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But did you know that libraries can help you save on other things too?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some locations, you can borrow tools (saving a purchase at the hardware store), take free language classes and even get free tickets to local museums and attractions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resources that your library has to offer will depend on its size and funding, which comes in part from taxpayer dollars and donor funds. These perks are part of the public library’s mission to serve the \u003ca href=\"https://newamericans.ala.org/white-paper/part-2/assess-community-needs/\">needs of the local community\u003c/a>, says \u003ca href=\"https://milwaukeenns.org/2020/12/28/5-things-to-know-about-joan-johnson-milwaukees-new-library-director/\">Joan Johnson\u003c/a>, library director at Milwaukee Public Library. “Libraries are one of the most important parts of the social infrastructure. The possibilities for how you explore are endless.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To take advantage of these money-saving benefits, sign up for a library card, says \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mychal3ts\">Mychal Threets\u003c/a>, the supervising librarian at the Fairfield Civic Center Library in Fairfield, Calif. Then check out the library website or simply walk into your local library and talk to a librarian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are 7 surprising ways the library can help you save money.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>1. Before you buy something, see if you can borrow it from the library\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Libraries offer all kinds of items on loan. “\u003ca href=\"https://solanolibrary.com/catalog/special-collections/#1611252737404-0cfc29f9-537b\">Video games\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central/musicloan\">musical instruments\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.grpl.org/boardgame/\">board games\u003c/a>. Some libraries have \u003ca href=\"https://nolalibrary.org/location-specific-services/cake-pans/\">bakeware collections\u003c/a> where you can get baking pans,” says Threets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Akhila Bhat, branch manager at Harris County Public Library in Katy, Texas, says her library system has a \u003ca href=\"https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/seed-libraries-and-gardening-resources/\">seed library\u003c/a>. “Patrons can pick up seeds to start a garden and drop off seeds for others to take home and plant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, libraries like the Providence Public Library in Rhode Island \u003ca href=\"https://www.provlib.org/using-the-library/tools/\">have tools you can check out\u003c/a>. That includes a cordless drill, safety goggles and a laser level.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Reserve free tickets to local museums and attractions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In some places, you can get free or discounted tickets to local attractions in your city or town. The Nashville Public Library, for example, \u003ca href=\"https://library.nashville.org/services/community-passports\">offers free passes\u003c/a> to the Cheekwood Estate and Gardens (saving patrons $29 in admission fees), the Country Music Hall of Fame (saving about $28) and the National Museum of African American Music (saving about $27). And \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30806\">library card holders in California\u003c/a> can gain free entry to over 200 state parks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23887\">saving patrons $20 in entry fees\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Print out your documents at a discount\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You can use the computers to print out documents like plane tickets, concert tickets or shipping labels. There’s usually a small fee, but it’s often cheaper than printing at an office supply store or a shipping center, says Threets. For example, it costs \u003ca href=\"https://www.bklynlibrary.org/use-the-library/print#anchor5\">10 cents\u003c/a> to print a page in black and white at the Brooklyn Public Library in New York, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.office.fedex.com/default/copies.html?CMP=KNC-8000047-68-9-950-1110000-US-US-EN-123650:123823:2201363&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzoVnNp_CfN8GU5F28Wv_0hYbdk6hepsPQdKcTy3eIWHXPEp6p5rd5caAvVGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds\">23 cents\u003c/a> at Fedex.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>4. Get free help with homework and standardized tests\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Your library card may grant you access to free \u003ca href=\"https://www.brainfuse.com/highed/helpNow.asp?a_id=394E70AB&ss=&r=\">online help from expert tutors\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.gwinnettpl.org/news/access-tutor-com/\">Tutor.com\u003c/a>, which offers live one-on-one homework help for students in K-12 and higher education. It’s a sweet deal considering that hourly rates for a private tutor \u003ca href=\"https://tutors.com/costs/#:~:text=a%20tutor%20cost%3F-,%2425%20%2D%20%2480%20%2Fhr,%24150%20to%20%24200%20per%20month.\">can range from $25-80 an hour\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re preparing for college, check out whether your local branch has resources for standardized tests like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/SATACTProgram.aspx\">SAT or ACT\u003c/a>. Broward County Library in Florida, for example, has a free 10-hour test prep workshop for high school students \u003ca href=\"https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2019-10-25/what-to-know-about-sat-prep-classes\">that can cost hundreds of dollars elsewhere\u003c/a>. Aspiring graduate students can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.norfolkpubliclibrary.org/learning-research/test-prep\">resources\u003c/a> for exams such as the GRE, LSAT, MCAT and MAT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Librarians can help with school projects too. If you need to research something, they can identify relevant books or order them from other branches for you. Bhat says a lot of kids come in looking for help with biographies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>5. Take free fitness, hobby and language classes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some libraries often offer fun, free programming you’d pay money for elsewhere. \u003ca href=\"https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/health-wellness/fitness-classes\">Queens Public Library\u003c/a> in New York offers workout classes ranging from yoga to tai chi to Zumba, saving patrons potentially hundreds of dollars in monthly class fees at a fitness studio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libraries can also help you find a new hobby. You can join a \u003ca href=\"https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/knitting-clubs\">knitting club\u003c/a>, learn \u003ca href=\"https://eriecounty-pa.libguides.com/c.php?g=1083575&p=7898482\">photography\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/madison-public-librarys-naturalist-in-residence-program-encourages-madisonians-to-explore-nature\">take a class with a naturalist\u003c/a>. Some locations will even let patrons borrow the necessary gear. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2019/05/30/backpacks-full-of-bird-watching-supplies-available-for-checkout-at-some-county-libraries/\">Libraries in Florida\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4850\">Philadelphia\u003c/a>, for example, have “birding backpacks” that come equipped with items for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/999050796/a-field-guide-for-fledgling-birders\">birdwatching\u003c/a>, like binoculars and field guides to help identify local birds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many libraries grant patrons access to \u003ca href=\"https://www.bpl.org/learning-tools/language-learning/\">online language learning resources\u003c/a> such as \u003ca href=\"https://warrenpl.org/language-learning/\">Mango Languages\u003c/a>, a service that has courses for over 70 languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>6. Attend free concerts and performances\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Save money on live music by checking out what your local branch has to offer. The New York Public Library’s performance art space, for example, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?keyword=&target%5B%5D=ad&target%5B%5D=ya&target%5B%5D=cr&city%5B%5D=bx&city%5B%5D=man&city%5B%5D=si&location=&type=4324&topic=4277&audience=&series=\">upcoming concerts\u003c/a> featuring a choir and a quartet. And people can \u003ca href=\"https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/events?r=thismonth\">watch a classical guitarist or a harpist perform\u003c/a> at different libraries in Los Angeles County.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>7. Access free social services\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In addition to recreation and entertainment, many libraries in the U.S. offer programs to support the community. People who need help finding a job can take \u003ca href=\"https://www.dclibrary.org/using-the-library/computer-classes\">computer literacy courses\u003c/a> and get assistance with \u003ca href=\"https://www.lcplin.org/job-application-help\">applications\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/browse/interest-guides/business-and-work/job-help-resources\">interview prep\u003c/a>. Immigrants can take \u003ca href=\"https://rutherfordlibrary.org/esl/\">English as a Second Language (ESL) classes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.faylib.org/event/8809406\">classes\u003c/a> to prepare them for their U.S. citizenship exam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libraries also provide resources for practical matters. Around \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158816222/how-to-prepare-for-tax-season\">tax time\u003c/a>, check if there are \u003ca href=\"https://hcpl.net/tax-services/\">volunteer tax experts\u003c/a> available to give you advice and \u003ca href=\"https://kcls.org/tax-help/\">help you file for free\u003c/a>. At Threet’s library, patrons can \u003ca href=\"https://solanolibrary.com/services/lawyers-at-your-library/\">book time with a lawyer\u003c/a> if they need legal advice. “We have volunteer lawyers who will meet with people for 15 to 20 minutes at a time on a monthly basis,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says library resources like these aim to level the playing field. “The hope is that people use our services to educate and inform themselves, and gain wisdom about any topic under the sun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The audio was edited by Meghan Keane and Sylvie Douglis. The digital story was edited by Malaka Gharib. The visual producer is Kaz Fantone.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Want more Life Kit? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get expert advice on topics like money, relationships, health and more. \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/newsletter/life-kit\">\u003cem>Click here to subscribe now\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=7+surprising+ways+the+public+library+can+help+you+save+money&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Baking pans, legal help, language classes and more — libraries can provide so much more than books. See if your local branch offers these free or discounted resources and services. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1699369840,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1076},"headData":{"title":"7 surprising ways the public library can help you save money | KQED","description":"Baking pans, legal help, tutoring — libraries can provide so much more than books. See if your local branch offers these free or discounted resources.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialDescription":"Baking pans, legal help, tutoring — libraries can provide so much more than books. See if your local branch offers these free or discounted resources."},"nprByline":"Marielle Segarra, Audrey Nguyen","nprImageAgency":"Kaz Fantone/NPR","nprStoryId":"1199885817","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1199885817&profileTypeId=15&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/16/1199885817/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-library?ft=nprml&f=1199885817","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:18:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Mon, 16 Oct 2023 03:00:59 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:18:09 -0400","nprAudio":"https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510338/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR7776218670.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1018&aggIds=676529561&p=510338&e=1199885817&size=15057024&d=941&t=podcast&ft=nprml&f=1199885817,https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510338/ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/lifekit/2023/10/20231016_lifekit_c17ced43-f8b8-492c-9dfd-36e6cdce2cf3.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1018&aggIds=676529561&d=941&p=510338&story=1199885817&t=podcast&e=1199885817&ft=nprml&f=1199885817","nprAudioM3u":"http://api.npr.org/m3u/11205755220-7d9551.m3u?orgId=1&topicId=1018&aggIds=676529561&p=510338&e=1199885817&size=15057024&d=941&t=podcast&ft=nprml&f=1199885817,http://api.npr.org/m3u/11205755129-1aea1b.m3u?orgId=1&topicId=1018&aggIds=676529561&d=941&p=510338&story=1199885817&t=podcast&e=1199885817&ft=nprml&f=1199885817","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/62704/7-surprising-ways-the-public-library-can-help-you-save-money","audioUrl":"https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510338/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR7776218670.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1018&aggIds=676529561&p=510338&e=1199885817&size=15057024&d=941&t=podcast&ft=nprml&f=1199885817,https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510338/ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/lifekit/2023/10/20231016_lifekit_c17ced43-f8b8-492c-9dfd-36e6cdce2cf3.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1018&aggIds=676529561&d=941&p=510338&story=1199885817&t=podcast&e=1199885817&ft=nprml&f=1199885817","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Everyone knows you can save money on books by checking them out at the library instead of buying them. But did you know that libraries can help you save on other things too?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some locations, you can borrow tools (saving a purchase at the hardware store), take free language classes and even get free tickets to local museums and attractions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resources that your library has to offer will depend on its size and funding, which comes in part from taxpayer dollars and donor funds. These perks are part of the public library’s mission to serve the \u003ca href=\"https://newamericans.ala.org/white-paper/part-2/assess-community-needs/\">needs of the local community\u003c/a>, says \u003ca href=\"https://milwaukeenns.org/2020/12/28/5-things-to-know-about-joan-johnson-milwaukees-new-library-director/\">Joan Johnson\u003c/a>, library director at Milwaukee Public Library. “Libraries are one of the most important parts of the social infrastructure. The possibilities for how you explore are endless.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To take advantage of these money-saving benefits, sign up for a library card, says \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mychal3ts\">Mychal Threets\u003c/a>, the supervising librarian at the Fairfield Civic Center Library in Fairfield, Calif. Then check out the library website or simply walk into your local library and talk to a librarian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are 7 surprising ways the library can help you save money.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>1. Before you buy something, see if you can borrow it from the library\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Libraries offer all kinds of items on loan. “\u003ca href=\"https://solanolibrary.com/catalog/special-collections/#1611252737404-0cfc29f9-537b\">Video games\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central/musicloan\">musical instruments\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.grpl.org/boardgame/\">board games\u003c/a>. Some libraries have \u003ca href=\"https://nolalibrary.org/location-specific-services/cake-pans/\">bakeware collections\u003c/a> where you can get baking pans,” says Threets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Akhila Bhat, branch manager at Harris County Public Library in Katy, Texas, says her library system has a \u003ca href=\"https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/seed-libraries-and-gardening-resources/\">seed library\u003c/a>. “Patrons can pick up seeds to start a garden and drop off seeds for others to take home and plant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, libraries like the Providence Public Library in Rhode Island \u003ca href=\"https://www.provlib.org/using-the-library/tools/\">have tools you can check out\u003c/a>. That includes a cordless drill, safety goggles and a laser level.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Reserve free tickets to local museums and attractions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In some places, you can get free or discounted tickets to local attractions in your city or town. The Nashville Public Library, for example, \u003ca href=\"https://library.nashville.org/services/community-passports\">offers free passes\u003c/a> to the Cheekwood Estate and Gardens (saving patrons $29 in admission fees), the Country Music Hall of Fame (saving about $28) and the National Museum of African American Music (saving about $27). And \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30806\">library card holders in California\u003c/a> can gain free entry to over 200 state parks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23887\">saving patrons $20 in entry fees\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Print out your documents at a discount\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You can use the computers to print out documents like plane tickets, concert tickets or shipping labels. There’s usually a small fee, but it’s often cheaper than printing at an office supply store or a shipping center, says Threets. For example, it costs \u003ca href=\"https://www.bklynlibrary.org/use-the-library/print#anchor5\">10 cents\u003c/a> to print a page in black and white at the Brooklyn Public Library in New York, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.office.fedex.com/default/copies.html?CMP=KNC-8000047-68-9-950-1110000-US-US-EN-123650:123823:2201363&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzoVnNp_CfN8GU5F28Wv_0hYbdk6hepsPQdKcTy3eIWHXPEp6p5rd5caAvVGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds\">23 cents\u003c/a> at Fedex.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>4. Get free help with homework and standardized tests\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Your library card may grant you access to free \u003ca href=\"https://www.brainfuse.com/highed/helpNow.asp?a_id=394E70AB&ss=&r=\">online help from expert tutors\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.gwinnettpl.org/news/access-tutor-com/\">Tutor.com\u003c/a>, which offers live one-on-one homework help for students in K-12 and higher education. It’s a sweet deal considering that hourly rates for a private tutor \u003ca href=\"https://tutors.com/costs/#:~:text=a%20tutor%20cost%3F-,%2425%20%2D%20%2480%20%2Fhr,%24150%20to%20%24200%20per%20month.\">can range from $25-80 an hour\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re preparing for college, check out whether your local branch has resources for standardized tests like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.broward.org/Library/Pages/SATACTProgram.aspx\">SAT or ACT\u003c/a>. Broward County Library in Florida, for example, has a free 10-hour test prep workshop for high school students \u003ca href=\"https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2019-10-25/what-to-know-about-sat-prep-classes\">that can cost hundreds of dollars elsewhere\u003c/a>. Aspiring graduate students can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.norfolkpubliclibrary.org/learning-research/test-prep\">resources\u003c/a> for exams such as the GRE, LSAT, MCAT and MAT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Librarians can help with school projects too. If you need to research something, they can identify relevant books or order them from other branches for you. Bhat says a lot of kids come in looking for help with biographies.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>5. Take free fitness, hobby and language classes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some libraries often offer fun, free programming you’d pay money for elsewhere. \u003ca href=\"https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/health-wellness/fitness-classes\">Queens Public Library\u003c/a> in New York offers workout classes ranging from yoga to tai chi to Zumba, saving patrons potentially hundreds of dollars in monthly class fees at a fitness studio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libraries can also help you find a new hobby. You can join a \u003ca href=\"https://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/knitting-clubs\">knitting club\u003c/a>, learn \u003ca href=\"https://eriecounty-pa.libguides.com/c.php?g=1083575&p=7898482\">photography\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/madison-public-librarys-naturalist-in-residence-program-encourages-madisonians-to-explore-nature\">take a class with a naturalist\u003c/a>. Some locations will even let patrons borrow the necessary gear. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2019/05/30/backpacks-full-of-bird-watching-supplies-available-for-checkout-at-some-county-libraries/\">Libraries in Florida\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4850\">Philadelphia\u003c/a>, for example, have “birding backpacks” that come equipped with items for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/999050796/a-field-guide-for-fledgling-birders\">birdwatching\u003c/a>, like binoculars and field guides to help identify local birds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many libraries grant patrons access to \u003ca href=\"https://www.bpl.org/learning-tools/language-learning/\">online language learning resources\u003c/a> such as \u003ca href=\"https://warrenpl.org/language-learning/\">Mango Languages\u003c/a>, a service that has courses for over 70 languages.