Native and Middle Eastern
If someone asked you what POC books belong in core collection for teens, what titles would you give them? You want to give them titles that in include Native, Latino, Asian Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and African American and you’ll need to include fiction, nonfiction and poetry. But they need to be essentials. What would… Read More Library Essentials
The NEGRO LEAGUES COMMITTEE (NLC) of the SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN BASEBALL RESEARCH (SABR) is pleased to announce their 2010 – 2011 grant opportunity for school libraries. SABR is a global team of almost 7000 individuals and nearly 30 research committees. Originating in 1971, the NLC is SABR’s only committee dedicated exclusively to the history of… Read More School Library Grant
Male Monday is a meme that began with Ari @ Reading in Color Take a listen to Walter Mosley over at the Big Think talking about what makes great literature, what makes something classic. It’s not about the maleness or Blackness but it is about telling a good story that can transcend boundaries… Read More MaleMonday: Walter Mosley
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