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>6. Attend free concerts and performances\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Save money on live music by checking out what your local branch has to offer. The New York Public Library’s performance art space, for example, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?keyword=&target%5B%5D=ad&target%5B%5D=ya&target%5B%5D=cr&city%5B%5D=bx&city%5B%5D=man&city%5B%5D=si&location=&type=4324&topic=4277&audience=&series=\">upcoming concerts\u003c/a> featuring a choir and a quartet. And people can \u003ca href=\"https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/events?r=thismonth\">watch a classical guitarist or a harpist perform\u003c/a> at different libraries in Los Angeles County.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>7. Access free social services\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In addition to recreation and entertainment, many libraries in the U.S. offer programs to support the community. People who need help finding a job can take \u003ca href=\"https://www.dclibrary.org/using-the-library/computer-classes\">computer literacy courses\u003c/a> and get assistance with \u003ca href=\"https://www.lcplin.org/job-application-help\">applications\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/browse/interest-guides/business-and-work/job-help-resources\">interview prep\u003c/a>. Immigrants can take \u003ca href=\"https://rutherfordlibrary.org/esl/\">English as a Second Language (ESL) classes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.faylib.org/event/8809406\">classes\u003c/a> to prepare them for their U.S. citizenship exam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libraries also provide resources for practical matters. Around \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158816222/how-to-prepare-for-tax-season\">tax time\u003c/a>, check if there are \u003ca href=\"https://hcpl.net/tax-services/\">volunteer tax experts\u003c/a> available to give you advice and \u003ca href=\"https://kcls.org/tax-help/\">help you file for free\u003c/a>. At Threet’s library, patrons can \u003ca href=\"https://solanolibrary.com/services/lawyers-at-your-library/\">book time with a lawyer\u003c/a> if they need legal advice. “We have volunteer lawyers who will meet with people for 15 to 20 minutes at a time on a monthly basis,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson says library resources like these aim to level the playing field. “The hope is that people use our services to educate and inform themselves, and gain wisdom about any topic under the sun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The audio was edited by Meghan Keane and Sylvie Douglis. The digital story was edited by Malaka Gharib. The visual producer is Kaz Fantone.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Want more Life Kit? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and get expert advice on topics like money, relationships, health and more. \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/newsletter/life-kit\">\u003cem>Click here to subscribe now\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=7+surprising+ways+the+public+library+can+help+you+save+money&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/62704/7-surprising-ways-the-public-library-can-help-you-save-money","authors":["byline_mindshift_62704"],"categories":["mindshift_195","mindshift_21385"],"tags":["mindshift_895","mindshift_470","mindshift_21457"],"featImg":"mindshift_62705","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_61602":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_61602","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"61602","score":null,"sort":[1683510057000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"a-quiet-problem-many-nyc-schools-have-no-librarians-on-campus","title":"‘A quiet problem’: Many NYC schools have no librarians on campus","publishDate":1683510057,"format":"standard","headTitle":"‘A quiet problem’: Many NYC schools have no librarians on campus | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was \u003ca href=\"https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/4/23711678/nyc-school-librarian-library-books-literacy-budget-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical noopener\">originally published\u003c/a> by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at \u003c/em>\u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://ckbe.at/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>ckbe.at/newsletters\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003ci> Data analysis for this story by Thomas Wilburn and Kae Petrin.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After New York City’s public libraries last week averted deep cuts that would have \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-libraries-could-cut-weekend-service-if-mayor-adams-budget-cuts-go-through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">significantly reduced hours\u003c/a>, some parents and educators are raising alarm about the state of libraries in the city’s public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, advocates have warned that many students do not have access to a library or a certified librarian on their campus. The nation’s largest school system, with 1,600 schools, has roughly 260 certified school librarians, education department officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And according to a Chalkbeat analysis of school budget item lines for librarians, a larger share of high-poverty schools had no librarian on budget. (Other schools may employ librarians whose salaries are paid outside of school budgets, like through a school’s PTA, which may not be reflected in the data.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an issue that’s developed over years, as schools have had to make difficult financial decisions in the face of declining funds, and as librarians say their work has been devalued in the public eye. New York City isn’t alone. In Philadelphia, for example, there were just \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.inquirer.com/education/school-library-librarians-closed-philadelphia-rally-ratio-20200124.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 certified school librarians\u003c/a> in 2020, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the five boroughs, where more than 800,000 K-12 students attend the city’s public schools, other factors have come into play. Under state law, secondary schools with more than 700 students are required to have a full-time, certified school librarian, with part-time librarians required for those who fall below the enrollment threshold. (Charter and elementary schools are exempt from the requirement.) But as the city trended toward smaller schools under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the early 2000s, schools found themselves with fewer students and shared building spaces — with libraries sometimes losing out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The library is often a thing that’s on the chopping block, because it isn’t seen as essential as a cafeteria, for example,” said Emily Drabinski, president-elect of the American Library Association and a CUNY librarian. “I don’t blame principals for having to make those tough calls. … But it speaks to our failure to understand the contributions that school librarians make to learning at school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Chalkbeat analysis also found nearly a third of the city’s schools with more than 700 students — which would meet the state’s requirement for a full-time librarian — did not have one listed in their most recent budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenny Fox, a parent and children’s book author, said she started looking into the issue when her son’s Brooklyn elementary school lost its part-time librarian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a quiet problem,” she said. “Half the parents at our school didn’t even know we didn’t have a librarian — people just assume that comes with a school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not having a library at school can come with consequences. Studies have shown students at schools with certified librarians on staff \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/central/Ask-A-REL/20007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tend to perform better\u003c/a> on measures of academic achievement. School librarians often help inspire a joy of reading, as well as help students develop critical research and media literacy skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In New York City, we’re always promoting college and career readiness,” said Arlene Laverde, a school librarian at Townsend Harris High School in Queens and New York Library Association president. “But what college students do you know that don’t do research? If you have to learn research skills in college, you are now five steps behind the private schools that have school libraries and school librarians ready to help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laverede, who has worked as an NYC educator for more than 30 years and in school libraries for half of her career, said she’s watched as the field has shrunk. She’s heard people chalk up her role to just “reading all day” — a warped perception that has had painful consequences as schools have sought to trim expenses over the years, looking for positions that appear expendable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the majority of schools have no librarians budgeted, schools serving students with higher rates of poverty were also less likely to have one, according to a Chalkbeat analysis. More than 81% of schools with poverty rates higher than 75% did not have a librarian staff member budgeted. That was roughly six percentage points higher than schools with lower poverty rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lauren Comito, a librarian at Brooklyn Public Library and board chair of Urban Librarians Unite, has seen students without a library or librarian at their school come into her library seeking help. Libraries on campus offer a crucial space for student exploration, one that some are missing out on, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We say that we want kids and students and schools to develop critical thinking skills, we want them to develop research skills, we want them to be able to identify misinformation or go out and find their own answer,” she said. “That’s something missing in schools — that ability to explore without it being connected to a rubric, and libraries provide some of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mina Leazer, a librarian at Manhattan’s Seward Park Campus Library, transitioned from teaching into her current role through an education department program. Working as a librarian has allowed her to continue helping students, providing a space for them to not just read and relax, but also to come seeking advice or help with a wide range of questions, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leazer said she fears many students without campus libraries or librarians won’t become lifelong readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If those habits aren’t formed in that critical moment, they’re not going to miraculously appear again,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is trying to strengthen the pipeline of librarians, who are “invaluable resources for our young people in developing literacy skills and fostering academic success and college and career readiness,” an education department spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The education department offers a “Teacher 2 Librarian” program, which partners with universities to help licensed teachers earn a master’s degree in library and information science and become state certified to work as a school librarian. There are 18 new candidates preparing to join the program, according to an education department spokesperson. The city plans to keep working to increase the number of certified school librarians in public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But though some programs have successfully turned teachers into certified librarians, Laverde said she worries years of dwindling positions have also turned some away from the career path.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In their mind, it’s a dead certification,” she said of prospective librarians. “Why am I going to invest money into this degree and for a school library certification if there are no jobs available?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zalykha Mokim, a school librarian at Newcomers High School, a Long Island City school that serves newly arrived immigrants who may be learning English as a second language, shares others’ concerns over the scarcity of certified librarians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mokim became a librarian last year after a decade teaching — after experiencing multiple schools without a librarian on staff, and seeing how children across the city lacked equal access to librarians. The low number of school librarians has disproportionately impacted students of color and students from low-income families, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course I’m concerned about it, but I’m also hopeful, because there is a cohort of librarians who are trying to bring advocacy and trying to bring it into this realm where libraries are seen as essential and necessary for a vibrant public school community,” Mokim said. “Libraries are not a luxury for our students. Libraries are a necessity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Julian Shen-Berro is a reporter covering New York City. Contact him at jshen-berro@chalkbeat.org.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/4/23711678/nyc-school-librarian-library-books-literacy-budget-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical noopener\">Chalkbeat\u003c/a> is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The nation’s largest school system, with 1,600 schools, has roughly 260 certified school librarians. And according to a Chalkbeat analysis, a larger share of high-poverty schools have no librarian in their budget.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1683510057,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":30,"wordCount":1373},"headData":{"title":"‘A quiet problem’: Many NYC schools have no librarians on campus | KQED","description":"The nation’s largest school system, with 1,600 schools, has roughly 260 certified school librarians. And larger share of high-poverty schools have no librarian.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"nprByline":"Julian Shen-Berro, \u003ca href=\"https://ny.chalkbeat.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Chalkbeat New York\u003c/a>","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/61602/a-quiet-problem-many-nyc-schools-have-no-librarians-on-campus","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was \u003ca href=\"https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/4/23711678/nyc-school-librarian-library-books-literacy-budget-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical noopener\">originally published\u003c/a> by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at \u003c/em>\u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://ckbe.at/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>ckbe.at/newsletters\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003ci> Data analysis for this story by Thomas Wilburn and Kae Petrin.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After New York City’s public libraries last week averted deep cuts that would have \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-libraries-could-cut-weekend-service-if-mayor-adams-budget-cuts-go-through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">significantly reduced hours\u003c/a>, some parents and educators are raising alarm about the state of libraries in the city’s public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, advocates have warned that many students do not have access to a library or a certified librarian on their campus. The nation’s largest school system, with 1,600 schools, has roughly 260 certified school librarians, education department officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And according to a Chalkbeat analysis of school budget item lines for librarians, a larger share of high-poverty schools had no librarian on budget. (Other schools may employ librarians whose salaries are paid outside of school budgets, like through a school’s PTA, which may not be reflected in the data.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an issue that’s developed over years, as schools have had to make difficult financial decisions in the face of declining funds, and as librarians say their work has been devalued in the public eye. New York City isn’t alone. In Philadelphia, for example, there were just \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.inquirer.com/education/school-library-librarians-closed-philadelphia-rally-ratio-20200124.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 certified school librarians\u003c/a> in 2020, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the five boroughs, where more than 800,000 K-12 students attend the city’s public schools, other factors have come into play. Under state law, secondary schools with more than 700 students are required to have a full-time, certified school librarian, with part-time librarians required for those who fall below the enrollment threshold. (Charter and elementary schools are exempt from the requirement.) But as the city trended toward smaller schools under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the early 2000s, schools found themselves with fewer students and shared building spaces — with libraries sometimes losing out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The library is often a thing that’s on the chopping block, because it isn’t seen as essential as a cafeteria, for example,” said Emily Drabinski, president-elect of the American Library Association and a CUNY librarian. “I don’t blame principals for having to make those tough calls. … But it speaks to our failure to understand the contributions that school librarians make to learning at school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Chalkbeat analysis also found nearly a third of the city’s schools with more than 700 students — which would meet the state’s requirement for a full-time librarian — did not have one listed in their most recent budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenny Fox, a parent and children’s book author, said she started looking into the issue when her son’s Brooklyn elementary school lost its part-time librarian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a quiet problem,” she said. “Half the parents at our school didn’t even know we didn’t have a librarian — people just assume that comes with a school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not having a library at school can come with consequences. Studies have shown students at schools with certified librarians on staff \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/central/Ask-A-REL/20007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tend to perform better\u003c/a> on measures of academic achievement. School librarians often help inspire a joy of reading, as well as help students develop critical research and media literacy skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In New York City, we’re always promoting college and career readiness,” said Arlene Laverde, a school librarian at Townsend Harris High School in Queens and New York Library Association president. “But what college students do you know that don’t do research? If you have to learn research skills in college, you are now five steps behind the private schools that have school libraries and school librarians ready to help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laverede, who has worked as an NYC educator for more than 30 years and in school libraries for half of her career, said she’s watched as the field has shrunk. She’s heard people chalk up her role to just “reading all day” — a warped perception that has had painful consequences as schools have sought to trim expenses over the years, looking for positions that appear expendable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the majority of schools have no librarians budgeted, schools serving students with higher rates of poverty were also less likely to have one, according to a Chalkbeat analysis. More than 81% of schools with poverty rates higher than 75% did not have a librarian staff member budgeted. That was roughly six percentage points higher than schools with lower poverty rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lauren Comito, a librarian at Brooklyn Public Library and board chair of Urban Librarians Unite, has seen students without a library or librarian at their school come into her library seeking help. Libraries on campus offer a crucial space for student exploration, one that some are missing out on, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We say that we want kids and students and schools to develop critical thinking skills, we want them to develop research skills, we want them to be able to identify misinformation or go out and find their own answer,” she said. “That’s something missing in schools — that ability to explore without it being connected to a rubric, and libraries provide some of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mina Leazer, a librarian at Manhattan’s Seward Park Campus Library, transitioned from teaching into her current role through an education department program. Working as a librarian has allowed her to continue helping students, providing a space for them to not just read and relax, but also to come seeking advice or help with a wide range of questions, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leazer said she fears many students without campus libraries or librarians won’t become lifelong readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If those habits aren’t formed in that critical moment, they’re not going to miraculously appear again,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is trying to strengthen the pipeline of librarians, who are “invaluable resources for our young people in developing literacy skills and fostering academic success and college and career readiness,” an education department spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The education department offers a “Teacher 2 Librarian” program, which partners with universities to help licensed teachers earn a master’s degree in library and information science and become state certified to work as a school librarian. There are 18 new candidates preparing to join the program, according to an education department spokesperson. The city plans to keep working to increase the number of certified school librarians in public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But though some programs have successfully turned teachers into certified librarians, Laverde said she worries years of dwindling positions have also turned some away from the career path.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In their mind, it’s a dead certification,” she said of prospective librarians. “Why am I going to invest money into this degree and for a school library certification if there are no jobs available?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zalykha Mokim, a school librarian at Newcomers High School, a Long Island City school that serves newly arrived immigrants who may be learning English as a second language, shares others’ concerns over the scarcity of certified librarians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mokim became a librarian last year after a decade teaching — after experiencing multiple schools without a librarian on staff, and seeing how children across the city lacked equal access to librarians. The low number of school librarians has disproportionately impacted students of color and students from low-income families, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Of course I’m concerned about it, but I’m also hopeful, because there is a cohort of librarians who are trying to bring advocacy and trying to bring it into this realm where libraries are seen as essential and necessary for a vibrant public school community,” Mokim said. “Libraries are not a luxury for our students. Libraries are a necessity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Julian Shen-Berro is a reporter covering New York City. Contact him at jshen-berro@chalkbeat.org.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/4/23711678/nyc-school-librarian-library-books-literacy-budget-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical noopener\">Chalkbeat\u003c/a> is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/61602/a-quiet-problem-many-nyc-schools-have-no-librarians-on-campus","authors":["byline_mindshift_61602"],"categories":["mindshift_21364"],"tags":["mindshift_972","mindshift_895","mindshift_444","mindshift_550","mindshift_21618","mindshift_21259"],"featImg":"mindshift_61604","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_61018":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_61018","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"61018","score":null,"sort":[1676977219000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"want-kids-to-love-reading-authors-grace-lin-and-kate-messner-share-how-to-find-wonder-in-books","title":"Want kids to love reading? Authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner share how to find wonder in books","publishDate":1676977219,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Want kids to love reading? Authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner share how to find wonder in books | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":21847,"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where have all the bookworms gone? Recreational reading has been shown to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07448481.2020.1728280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduce stress\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2022/12/05/reading-for-pleasure-can-strengthen-memory-in-older-adults-beckman-researchers-find#:~:text=The%20results%20were%20incontrovertible%3A%20in,strengthened%20older%20adults'%20memory%20skills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">improve working memory\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but fewer children are reading for fun than ever before. In recent \u003ca style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/12/among-many-u-s-children-reading-for-fun-has-become-less-common-federal-data-shows/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveys\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 16% of 9-year-olds said they never or hardly ever read for fun, compared to 11% in 2012 and 9% in 1984. Among 13-year-olds, that number was 29% in 2020, compared with 22% in 2012 and 8% in 1984.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Authors \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pacylin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grace Lin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KateMessner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kate Messner\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> believe books give readers the ability to experience new worlds and empathize with others. Together they wrote \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lbyr.com/titles/grace-lin/once-upon-a-book/9780316541077/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Once Upon A Book,”\u003c/span>\u003c/a> a children’s picture book where the main character Alice is swept away on an adventure through the magic of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“There is a perfect book for everyone,” said Lin. “You just have to find it.” However, there is an art to matching kids with the right book. For parents and teachers who want children to cultivate a love of reading, Messner and Lin provided tips on how to help kids find wonder through books. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_61020\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61020\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-800x526.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-1020x670.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-768x505.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A page from the children’s book ” Once Upon A Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner. (Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let kids pick their own books \u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adults sometimes seek out award-winning children’s books only to find that their kid has no interest in reading them. As a parent, Lin had to reconsider her lofty expectations. “[My daughter] wanted her ‘My Little Pony’ book and she wanted Curious George stories – not even the original Curious George books, but the cheap, knock off Curious George books,” said Lin. “Letting go of this idea that I needed her to read ‘good books’ is what I think really has made her love and enjoy reading.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When kids have room to gravitate to the books that spark their interest, it helps them cultivate their identities as readers. Letting kids choose their own books \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://teacher.scholastic.com/education/classroom-library/pdfs/The-Power-of-Reading-Choice.pdf?esp=TSO/ib/202104////label/card/classroom/reading/////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">leads to more motivation to read and ownership over the reading process\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, whereas imposing a book on a child can make the child feel like reading is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51693/why-stepping-back-can-empower-kids-in-an-anxious-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a chore instead of a treat\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “What makes a great book is just the simple fact that a child loves it,” said Lin. “The fact that they’re reading is great.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just because a kid rebuffs esteemed literature, it doesn’t mean those books should be thrown out or given away. Messner recommends putting them in kids’ vicinity. When her son only wanted to read Tonka truck books from the grocery store, she still kept other books around the house.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“They were always on the bookshelf and in the baskets and on the table and by the bed and all over the place,” said Messner. “When you live immersed in words like that, you eventually find your way to the other stories. And I think that’s a really powerful way to introduce kids to ideas.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC8621075589&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give everyone access to windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors\u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an author/illustrator known for bringing her Taiwanese heritage\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://gracelin.com/books/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to her work\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">one of Lin’s biggest fears is that after Lunar New Year, students won’t read another book with an Asian character until the following year. When teachers only bring books about different cultures into the classroom during holidays, they’re participating in cultural tourism, Lin said. “It’s like Asians only exist during the Lunar New Year and Black people only exist in February.” She invites teachers to make sure that \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57026/diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">diverse books surround children every single day of the year\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lin encourages teachers and parents to see books as windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors, a framework developed by scholar \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23813377211028256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rudine Sims Bishop\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Books that are windows show readers new worlds, mirrors show readers themselves, and sliding glass doors allow readers to fully immerse themselves in a story. “Books as mirrors are very important because that is what gives a child a sense of self-worth,” Lin said. “It tells them that they can be the hero in a book. They can be a changemaker. They are the ones who have control in their world. And that’s something that a lot of people from marginalized groups have not had for a long time.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_wQ8wiV3FVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She advises teachers and parents to be tactful about how they make books as mirrors available to children of color. “My mother tried to get me to read Asian books. I wouldn’t touch them because I just didn’t want to be reminded of how different I was from my classmates,” she said. Educators and parents can make it clear that kids of any identity can and should explore diverse books. “Push the book with the Black character onto the Asian child. Push the book with the Asian character onto the white child,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommend books in stacks \u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Kate Messner misses most about her 15 years as a middle school English teacher is putting the perfect book into a reader’s eager hands. If a teacher has a book they think will benefit a student, she encourages them to recommend a stack of books rather than one book at a time. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Instead of saying, ‘This book has an Asian character and you’re Asian, so you should read this book,’ which is awkward and uncomfortable, what we can do is say, ‘Oh, here are four books I think you might love,’” Messner explained. The four books might actually focus on another topic the student is interested in and feature at least one Asian character. “Recommending books in stacks is a really great way to introduce kids to stories, but also let them feel the ownership of choice.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_61021\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61021\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-800x528.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-1020x673.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-768x506.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-2048x1350.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-1920x1266.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A page from the children’s book ” Once Upon A Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner. (Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stacks are particularly helpful when students are going through something difficult and a teacher wants to give them a book that helps them through a tough time. “I would have kids who I knew were dealing with various tough situations outside of the classroom. Maybe I knew they were struggling with a relative with addiction or maybe I knew that they had some history that was difficult,” Messner said. With these students she’d find and suggest a few books where the main characters overcame a variety of challenges. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’d just present the stack to them and then go away, so that kid who might really need that one book can choose it themselves without me standing over their shoulder,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books have the power to spark children’s interest, broaden their understanding, reflect their experiences and affirm their identities. Every time young readers feel empowered to choose a book for themselves is an opportunity to create a lasting relationship with reading.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"For parents and teachers who want to support kids’ love of reading, “Once Upon A Book” authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner’s share how to be a good book matchmaker and boost kids' motivation to read.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1700528844,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":19,"wordCount":1216},"headData":{"title":"Want kids to love reading? Authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner share how to find wonder in books | KQED","description":"“Once Upon A Book” authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner’s share strategies for how to be a good book matchmaker and support kids’ love of reading.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialDescription":"“Once Upon A Book” authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner’s share strategies for how to be a good book matchmaker and support kids’ love of reading."},"audioUrl":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC8621075589.mp3?updated=1676920349","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/61018/want-kids-to-love-reading-authors-grace-lin-and-kate-messner-share-how-to-find-wonder-in-books","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where have all the bookworms gone? Recreational reading has been shown to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07448481.2020.1728280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">reduce stress\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2022/12/05/reading-for-pleasure-can-strengthen-memory-in-older-adults-beckman-researchers-find#:~:text=The%20results%20were%20incontrovertible%3A%20in,strengthened%20older%20adults'%20memory%20skills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">improve working memory\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but fewer children are reading for fun than ever before. In recent \u003ca style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/12/among-many-u-s-children-reading-for-fun-has-become-less-common-federal-data-shows/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveys\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 16% of 9-year-olds said they never or hardly ever read for fun, compared to 11% in 2012 and 9% in 1984. Among 13-year-olds, that number was 29% in 2020, compared with 22% in 2012 and 8% in 1984.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Authors \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pacylin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grace Lin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KateMessner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kate Messner\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> believe books give readers the ability to experience new worlds and empathize with others. Together they wrote \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lbyr.com/titles/grace-lin/once-upon-a-book/9780316541077/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Once Upon A Book,”\u003c/span>\u003c/a> a children’s picture book where the main character Alice is swept away on an adventure through the magic of reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“There is a perfect book for everyone,” said Lin. “You just have to find it.” However, there is an art to matching kids with the right book. For parents and teachers who want children to cultivate a love of reading, Messner and Lin provided tips on how to help kids find wonder through books. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_61020\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61020\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-800x526.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-1020x670.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-768x505.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_1-scaled-e1676572691590.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A page from the children’s book ” Once Upon A Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner. (Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let kids pick their own books \u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adults sometimes seek out award-winning children’s books only to find that their kid has no interest in reading them. As a parent, Lin had to reconsider her lofty expectations. “[My daughter] wanted her ‘My Little Pony’ book and she wanted Curious George stories – not even the original Curious George books, but the cheap, knock off Curious George books,” said Lin. “Letting go of this idea that I needed her to read ‘good books’ is what I think really has made her love and enjoy reading.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When kids have room to gravitate to the books that spark their interest, it helps them cultivate their identities as readers. Letting kids choose their own books \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://teacher.scholastic.com/education/classroom-library/pdfs/The-Power-of-Reading-Choice.pdf?esp=TSO/ib/202104////label/card/classroom/reading/////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">leads to more motivation to read and ownership over the reading process\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, whereas imposing a book on a child can make the child feel like reading is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51693/why-stepping-back-can-empower-kids-in-an-anxious-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a chore instead of a treat\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “What makes a great book is just the simple fact that a child loves it,” said Lin. “The fact that they’re reading is great.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just because a kid rebuffs esteemed literature, it doesn’t mean those books should be thrown out or given away. Messner recommends putting them in kids’ vicinity. When her son only wanted to read Tonka truck books from the grocery store, she still kept other books around the house.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“They were always on the bookshelf and in the baskets and on the table and by the bed and all over the place,” said Messner. “When you live immersed in words like that, you eventually find your way to the other stories. And I think that’s a really powerful way to introduce kids to ideas.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC8621075589&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give everyone access to windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors\u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an author/illustrator known for bringing her Taiwanese heritage\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://gracelin.com/books/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to her work\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">one of Lin’s biggest fears is that after Lunar New Year, students won’t read another book with an Asian character until the following year. When teachers only bring books about different cultures into the classroom during holidays, they’re participating in cultural tourism, Lin said. “It’s like Asians only exist during the Lunar New Year and Black people only exist in February.” She invites teachers to make sure that \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57026/diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">diverse books surround children every single day of the year\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lin encourages teachers and parents to see books as windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors, a framework developed by scholar \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23813377211028256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rudine Sims Bishop\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Books that are windows show readers new worlds, mirrors show readers themselves, and sliding glass doors allow readers to fully immerse themselves in a story. “Books as mirrors are very important because that is what gives a child a sense of self-worth,” Lin said. “It tells them that they can be the hero in a book. They can be a changemaker. They are the ones who have control in their world. And that’s something that a lot of people from marginalized groups have not had for a long time.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_wQ8wiV3FVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She advises teachers and parents to be tactful about how they make books as mirrors available to children of color. “My mother tried to get me to read Asian books. I wouldn’t touch them because I just didn’t want to be reminded of how different I was from my classmates,” she said. Educators and parents can make it clear that kids of any identity can and should explore diverse books. “Push the book with the Black character onto the Asian child. Push the book with the Asian character onto the white child,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommend books in stacks \u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Kate Messner misses most about her 15 years as a middle school English teacher is putting the perfect book into a reader’s eager hands. If a teacher has a book they think will benefit a student, she encourages them to recommend a stack of books rather than one book at a time. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Instead of saying, ‘This book has an Asian character and you’re Asian, so you should read this book,’ which is awkward and uncomfortable, what we can do is say, ‘Oh, here are four books I think you might love,’” Messner explained. The four books might actually focus on another topic the student is interested in and feature at least one Asian character. “Recommending books in stacks is a really great way to introduce kids to stories, but also let them feel the ownership of choice.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_61021\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61021\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-800x528.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-1020x673.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-768x506.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-2048x1350.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/Mindshift-Spreads_Page_2-1920x1266.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A page from the children’s book ” Once Upon A Book” by Grace Lin and Kate Messner. (Courtesy of Little, Brown and Company)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stacks are particularly helpful when students are going through something difficult and a teacher wants to give them a book that helps them through a tough time. “I would have kids who I knew were dealing with various tough situations outside of the classroom. Maybe I knew they were struggling with a relative with addiction or maybe I knew that they had some history that was difficult,” Messner said. With these students she’d find and suggest a few books where the main characters overcame a variety of challenges. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’d just present the stack to them and then go away, so that kid who might really need that one book can choose it themselves without me standing over their shoulder,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books have the power to spark children’s interest, broaden their understanding, reflect their experiences and affirm their identities. Every time young readers feel empowered to choose a book for themselves is an opportunity to create a lasting relationship with reading.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/61018/want-kids-to-love-reading-authors-grace-lin-and-kate-messner-share-how-to-find-wonder-in-books","authors":["11721"],"programs":["mindshift_21847"],"categories":["mindshift_21517","mindshift_21130","mindshift_21385","mindshift_21848","mindshift_193"],"tags":["mindshift_21319","mindshift_20997","mindshift_20646","mindshift_895","mindshift_470","mindshift_20568","mindshift_21423","mindshift_550","mindshift_21128","mindshift_21465","mindshift_21259","mindshift_21397"],"featImg":"mindshift_61075","label":"mindshift_21847"},"mindshift_60515":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_60515","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"60515","score":null,"sort":[1676458548000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"matching-students-with-books-is-a-sacred-task-how-educators-can-select-stories-that-boost-belonging","title":"Matching students with books is a sacred task. How can educators select stories that boost belonging?","publishDate":1676458548,"format":"standard","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>From \u003ca href=\"https://www.stenhouse.com/content/gift-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Gift of Story\u003c/a> by John Schu, © 2022, reproduced with permission of Stenhouse Publishers. \u003ca title=\"https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/jnjuCrkYKnfDD38PSzw3S0?domain=stenhouse.com\" href=\"https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/jnjuCrkYKnfDD38PSzw3S0?domain=stenhouse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.stenhouse.com\u003c/a>. No reproduction without written permission from the publisher.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every child who walks into your classroom or library has a story. But how do we establish opportunities for them to tell their stories and find themselves in the stories of others? When we share our hearts in authentic ways, we inspire those around us to do the same. Before we can discuss what it means to share our hearts through story, it might be helpful to establish what we mean by the word story. If you think about it, the way a third-grade teacher defines story is probably different from how a music teacher defines story. The way a music teacher defines story is probably different from how a teacher-librarian defines story. And the way a teacher-librarian defines story is probably different from how a fourth grader defines story. Since we all have our own personal definitions of the word, take a moment to reflect on how you define story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-60709 size-full alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/gift-of-story-e1672254571578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\">Perhaps your definition brings to mind story elements like main idea, theme, characters, setting, and plot. These are all very important in the literacy work we do with children, but we can expand our idea of story as we consider other elements that may not be immediately evident—such as joy, happiness, compassion, laughter, connection, culture, and identity. For our purposes, we’ll apply a flexible definition that makes room for story to meet both the academic and affective needs of our students. Sharing your heart through story is a way to bring more of the affective side into our students’ reading lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we share our hearts through story, we create environments in which children can feel warm and safe and loved. I’ve witnessed again and again how students open up their hearts to teachers and each other when we share how a story allowed us to view the world in new ways, healed our hearts, and inspired us to take action. As we further refine our understanding of story, we’ll bring our lens into deeper focus on its affective elements.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Clarifier\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps us individually and in groups answer questions about our heart’s deepest wonderings and passions. Think of the animal lover who checks out every caring for a pet book or the junior historian who can’t get enough of Kate Messner’s \"History Smashers\" series.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Healer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps our heart work through difficult experiences as well as internal and external conflicts. Think of the child who deals with the loss of a grandparent by reading Caron Levis and Charles Santoso’s \"Ida, Always\" every day or the middle schooler who, after reading Jen Petro Roy’s \"Good Enough,\" admits to himself and a family member that he has an eating disorder and needs help.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Inspiration\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps us explore and discover our passions. Think of the child who folds hundreds of origamis after reading Tom Angleberger’s \"The Strange Case of Origami Yoda\" or the child who becomes an activist for something important to them after reading \"Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Compassion\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps us understand ourselves and others. Think of the child who develops more empathy after reading Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s \"The Day You Begin\" or the adolescent who comes to terms with her sexuality after reading Ashley Herring Blake’s \"Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Connector\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When Kate DiCamillo was the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she said, “Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another. We connect. And when we connect, we are changed.” Stories answer this call by helping us open our hearts and connect. Think about times when everyone in a community comes together to celebrate a book or when every fifth grader has tears running down their faces after their teacher reads aloud the last sentence in John David Anderson’s \"Ms. Bixby’s Last Day.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to these five affective elements of story, story can serve as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors. In her seminal 1990 article, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop wrote, \"Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created and recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience.\" As you reflect on the five affective elements of story presented here, what connections to Sims Bishop’s work can you make? How can seeing books through the lens of mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors inform our understanding of the ways story acts to clarify, connect, heal, inspire, and teach us?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-60519 alignleft\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-800x799.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-800x799.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-1020x1018.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-768x767.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu.png 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\">\u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MrSchuReads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Schu\u003c/a> has made a career out of advocating for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books and the people that connect them. John is a children’s book author, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and the children’s librarian for \u003ca href=\"https://www.bookelicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bookelicious\u003c/a>. his greatest joy is sharing his love of reading with countless educators and students around the world.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"For teachers and librarians who want to build students' sense of belonging through literacy practices, “The Gift of Story” author John Schu provides strategies on how to leverage books and the important role of libraries in our communities. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1672254748,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":13,"wordCount":945},"headData":{"title":"Matching students with books is a sacred task. How can educators select stories that boost belonging? | KQED","description":"In “The Gift of Story,” John Schu provides strategies for teachers and librarians who want to build students’ sense of belonging through books.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/60515/matching-students-with-books-is-a-sacred-task-how-educators-can-select-stories-that-boost-belonging","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>From \u003ca href=\"https://www.stenhouse.com/content/gift-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Gift of Story\u003c/a> by John Schu, © 2022, reproduced with permission of Stenhouse Publishers. \u003ca title=\"https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/jnjuCrkYKnfDD38PSzw3S0?domain=stenhouse.com\" href=\"https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/jnjuCrkYKnfDD38PSzw3S0?domain=stenhouse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.stenhouse.com\u003c/a>. No reproduction without written permission from the publisher.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every child who walks into your classroom or library has a story. But how do we establish opportunities for them to tell their stories and find themselves in the stories of others? When we share our hearts in authentic ways, we inspire those around us to do the same. Before we can discuss what it means to share our hearts through story, it might be helpful to establish what we mean by the word story. If you think about it, the way a third-grade teacher defines story is probably different from how a music teacher defines story. The way a music teacher defines story is probably different from how a teacher-librarian defines story. And the way a teacher-librarian defines story is probably different from how a fourth grader defines story. Since we all have our own personal definitions of the word, take a moment to reflect on how you define story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-60709 size-full alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2023/02/gift-of-story-e1672254571578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\">Perhaps your definition brings to mind story elements like main idea, theme, characters, setting, and plot. These are all very important in the literacy work we do with children, but we can expand our idea of story as we consider other elements that may not be immediately evident—such as joy, happiness, compassion, laughter, connection, culture, and identity. For our purposes, we’ll apply a flexible definition that makes room for story to meet both the academic and affective needs of our students. Sharing your heart through story is a way to bring more of the affective side into our students’ reading lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we share our hearts through story, we create environments in which children can feel warm and safe and loved. I’ve witnessed again and again how students open up their hearts to teachers and each other when we share how a story allowed us to view the world in new ways, healed our hearts, and inspired us to take action. As we further refine our understanding of story, we’ll bring our lens into deeper focus on its affective elements.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Clarifier\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps us individually and in groups answer questions about our heart’s deepest wonderings and passions. Think of the animal lover who checks out every caring for a pet book or the junior historian who can’t get enough of Kate Messner’s \"History Smashers\" series.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Healer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps our heart work through difficult experiences as well as internal and external conflicts. Think of the child who deals with the loss of a grandparent by reading Caron Levis and Charles Santoso’s \"Ida, Always\" every day or the middle schooler who, after reading Jen Petro Roy’s \"Good Enough,\" admits to himself and a family member that he has an eating disorder and needs help.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Inspiration\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps us explore and discover our passions. Think of the child who folds hundreds of origamis after reading Tom Angleberger’s \"The Strange Case of Origami Yoda\" or the child who becomes an activist for something important to them after reading \"Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Compassion\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This helps us understand ourselves and others. Think of the child who develops more empathy after reading Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s \"The Day You Begin\" or the adolescent who comes to terms with her sexuality after reading Ashley Herring Blake’s \"Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Story as Connector\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When Kate DiCamillo was the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she said, “Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another. We connect. And when we connect, we are changed.” Stories answer this call by helping us open our hearts and connect. Think about times when everyone in a community comes together to celebrate a book or when every fifth grader has tears running down their faces after their teacher reads aloud the last sentence in John David Anderson’s \"Ms. Bixby’s Last Day.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to these five affective elements of story, story can serve as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors. In her seminal 1990 article, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop wrote, \"Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created and recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience.\" As you reflect on the five affective elements of story presented here, what connections to Sims Bishop’s work can you make? How can seeing books through the lens of mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors inform our understanding of the ways story acts to clarify, connect, heal, inspire, and teach us?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-60519 alignleft\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-800x799.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-800x799.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-1020x1018.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu-768x767.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/12/JohnSchu.png 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\">\u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MrSchuReads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Schu\u003c/a> has made a career out of advocating for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books and the people that connect them. John is a children’s book author, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and the children’s librarian for \u003ca href=\"https://www.bookelicious.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bookelicious\u003c/a>. his greatest joy is sharing his love of reading with countless educators and students around the world.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/60515/matching-students-with-books-is-a-sacred-task-how-educators-can-select-stories-that-boost-belonging","authors":["4354"],"categories":["mindshift_21512","mindshift_21491","mindshift_21014"],"tags":["mindshift_21250","mindshift_972","mindshift_20646","mindshift_895","mindshift_444","mindshift_550","mindshift_21259","mindshift_21397"],"featImg":"mindshift_60521","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_60123":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_60123","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"60123","score":null,"sort":[1673348139000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"why-student-voice-should-be-central-to-school-libraries","title":"Why student voice should be central to school libraries","publishDate":1673348139,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Why student voice should be central to school libraries | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warning labels \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/florida-school-district-added-parental-advisory-notice-100-books-rcna41779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">on LGBTQ-themed books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Florida. Challenges to books related to race, sexuality or gender identity in \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/08/09/as-the-school-year-begins-calls-for-book-bans-begin-to-accelerate-in-ohio/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://news.stlpublicradio.org/education/2022-08-05/federal-judge-keeps-wentzville-book-review-policy-in-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pilotonline.com/news/education/vp-nw-book-decisions-20220805-ssqazsvn5jgrlowknfmzhf2wte-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/24/pennsylvania-school-book-ban-diversity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/21/james-whitfield-school-board-vote/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas principal placed on leave\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after accusations of promoting critical race theory. Across the U.S., the topics kids can learn and read about in school have been hotly contested in recent years. Mostly, these controversies have been driven by adults. That’s the way education decisions education are usually made, even in less contentious times, according to school librarian and language arts teacher \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/juliaerin80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julia Torres\u003c/a>. “We have a lot of conversations about kids. We will involve them in performative ways, but I have only known of a few organizations that really authentically involve young people at every level of decision-making,” she said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Torres makes a call to action for school librarians to \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/mindshift/tag/student-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">center student voices\u003c/a> in programming and collection management in the book “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60084/everyone-is-welcome-making-school-libraries-culturally-relevant-for-all-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens\u003c/span>\u003c/a>,\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” co-authored by Valerie Tagoe.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “[W]e cannot claim to serve young people while excluding them from conversations and decision-making about resources and materials that are primarily for their use. We must always prioritize and protect student empowerment as a key right and responsibility when working with young people,” the two educators write.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In her school, Torres starts the year by conducting a “reading habits and interest survey” among her students. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She may be driving toward the same standards with from year to year, but she uses \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56900/when-kids-say-im-not-a-reader-how-librarians-can-disrupt-traumatic-reading-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what she learns from the surveys\u003c/a> and regular check-ins to chart each group’s path. “When you don’t include them and it feels more like you’re doing education to them, that’s how you get a lot of apathetic students, and it’s a lot harder for things to meet the ends that you’re trying to achieve,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Torres and Tagoe encourage librarians to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56580/how-fan-fiction-inspires-kids-to-read-and-write-and-write-and-write\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">build community around students’ reading interests\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It just takes listening. For example, Tagoe sponsored a graphic novel club at students’ request. She also invited the Japan America Society to present about Japanese high school life after seeing her students’ passion for manga. The presenter also led a tea ceremony. “So the kids took off their shoes, sat in a circle, made matcha tea, and … they soaked it all up,” Tagoe said. “Just giving them experiences to provide context (to what they’re reading) so that they can learn about different cultures and language and people — I think that’s a powerful tool.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listening and observation also guides Tagoe’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57026/diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">collection development choices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “You have to look at the curricular needs of the students and your requests, what they’re looking at, what they’re checking out,” she said. “Especially in high school, I’ve always tried to kind of move based on what the students are telling me.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not everyone grasps the value of student-centered librarianship. Torres recalled a time when an administrator questioned why her students weren’t completing worksheets along with their independent reading. She sees hypocrisy in some adults’ views about students, reading and productivity. “Many adults do not make time for the things that they’re expecting the young people to do. And they think that just because they graduated, they have degrees, what have you, they no longer need to do a lot of the things that these young people need to do, which is adultism,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help students develop life-long literacy, Torres said educators should be realistic that a reading life has peaks and valleys. While in graduate school, for example, she gravitated toward lighter fare, such as poetry and podcasts, for a break from heavy academic texts. She and Tagoe recommend normalizing those experiences with students. They also said they work to counter messages that teenagers have absorbed from adults about their reading preferences, such as the idea that \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.todaysparent.com/family/books/celebrity-authors-childrens-books/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">graphic novels\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://time.com/5388681/audiobooks-reading-books/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">audio books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aren’t “real” reading.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Torres and Tagoe also aim to increase young people’s awareness of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53955/where-did-all-these-teen-activists-come-from\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">their place in a bigger picture\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. When a student has a great idea, for example, Torres said she encourages them to research who’s done it first. That can lead students to new information and ideas they can build on or respond to, including past achievements and historical injustices.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In their book, Torres and Tagoe write, “Students should absolutely be encouraged to contribute their individual voices and experiences to that of a collective student body, but also understand that their stories and experiences are part of a \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">continuum of voices\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and stories that existed before them and will continue long after they have graduated or moved on.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"School librarians can center student voices in programming and collection management by asking for input, listening, observing and building community around students' reading interests.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1691442817,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":11,"wordCount":829},"headData":{"title":"Why student voice should be central to school libraries | KQED","description":"School librarians can empower students by listening, observing and building community around young people's reading interests.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialDescription":"School librarians can empower students by listening, observing and building community around young people's reading interests."},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/60123/why-student-voice-should-be-central-to-school-libraries","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warning labels \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/florida-school-district-added-parental-advisory-notice-100-books-rcna41779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">on LGBTQ-themed books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Florida. Challenges to books related to race, sexuality or gender identity in \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/08/09/as-the-school-year-begins-calls-for-book-bans-begin-to-accelerate-in-ohio/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://news.stlpublicradio.org/education/2022-08-05/federal-judge-keeps-wentzville-book-review-policy-in-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pilotonline.com/news/education/vp-nw-book-decisions-20220805-ssqazsvn5jgrlowknfmzhf2wte-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/24/pennsylvania-school-book-ban-diversity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/21/james-whitfield-school-board-vote/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas principal placed on leave\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after accusations of promoting critical race theory. Across the U.S., the topics kids can learn and read about in school have been hotly contested in recent years. Mostly, these controversies have been driven by adults. That’s the way education decisions education are usually made, even in less contentious times, according to school librarian and language arts teacher \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/juliaerin80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julia Torres\u003c/a>. “We have a lot of conversations about kids. We will involve them in performative ways, but I have only known of a few organizations that really authentically involve young people at every level of decision-making,” she said. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Torres makes a call to action for school librarians to \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/mindshift/tag/student-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">center student voices\u003c/a> in programming and collection management in the book “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60084/everyone-is-welcome-making-school-libraries-culturally-relevant-for-all-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens\u003c/span>\u003c/a>,\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” co-authored by Valerie Tagoe.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “[W]e cannot claim to serve young people while excluding them from conversations and decision-making about resources and materials that are primarily for their use. We must always prioritize and protect student empowerment as a key right and responsibility when working with young people,” the two educators write.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In her school, Torres starts the year by conducting a “reading habits and interest survey” among her students. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She may be driving toward the same standards with from year to year, but she uses \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56900/when-kids-say-im-not-a-reader-how-librarians-can-disrupt-traumatic-reading-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what she learns from the surveys\u003c/a> and regular check-ins to chart each group’s path. “When you don’t include them and it feels more like you’re doing education to them, that’s how you get a lot of apathetic students, and it’s a lot harder for things to meet the ends that you’re trying to achieve,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Torres and Tagoe encourage librarians to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56580/how-fan-fiction-inspires-kids-to-read-and-write-and-write-and-write\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">build community around students’ reading interests\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It just takes listening. For example, Tagoe sponsored a graphic novel club at students’ request. She also invited the Japan America Society to present about Japanese high school life after seeing her students’ passion for manga. The presenter also led a tea ceremony. “So the kids took off their shoes, sat in a circle, made matcha tea, and … they soaked it all up,” Tagoe said. “Just giving them experiences to provide context (to what they’re reading) so that they can learn about different cultures and language and people — I think that’s a powerful tool.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listening and observation also guides Tagoe’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57026/diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">collection development choices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “You have to look at the curricular needs of the students and your requests, what they’re looking at, what they’re checking out,” she said. “Especially in high school, I’ve always tried to kind of move based on what the students are telling me.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not everyone grasps the value of student-centered librarianship. Torres recalled a time when an administrator questioned why her students weren’t completing worksheets along with their independent reading. She sees hypocrisy in some adults’ views about students, reading and productivity. “Many adults do not make time for the things that they’re expecting the young people to do. And they think that just because they graduated, they have degrees, what have you, they no longer need to do a lot of the things that these young people need to do, which is adultism,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To help students develop life-long literacy, Torres said educators should be realistic that a reading life has peaks and valleys. While in graduate school, for example, she gravitated toward lighter fare, such as poetry and podcasts, for a break from heavy academic texts. She and Tagoe recommend normalizing those experiences with students. They also said they work to counter messages that teenagers have absorbed from adults about their reading preferences, such as the idea that \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.todaysparent.com/family/books/celebrity-authors-childrens-books/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">graphic novels\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://time.com/5388681/audiobooks-reading-books/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">audio books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aren’t “real” reading.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Torres and Tagoe also aim to increase young people’s awareness of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53955/where-did-all-these-teen-activists-come-from\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">their place in a bigger picture\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. When a student has a great idea, for example, Torres said she encourages them to research who’s done it first. That can lead students to new information and ideas they can build on or respond to, including past achievements and historical injustices.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In their book, Torres and Tagoe write, “Students should absolutely be encouraged to contribute their individual voices and experiences to that of a collective student body, but also understand that their stories and experiences are part of a \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">continuum of voices\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and stories that existed before them and will continue long after they have graduated or moved on.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/60123/why-student-voice-should-be-central-to-school-libraries","authors":["11487"],"categories":["mindshift_21445","mindshift_193"],"tags":["mindshift_21371","mindshift_21126","mindshift_895","mindshift_444","mindshift_550","mindshift_20779","mindshift_21259"],"featImg":"mindshift_60403","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_60084":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_60084","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"60084","score":null,"sort":[1672829708000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"everyone-is-welcome-making-school-libraries-culturally-relevant-for-all-students","title":"Everyone is welcome: making school libraries culturally relevant for all students","publishDate":1672829708,"format":"standard","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excerpted from “\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://my.iste.org/s/store?_ga=2.159544378.645381022.1636389062-1268049923.1597085541#/store/browse/detail/a1w1U000004yxGzQAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” by Julia Torres and Valerie Tagoe. Published by ISTE.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>A Space for Building Community\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we think about the school library as a place where reading communities begin and are nurtured, we have to remember that a school is a place where many students do not inherently feel welcome. Historically speaking, school systems have been an instrumental part of systems of colonization and indoctrination. In Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s famous essay “Decolonising the Mind” (1986), we learn that students have been socialized to shame one another for speaking Kikuyu, their mother tongue. The tendency to demonize the unique parts of us that make us individuals, and to praise or reward the parts of people that demonstrate their assimilation with the dominant culture is pervasive throughout all of humankind. From Japan, which kept its borders closed to visitors from the West (until the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853), all the way to the Hawaiian Islands, whose indigenous population was decimated with the arrival of colonizers and smallpox in 1778, education has been used to dominate and subjugate throughout human history.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So what can we do to transform our educational system from one of subjugation and assimilation to one where everyone is truly welcome, a system based upon precepts of liberation and freedom?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Culturally Relevant Librarianship\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-60164 alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-800x1236.jpg\" alt=\"Liven Up Your Library book cover\" width=\"250\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-800x1236.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-1020x1577.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-160x247.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-768x1187.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-994x1536.jpg 994w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">The idea of culturally relevant librarianship is a natural outgrowth of culturally responsive education. Many have written and taught about culturally relevant pedagogy, or CRP (not to be confused with CRT) and it is the child of what began as multicultural education. When we think about culturally relevant librarianship, we have to consider that librarianship is in essence the curation, preservation, and dissemination of information and story. We must also remember that historically, information and stories have been the record of those who considered themselves to be the winners, the conquerors in societies the world over.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In modern times, what we call CRP was coined by Gloria Ladson-Billings as a way in which we remain responsive to and aware of the need of all children to have an experience (in library and classroom environments) that is empowering, restorative, and validating.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you begin to explore culturally responsive librarianship, begin by asking yourself the following:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>How do we make sure students feel empowered?\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We lift up stories and information that depict all people, not just those of the global majority, as inventors, explorers, discoverers, and victors.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>How do we make sure students are restored through the information they seek and find? \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We make sure information seeking is a collaborative process and one that includes search terms, keywords, and databases that center around people and funds of knowledge outside those of Western Europe.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>How do we validate students in an effort to make sure they truly feel welcome in library space? \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We center their funds of knowledge and make sure they know their stories are valued and valid, even if those from the dominant culture do not understand the cultural norms, language, and value depicted within them.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Developing Cultural Competency\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding and undertaking this work is a process. According to Monteil-Overall and Reyes-Escudero (2015, p. 24), a continuum of cultural competency exists, from cultural incapacity to cultural proficiency:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural incapacity.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Failure to understand why a person would need to understand anyone else’s culture.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural blindness.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals claim not to see differences between individuals and feel it is inappropriate to discuss \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">differences.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural awareness.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals candidly recognize differences and have some knowledge of what makes individuals ethnically, racially, linguistically, culturally, or in other ways \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">unique.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural competence.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals who adapt their practice to meet the needs of those around them.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural proficiency.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals with the capacity to understand social justice issues and who work to eliminate inequities faced by cultural groups. (Adapted from Mardis & Oberg, 2019.)\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to support people of any age moving along the continuum, it is important to seek tools that facilitate conversation, to read and study them, and to do the internal work of interrogating our own biases and how they have been formed. For example:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians curating collections can look to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://socialjusticebooks.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">socialjusticebooks.org\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for examples of book lists or readers’ advisory suggestions that align with specific cultural/ethnic/racial groups.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians looking to develop their understanding of how library classification systems may be exclusionary or biased may read \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remembering-howard-university-librarian-who-decolonized-way-books-were-catalogued-180970890/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">this Smithsonian article\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians looking to depart from the Western methods of library classification may choose to organize library materials with an indigenous system of knowledge classification, like \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=307208&p=2049510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">this example from the University of British Columbia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many librarians have chosen to genrefy their libraries in an attempt to emulate the organization systems used by bookstores. Genrefication is a step toward student empowerment and away from dependence. Learn more from \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/09/01/the-switch-to-genrefication/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">this article in American Libraries magazine\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.juliaetorres.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-60177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Torres\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">Julia E. Torres\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a language arts teacher and librarian in Denver, Colorado. An advocate for all students and public education, Torres is a frequent conference and event speaker, and facilitates workshops and professional conversations about equity, anti-bias/anti-racist education, culturally sustaining pedagogies and literacy in the digital age. She is a current member of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Committee, a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and a past president of the Colorado Language Arts Society (a regional affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English). She holds a master’s of education in secondary education curriculum and instruction from University of Phoenix, a master’s in creative writing from Regis University and a masters in library and information science from the University of Denver.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-60171\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-800x1201.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Tagoe\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-800x1201.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-768x1153.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bookmarksllc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valerie Tagoe\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a high school librarian in Texas. She’s a winner of the S. Janice Kee Award from Texas Woman’s University, and a past president of the Dallas Association of School Librarians. Currently, she’s a member of the Young Adult Library Services Association board of directors. In addition to serving on the board, Tagoe is also active in the Texas Library Association as a member of its legislative committee. She holds a bachelor’s in French, with a minor in history, from the University of Oklahoma; a master’s of bilingual education from Southern Methodist University; and an MLS from Texas Woman's University.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The idea of culturally relevant librarianship is a natural outgrowth of culturally responsive education, write school librarians Julia Torres and Valerie Tagoe in “Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens.\"","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1672084563,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":12,"wordCount":1072},"headData":{"title":"Everyone is welcome: making school libraries culturally relevant for all students - MindShift","description":"The idea of culturally relevant librarianship is a natural outgrowth of culturally responsive education.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/60084/everyone-is-welcome-making-school-libraries-culturally-relevant-for-all-students","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excerpted from “\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://my.iste.org/s/store?_ga=2.159544378.645381022.1636389062-1268049923.1597085541#/store/browse/detail/a1w1U000004yxGzQAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” by Julia Torres and Valerie Tagoe. Published by ISTE.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>A Space for Building Community\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we think about the school library as a place where reading communities begin and are nurtured, we have to remember that a school is a place where many students do not inherently feel welcome. Historically speaking, school systems have been an instrumental part of systems of colonization and indoctrination. In Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s famous essay “Decolonising the Mind” (1986), we learn that students have been socialized to shame one another for speaking Kikuyu, their mother tongue. The tendency to demonize the unique parts of us that make us individuals, and to praise or reward the parts of people that demonstrate their assimilation with the dominant culture is pervasive throughout all of humankind. From Japan, which kept its borders closed to visitors from the West (until the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853), all the way to the Hawaiian Islands, whose indigenous population was decimated with the arrival of colonizers and smallpox in 1778, education has been used to dominate and subjugate throughout human history.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So what can we do to transform our educational system from one of subjugation and assimilation to one where everyone is truly welcome, a system based upon precepts of liberation and freedom?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Culturally Relevant Librarianship\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-60164 alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-800x1236.jpg\" alt=\"Liven Up Your Library book cover\" width=\"250\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-800x1236.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-1020x1577.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-160x247.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-768x1187.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary-994x1536.jpg 994w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/livenupyourlibrary.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">The idea of culturally relevant librarianship is a natural outgrowth of culturally responsive education. Many have written and taught about culturally relevant pedagogy, or CRP (not to be confused with CRT) and it is the child of what began as multicultural education. When we think about culturally relevant librarianship, we have to consider that librarianship is in essence the curation, preservation, and dissemination of information and story. We must also remember that historically, information and stories have been the record of those who considered themselves to be the winners, the conquerors in societies the world over.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In modern times, what we call CRP was coined by Gloria Ladson-Billings as a way in which we remain responsive to and aware of the need of all children to have an experience (in library and classroom environments) that is empowering, restorative, and validating.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you begin to explore culturally responsive librarianship, begin by asking yourself the following:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>How do we make sure students feel empowered?\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We lift up stories and information that depict all people, not just those of the global majority, as inventors, explorers, discoverers, and victors.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>How do we make sure students are restored through the information they seek and find? \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We make sure information seeking is a collaborative process and one that includes search terms, keywords, and databases that center around people and funds of knowledge outside those of Western Europe.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>How do we validate students in an effort to make sure they truly feel welcome in library space? \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We center their funds of knowledge and make sure they know their stories are valued and valid, even if those from the dominant culture do not understand the cultural norms, language, and value depicted within them.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Developing Cultural Competency\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding and undertaking this work is a process. According to Monteil-Overall and Reyes-Escudero (2015, p. 24), a continuum of cultural competency exists, from cultural incapacity to cultural proficiency:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural incapacity.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Failure to understand why a person would need to understand anyone else’s culture.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural blindness.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals claim not to see differences between individuals and feel it is inappropriate to discuss \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">differences.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural awareness.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals candidly recognize differences and have some knowledge of what makes individuals ethnically, racially, linguistically, culturally, or in other ways \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">unique.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural competence.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals who adapt their practice to meet the needs of those around them.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Cultural proficiency.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Individuals with the capacity to understand social justice issues and who work to eliminate inequities faced by cultural groups. (Adapted from Mardis & Oberg, 2019.)\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to support people of any age moving along the continuum, it is important to seek tools that facilitate conversation, to read and study them, and to do the internal work of interrogating our own biases and how they have been formed. For example:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians curating collections can look to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://socialjusticebooks.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">socialjusticebooks.org\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for examples of book lists or readers’ advisory suggestions that align with specific cultural/ethnic/racial groups.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians looking to develop their understanding of how library classification systems may be exclusionary or biased may read \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remembering-howard-university-librarian-who-decolonized-way-books-were-catalogued-180970890/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">this Smithsonian article\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Librarians looking to depart from the Western methods of library classification may choose to organize library materials with an indigenous system of knowledge classification, like \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=307208&p=2049510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">this example from the University of British Columbia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many librarians have chosen to genrefy their libraries in an attempt to emulate the organization systems used by bookstores. Genrefication is a step toward student empowerment and away from dependence. Learn more from \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2021/09/01/the-switch-to-genrefication/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">this article in American Libraries magazine\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.juliaetorres.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-60177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Torres\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Torres_Julia-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">Julia E. Torres\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a language arts teacher and librarian in Denver, Colorado. An advocate for all students and public education, Torres is a frequent conference and event speaker, and facilitates workshops and professional conversations about equity, anti-bias/anti-racist education, culturally sustaining pedagogies and literacy in the digital age. She is a current member of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Committee, a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and a past president of the Colorado Language Arts Society (a regional affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English). She holds a master’s of education in secondary education curriculum and instruction from University of Phoenix, a master’s in creative writing from Regis University and a masters in library and information science from the University of Denver.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-60171\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-800x1201.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Tagoe\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-800x1201.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie-768x1153.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/11/Tagoe_Valerie.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bookmarksllc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valerie Tagoe\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a high school librarian in Texas. She’s a winner of the S. Janice Kee Award from Texas Woman’s University, and a past president of the Dallas Association of School Librarians. Currently, she’s a member of the Young Adult Library Services Association board of directors. In addition to serving on the board, Tagoe is also active in the Texas Library Association as a member of its legislative committee. She holds a bachelor’s in French, with a minor in history, from the University of Oklahoma; a master’s of bilingual education from Southern Methodist University; and an MLS from Texas Woman's University.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/60084/everyone-is-welcome-making-school-libraries-culturally-relevant-for-all-students","authors":["4354"],"categories":["mindshift_21491"],"tags":["mindshift_972","mindshift_21371","mindshift_21126","mindshift_895","mindshift_21259"],"featImg":"mindshift_60401","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_58892":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_58892","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"58892","score":null,"sort":[1641223308000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"why-your-local-library-might-be-hiring-a-social-worker","title":"Why your local library might be hiring a social worker","publishDate":1641223308,"format":"standard","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>Yanna McGraw works at the Central Library in downtown Indianapolis. A big part of her job is building relationships with visitors and helping answer their questions. But the information she provides is rarely about books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, McGraw answers queries about the workings of the Department of Child Services. Or she helps connect patrons with mental health resources. Sometimes she helps someone find a warm place to stay for the night. McGraw is the library's first full-time social worker – one of about a dozen employed by libraries across the Midwest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indianapolis Public Library hired McGraw because it was seeing more patrons dealing with complex life issues. She's only been on the job about five months, but McGraw has already worked with library guests dealing with housing insecurity and difficulty accessing federal stimulus money, among other challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recently met a man who had been receiving services from a local AIDS organization and staying at a homeless shelter. He needed help getting a prescription filled – but was struggling because he didn't have the money and lacked access to transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw made some phone calls for him and connected him with a family member, who brought the man the money to pay for his medication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw says she is able to assist patrons in ways librarians can't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm able to spend that time, pick up the phone, ask the question, send an email to a community partner, if I have that relationship,\" McGraw says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, libraries have been a place people turn to for information to help them solve problems. But the challenges patrons are dealing with are increasingly beyond the scope of what most librarians are trained to handle — and that's where social workers can fill in the gaps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_58893\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-58893\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/01/2021_12_13_socialworkerslibrary-1_wide-c5ecc429a90dbbf38f8143068907e26ca44bda6f-e1641223174289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yanna McGraw is one of about a dozen full-time social workers working at libraries across the Midwest. A representative of the Public Library Association says over the past decade, more libraries have been finding ways to partner with social workers. \u003ccite>(Darian Benson/WFYI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Providing public health services in public libraries isn't new. Many libraries are stocking the overdose antidote Narcan and training staff on how to administer it. Some libraries play host to vaccination clinics and others have assisted in health insurance enrollment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indianapolis Public Library interim CEO John Helling says people trust libraries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're a safe place, we're a clean place, where we try to be a helpful place,\" Helling says. \"And so we do find patrons experiencing just a wide variety of needs that just end up in our building, because we're the only place where they can go.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A growing need\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://socialwork.charlotte.edu/directory/elizabeth-wahler-phd-msw\">Beth Whaler\u003c/a>, director of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, works with public libraries across the country to understand their needs and suggests ways social workers may be able to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whaler says she has consistently found libraries to be central to their communities. For that reason, library staff are often more keenly aware of their community's emerging needs than other public entities may be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Sometimes they're the first ones to know what gaps [in social services] exist, because those are the issues that are coming in the door with the patron population there,\" Whaler says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her research has highlighted some of those gaps. Whaler conducted a survey of almost 5,000 people at three Midwest public libraries. Preliminary results, which have not yet been published, show that 10% of patrons reported needing help finding a job, 6% said they needed mental health assistance and 4% needed housing assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These percentages might seem small, Whaler says, but many patrons have multiple needs— many of which require specialized training to adequately address. And, Whaler notes, any given library is faced with hundreds of patrons in need of assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are not enough shelter beds for people who are lacking safe housing; there aren't enough providers for mental health services [or] substance abuse services,\" Whaler says. \"People have trouble accessing health insurance and medical care. There's not a livable wage in most communities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problems are made worse by a lack of funding and social services: In many communities, available services have not kept up with the need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Placing social workers in libraries makes a lot of sense, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are trained to assess and intervene with mental health, substance use, basic needs, poverty related needs, you know, a little bit of everything,\" Whaler says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_58895\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-58895\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/01/2021_12_13_socialworkerslibrary-3_enl-11e2847169fa1a2edf8734dd8c549b11dd8b2788-e1641223222536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Social worker Yanna McGraw was hired to meet the growing need for social services among patrons at the Indianapolis Public Library. \"Helping people navigate [difficult situations] is really important to me,\" McGraw said. \"And when I go home, I am happy and content that I made a difference.\" \u003ccite>(Darian Benson/WFYI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Easier said than done\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Over the past decade,\u003ca href=\"https://wholepersonlibrarianship.com/map/\"> more libraries\u003c/a> have been finding ways to partner with social workers, says Melanie Huggins, president of the Public Library Association, a branch of the national American Library Association. But there are many barriers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indianapolis Public Library repurposed their operating budget to fund a social worker position after a librarian retired. But libraries often struggle to find funding for these positions and may lack the capacity for plugging social service gaps while also fulfilling their other duties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huggins says another roadblock involves challenging the idea that it's not the library's job to do this kind of work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think library directors, even if they think it's a really great idea, they still have to balance it with all the other needs that they have in their community, and within their library,\" Huggins says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indianapolis Public Library's Helling says it's the responsibility of libraries to meet the evolving needs of the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And so whatever information these people walk in the door with, that's our responsibility to meet,\" Helling says. \"Some people wonder if this is outside of scope for us. But I like to think that no, it's absolutely not.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Open-door policy\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Indianapolis social worker McGraw compares the library to a day shelter, with many homeless people spending time there – but one with no support for really tough challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One patron she recently helped was struggling to access federal stimulus money he was entitled to. The money was supposed to be distributed to all Americans under certain income thresholds, but the man who asked McGraw for help didn't have an ID, and although he had a job, he hadn't filed taxes – so he wasn't able to receive his stimulus check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He didn't have all his W-2s,\" McGraw says. \"So I told him, 'Hey, go get this as your assignment. Let's just do this one thing, one step at a time. When you get that, then come back.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says the next day, the patron did come back with what she'd asked for, and they tackled the next step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw says the number of people she helps varies day to day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has an office on the fourth floor of the Central Library in downtown Indianapolis. Her office hours are posted in various places in the building and she also makes rounds throughout the library to connect with patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her goal is to find a balance between seeking out patrons who might need assistance and allowing people to make the choice to come to her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says her open-door policy is how trust is built and relationships are formed — and both are important in social work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If my door's open, come on in,\" McGraw says. \"And they do. Not even knocking, but they just come in. And I'd rather have it that way, because I want to make that connection.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw says being a library social worker is her calling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just helping people navigate and make those connections is really important to me,\" she says. \"And when I go home, I am happy and content that I made a difference. It might be little differences, but it's the difference in some way in someone else's life.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story comes from \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/\">\u003cem>Side Effects Public Media\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> — a public health news initiative based at WFYI. Follow Darian on Twitter: \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian\">\u003cem>@helloimdarian.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Why+your+local+library+might+be+hiring+a+social+worker&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Libraries in some cities are investing in staff who can help patrons with complex issues like housing insecurity, finding mental health and more.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1641223308,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":40,"wordCount":1398},"headData":{"title":"Why your local library might be hiring a social worker - MindShift","description":"Libraries in some cities are investing in staff who can help patrons with complex issues like housing insecurity, finding mental health and more.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"58892 https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=58892","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2022/01/03/why-your-local-library-might-be-hiring-a-social-worker/","disqusTitle":"Why your local library might be hiring a social worker","nprByline":"Darian Benson","nprImageAgency":"Darian Benson/WFYI","nprStoryId":"1063985757","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1063985757&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/01/03/1063985757/why-your-local-library-might-be-hiring-a-social-worker?ft=nprml&f=1063985757","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Mon, 03 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Mon, 03 Jan 2022 05:00:42 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Mon, 03 Jan 2022 05:00:42 -0500","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/mindshift/58892/why-your-local-library-might-be-hiring-a-social-worker","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Yanna McGraw works at the Central Library in downtown Indianapolis. A big part of her job is building relationships with visitors and helping answer their questions. But the information she provides is rarely about books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, McGraw answers queries about the workings of the Department of Child Services. Or she helps connect patrons with mental health resources. Sometimes she helps someone find a warm place to stay for the night. McGraw is the library's first full-time social worker – one of about a dozen employed by libraries across the Midwest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indianapolis Public Library hired McGraw because it was seeing more patrons dealing with complex life issues. She's only been on the job about five months, but McGraw has already worked with library guests dealing with housing insecurity and difficulty accessing federal stimulus money, among other challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recently met a man who had been receiving services from a local AIDS organization and staying at a homeless shelter. He needed help getting a prescription filled – but was struggling because he didn't have the money and lacked access to transportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw made some phone calls for him and connected him with a family member, who brought the man the money to pay for his medication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw says she is able to assist patrons in ways librarians can't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm able to spend that time, pick up the phone, ask the question, send an email to a community partner, if I have that relationship,\" McGraw says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years, libraries have been a place people turn to for information to help them solve problems. But the challenges patrons are dealing with are increasingly beyond the scope of what most librarians are trained to handle — and that's where social workers can fill in the gaps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_58893\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-58893\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/01/2021_12_13_socialworkerslibrary-1_wide-c5ecc429a90dbbf38f8143068907e26ca44bda6f-e1641223174289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yanna McGraw is one of about a dozen full-time social workers working at libraries across the Midwest. A representative of the Public Library Association says over the past decade, more libraries have been finding ways to partner with social workers. \u003ccite>(Darian Benson/WFYI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Providing public health services in public libraries isn't new. Many libraries are stocking the overdose antidote Narcan and training staff on how to administer it. Some libraries play host to vaccination clinics and others have assisted in health insurance enrollment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indianapolis Public Library interim CEO John Helling says people trust libraries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're a safe place, we're a clean place, where we try to be a helpful place,\" Helling says. \"And so we do find patrons experiencing just a wide variety of needs that just end up in our building, because we're the only place where they can go.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A growing need\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://socialwork.charlotte.edu/directory/elizabeth-wahler-phd-msw\">Beth Whaler\u003c/a>, director of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, works with public libraries across the country to understand their needs and suggests ways social workers may be able to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whaler says she has consistently found libraries to be central to their communities. For that reason, library staff are often more keenly aware of their community's emerging needs than other public entities may be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Sometimes they're the first ones to know what gaps [in social services] exist, because those are the issues that are coming in the door with the patron population there,\" Whaler says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her research has highlighted some of those gaps. Whaler conducted a survey of almost 5,000 people at three Midwest public libraries. Preliminary results, which have not yet been published, show that 10% of patrons reported needing help finding a job, 6% said they needed mental health assistance and 4% needed housing assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These percentages might seem small, Whaler says, but many patrons have multiple needs— many of which require specialized training to adequately address. And, Whaler notes, any given library is faced with hundreds of patrons in need of assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are not enough shelter beds for people who are lacking safe housing; there aren't enough providers for mental health services [or] substance abuse services,\" Whaler says. \"People have trouble accessing health insurance and medical care. There's not a livable wage in most communities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problems are made worse by a lack of funding and social services: In many communities, available services have not kept up with the need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Placing social workers in libraries makes a lot of sense, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are trained to assess and intervene with mental health, substance use, basic needs, poverty related needs, you know, a little bit of everything,\" Whaler says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_58895\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-58895\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2022/01/2021_12_13_socialworkerslibrary-3_enl-11e2847169fa1a2edf8734dd8c549b11dd8b2788-e1641223222536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Social worker Yanna McGraw was hired to meet the growing need for social services among patrons at the Indianapolis Public Library. \"Helping people navigate [difficult situations] is really important to me,\" McGraw said. \"And when I go home, I am happy and content that I made a difference.\" \u003ccite>(Darian Benson/WFYI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Easier said than done\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Over the past decade,\u003ca href=\"https://wholepersonlibrarianship.com/map/\"> more libraries\u003c/a> have been finding ways to partner with social workers, says Melanie Huggins, president of the Public Library Association, a branch of the national American Library Association. But there are many barriers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indianapolis Public Library repurposed their operating budget to fund a social worker position after a librarian retired. But libraries often struggle to find funding for these positions and may lack the capacity for plugging social service gaps while also fulfilling their other duties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huggins says another roadblock involves challenging the idea that it's not the library's job to do this kind of work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think library directors, even if they think it's a really great idea, they still have to balance it with all the other needs that they have in their community, and within their library,\" Huggins says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indianapolis Public Library's Helling says it's the responsibility of libraries to meet the evolving needs of the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And so whatever information these people walk in the door with, that's our responsibility to meet,\" Helling says. \"Some people wonder if this is outside of scope for us. But I like to think that no, it's absolutely not.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Open-door policy\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Indianapolis social worker McGraw compares the library to a day shelter, with many homeless people spending time there – but one with no support for really tough challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One patron she recently helped was struggling to access federal stimulus money he was entitled to. The money was supposed to be distributed to all Americans under certain income thresholds, but the man who asked McGraw for help didn't have an ID, and although he had a job, he hadn't filed taxes – so he wasn't able to receive his stimulus check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He didn't have all his W-2s,\" McGraw says. \"So I told him, 'Hey, go get this as your assignment. Let's just do this one thing, one step at a time. When you get that, then come back.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says the next day, the patron did come back with what she'd asked for, and they tackled the next step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw says the number of people she helps varies day to day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has an office on the fourth floor of the Central Library in downtown Indianapolis. Her office hours are posted in various places in the building and she also makes rounds throughout the library to connect with patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her goal is to find a balance between seeking out patrons who might need assistance and allowing people to make the choice to come to her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says her open-door policy is how trust is built and relationships are formed — and both are important in social work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If my door's open, come on in,\" McGraw says. \"And they do. Not even knocking, but they just come in. And I'd rather have it that way, because I want to make that connection.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGraw says being a library social worker is her calling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just helping people navigate and make those connections is really important to me,\" she says. \"And when I go home, I am happy and content that I made a difference. It might be little differences, but it's the difference in some way in someone else's life.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story comes from \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/\">\u003cem>Side Effects Public Media\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> — a public health news initiative based at WFYI. Follow Darian on Twitter: \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian\">\u003cem>@helloimdarian.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Why+your+local+library+might+be+hiring+a+social+worker&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/58892/why-your-local-library-might-be-hiring-a-social-worker","authors":["byline_mindshift_58892"],"categories":["mindshift_192"],"tags":["mindshift_895","mindshift_21457"],"featImg":"mindshift_58894","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_57026":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_57026","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"57026","score":null,"sort":[1606986954000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls","title":"Diversifying Your Classroom Book Collections? Avoid these 7 Pitfalls","publishDate":1606986954,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Diversifying Your Classroom Book Collections? Avoid these 7 Pitfalls | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As protests against racial injustice spread to communities \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/series/868567696/america-reckons-with-racial-injustice\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">large\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/06/07/871751063/the-importance-of-small-town-protests-against-police-violence\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">small\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in this year, many educators have been pushed to examine \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56098/four-ways-racial-inequity-harms-american-schoolchildren\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">how systemic racism harms students\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Some have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ShanaVWhite/status/1270699270979624960\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">publicly proclaimed\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the steps they will take to create \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54999/how-ibram-x-kendis-definition-of-antiracism-applies-to-schools\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-racist schools\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/45121/20-books-featuring-diverse-characters-to-inspire-connection-and-empathy\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">diversifying\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> classroom and library bookshelves. That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://diversebooks.org/about-wndb/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We Need Diverse Books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> campaign. “There’s no excuse in 2020 for the books in your classroom and the books in your library not to be reflective of the population in the U.S. That needs to be a goal,” said \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/martinmiABC\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michelle H. Martin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services at the University of Washington Information School. More than half of U.S. public school students are children of color, but Martin’s exhortation is for educators in majority-white schools, too. “If you only ever read books by people who look like you and who live like you, that’s intellectual poverty because you don’t ever see into the life of someone else from their perspective,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet with multicultural books comprising \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pcstats.asp\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">23% of children’s books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2018 — compared with 50% featuring white protagonists and 27% featuring non-human characters — the children’s publishing landscape is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/01/28/2019diversitybaselinesurvey/?mc_cid=c5c2d4a0a6&mc_eid=79436f7c2f\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">still not equal\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. And building a classroom library that offers “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AAu58SNSyc\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” to all children is more than a numbers game. It requires thoughtful curation of who is represented and how. Below are seven pitfalls to avoid when deciding what to leave in and out, accompanied by more than 50 title recommendations based on conversations in this piece to help kickstart the journey.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Showing only suffering\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alongside \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/06/04/books-race-flying-off-shelves-following-george-floyds-death/3143169001/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">surging sales\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/06/871023438/this-list-of-books-films-and-podcasts-about-racism-is-a-start-not-a-panacea\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">adult books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> addressing race and racism, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/83549-a-children-s-and-ya-anti-racist-reading-list.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">lists\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/shop/anti-racism-books-children-t183171\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to help broach those topics with children circulated — especially among white teachers and parents — across the internet this summer. It’s important and necessary for children and teens to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tolerance.org/topics/race-ethnicity\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn how to talk about race\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facinghistory.org/topics/race-us-history\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">understand the historical injustices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> faced by marginalized communities, but those books should not be the only place children of color appear on bookshelves. In June, during the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElXu_MdRrs&t=6587s\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kidlit Rally 4 Black Lives\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Paula Chase, an author and cofounder of the children’s literature blog \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://thebrownbookshelf.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Brown Bookshelf\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, spoke of the need for kids of all races to see Black characters living joyfully. “There have been whole industries built from our pain and struggle,” \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ThatMGBookChick\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chase\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said, urging librarians, teachers and parents to stop “this morbid and obsessive need to focus on that single note of Black people’s song” and to dedicate themselves to “doing the work that will humanize a Black woman, humanize a Black man, humanize a Black child.” Chase’s sentiment has also been \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nZ6hIXu2bg\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">voiced\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by non-Black authors of color, who say they want to see characters who look like them having \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgXIgTLTQ4g\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">epic adventures\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6T2TftoTZU&t=7s\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">falling in love\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and living everyday lives without their identity being a conflict.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57029\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1145\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books.png 1145w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-800x272.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-1020x347.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-160x54.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1145px) 100vw, 1145px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35927209-hands-up\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hands Up!\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Breanna J. McDaniel and illustrated by Shane W. Evans, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41542761-my-papi-has-a-motorcycle\">My Papi Has a Motorcycle\u003c/a> by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40685673-going-down-home-with-daddy\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Going Down Home with Daddy\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57030\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades.png 898w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades-800x380.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades-160x76.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades-768x365.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42283949-farah-rocks-fifth-grade\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Farah Rocks Fifth Grade\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Susan Muaddi Darraj, \u003c/span>\u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49917829-clean-getaway\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clean Getaway\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Nic Stone, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51079813-ways-to-make-sunshine\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ways to Make Sunshine\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Renée Watson \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57031\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult.png 991w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult-800x387.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult-768x372.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43887961-a-phoenix-first-must-burn\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Phoenix First Must Burn\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> edited by Patrice Caldwell, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42133479-wicked-fox\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wicked Fox\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kat Cho, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38739562-with-the-fire-on-high\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the Fire On High\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Elizabeth Acevedo\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Surface-level Diversity\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In February, Barnes & Noble \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82335-b-n-prh-cancel-diverse-editions-promotion.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">canceled a plan\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to release twelve classic novels with covers featuring protagonists of color after critics called the promotion “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/803473296/author-l-l-mckinney-barnes-noble-diverse-editions-are-literary-blackface\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">literary blackface.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” In a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEVbp5UWrnA\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">live episode\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://bookfriendsforever.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book Friends Forever\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” podcast, author-illustrator \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pacylin\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grace Lin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it is tempting for picture book creators to make a similar mistake. “I want to make sure the (diverse books) that are created are ones that are not just done just because people are saying ‘Ah, we need diversity! Let’s throw some dark skin on that character!’ That’s very shallow and a little insulting,” she said. By showing people from marginalized groups with texture and specificity, books such as Lin’s Caldecott-Honor-winning \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34362953-a-big-mooncake-for-little-star\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Big Mooncake for Little Star\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can move classroom and library collections beyond token diversity.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57033\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1048\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books.png 1048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-800x292.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-1020x373.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-160x58.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42642044-fry-bread\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fry Bread\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, \u003c/span> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34144489-crown\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James,\u003c/span> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46158778-the-arabic-quilt\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Arabic Quilt\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Aya Khalil and illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57034\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"953\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1.png 953w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1-800x381.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1-160x76.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42775752-the-only-black-girls-in-town\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Only Black Girls in Town\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Brandy Colbert, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25692020-jasmine-toguchi-mochi-queen\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Debbi Michiko Florence, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29918993-a-dash-of-trouble\">A Dash of Trouble\u003c/a> by Anna Meriano\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57035\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA.png 967w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA-800x386.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33224061-the-downstairs-girl\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Downstairs Girl\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Stacey Lee, \u003c/span>\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36285129-let-me-hear-a-rhyme\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let Me Hear a Rhyme\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Tiffany D. Jackson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38564416-hearts-unbroken\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearts Unbroken\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Cynthia Leitich Smith\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Ignoring Intersectionality\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three decades ago, legal scholar and civil rights activist \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sandylocks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> coined the term “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">intersectionality\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” as a way of examining how courts failed to account for the overlapping forms of discrimination faced by Black women. Today, the term is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/intersectionality.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">used more broadly\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to refer to the way race, class, gender, sexuality and other characteristics overlap and shape individuals’ experiences. “We like to think about people being one thing or the other when you can be Asian and queer and an immigrant,” said Martin, the University of Washington professor. While a decade ago it may have been hard to find books by and about people whose identities sit at those types of intersections, that’s increasingly less true, Martin said. “You can find those books if you are looking.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57039\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1045\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books.png 1045w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-800x271.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-1020x346.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-160x54.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39987021-when-aidan-became-a-brother\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Aidan Became a Brother\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17945717-king-for-a-day?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=guUarIgWC9&rank=5\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">King for a Day\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Rukshana Khan and illustrated by Christine Krömer, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43899784-intersectionallies\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council and Carolyn Choi and illustrated by Ashley Seil Smith\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57038\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books.png 866w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books-800x399.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books-160x80.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37584983-harbor-me\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harbor Me\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jacqueline Woodson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31315388-mia-lee-is-wheeling-through-middle-school\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mia Lee is Wheeling Through Middle School\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Melissa and Eva Shang, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40206380-the-bridge-home\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bridge Home\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Padma Venkatraman \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57040\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books.png 956w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books-800x387.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45359713-felix-ever-after\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Felix Ever After\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kacen Callender, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45170387-this-is-my-brain-in-love\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is My Brain in Love\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by I.W. Gregorio, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Akwaeke-Emezi/dp/0525647074\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pet\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Akwaeke Emezi\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Sidekick Syndrome\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Author \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soontornvat\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christina Soontornvat\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was an adult the first time she saw someone who looked like her on a bookshelf. Perusing a bookshop, she came across \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230992.Millicent_Min_Girl_Genius\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Millicent Min, Girl Genius\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Lisa Yee, originally published in 2004. “I remember just being like ‘Oh my gosh, that is an Asian girl on the cover of a book all by herself? Not like the Baby-Sitters Club, like \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bustle.com/p/how-claudia-kishi-inspired-a-generation-of-asian-american-writers-17244431\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Claudia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the Baby-Sitters Club, where she’s just one of the baby-sitters,” Soontornvat said in a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMh7uH7MVbQ\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">panel discussion\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted by the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://asianauthoralliance.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asian Author Alliance\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in May. “It was one of those things where you don’t even know what you wanted or were lacking until you see it.” Like Soontornvat, many authors of color and indigenous authors today say that they either didn’t see themselves represented in books as kids or when they did, the characters were sidekicks, stereotypes or both. Through their own books, these authors offer portrayals that center and celebrate kids from many identities.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57041\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1033\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books.png 1033w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-800x283.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-1020x360.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-160x57.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25897837-maybe-something-beautiful\">Maybe Something Beautiful\u003c/a> by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32876303-the-patchwork-bike\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Patchwork Bike\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Maxine Beneba Clarke and illustrated by Van T. Rudd,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15953630-ni-o-wrestles-the-world\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niño Wrestles the World\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Yuyi Morales\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57042\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"951\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books.png 951w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books-800x398.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books-160x80.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36595887-sal-and-gabi-break-the-universe\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sal and Gabi Break the Universe\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Carlos Hernandez, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39884337-tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kwame Mbalia,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38276982-dactyl-hill-squad\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dactyl Hill Squad\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Daniel José Older\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57043\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books.png 981w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books-800x387.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29904219-not-your-sidekick\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not Your Sidekick\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by C.B. Lee, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50160619-you-should-see-me-in-a-crown\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You Should See Me in a Crown\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Leah Johnson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36127468-give-me-some-truth\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give Me Some Truth\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Eric Gansworth\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Treating Groups as Monoliths\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Author \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/padmatv/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Padma Venkatraman\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> doesn’t mind being mistaken for Pulitzer Prize winner \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/authors/137939626/jhumpa-lahiri\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jhumpa Lahiri\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but she doesn’t think they look alike. “Nor do we all, within a given group, share the same views,” Venkatraman wrote in a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://padmasbooks.blogspot.com/2018/03/i-is-for-inclusion.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018 blog post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As Venkatraman wrote, diversifying bookshelves does not mean just checking off one book for each census category: “It means listening to — and learning about — and loving — individual voices, which differ within race, within gender, within every label that can be used to group people.” Middle school teacher and children’s author \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EngageReaders\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lisa Stringfellow\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said that idea is also important when recommending books to young readers. She cautioned against assuming a student will relate to a book solely based on race or ethnicity. That mistake is played for humor in the graphic novel \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39893619-new-kid\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Kid\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jerry Craft, in a scene where a librarian pushes a gritty urban novel about a poor, fatherless protagonist on a Black boy. The boy’s father, it turns out, is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. “Getting to know our students on a personal level is what is needed and not seeing our students’ identities as monoliths,” said Stringfellow.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57045\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books.png 1059w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-800x258.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-1020x328.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-160x52.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-768x247.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43659628-just-like-me\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just Like Me\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, \u003c/span>\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39397848-under-my-hijab\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under My Hijab\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Hena Khan and illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44280848-black-is-a-rainbow-color\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Is a Rainbow Color\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Angela Joy and illustrated Ekua Holmes \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57046\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books.png 972w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books-800x390.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books-160x78.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068789-so-done\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So Done\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Paula Chase, \u003c/span>\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44602183-indian-no-more\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian No More\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50158635-once-upon-an-eid\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once Upon an Eid\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> edited by S.K. Ali\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57047\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books.png 1003w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books-800x377.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books-160x75.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51942425-black-brother-black-brother\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Brother, Black Brother\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jewell Parker Rhodes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286258-the-henna-wars\">The Henna Wars\u003c/a> by Adiba Jaigirdar, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37819089-black-enough\">Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America\u003c/a> edited by Ibi Zoboi\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Excluding #OwnVoices\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2015, amid the growing push for greater diversity in children’s books, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/corinneduyvis\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Corrine Duvyis\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, author and cofounder of the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://disabilityinkidlit.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability in Kidlit\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> website, suggested \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">using the hashtag #OwnVoices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “to recommend kidlit about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group.” The goal, Duyvis wrote, was “not to discourage people from writing outside their own experiences. It’s to lift up those who are often ignored.” Duyvis’ idea took off in the publishing world, though it has \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=ownvoices-not-familiar-all\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">taken longer to reach school librarians\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For Stringfellow, own-voices authors bring something to stories that “someone who is outside of that community, no matter how much they’ve researched, would never be able to capture fully.” That authenticity has a powerful effect, especially for students who share that identity, Stringfellow said. When doing class readings of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6609764-one-crazy-summer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Crazy Summer\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Rita Williams-Garcia, for example, she stops to chat with students about the characters’ grandmother pressing their hair. Those details might otherwise go unnoticed by her mostly white students, she said, but students of color appreciate the conversation, because \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34007179-can-i-touch-your-hair?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=30tq6l6vyI&rank=7\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">questions and comments about hair\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are a big source of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-05-06/what-are-microaggressions-let-these-high-school-students-show-you\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">microaggressions\u003c/span>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/teaching-firstgraders-about-microaggressions-the-small-moments-add-up\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">in school\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Martin said that supporting own-voices authors also signals to those in the publishing industry — who are \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82284-new-lee-and-low-survey-shows-no-progress-on-diversity-in-publishing.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">mostly white, straight, cisgender and non-disabled women\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — that there’s interest in stories beyond the ones that publishers have typically been willing to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/6/17/21285316/publishing-paid-me-diversity-black-authors-systemic-bias\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">back financially\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57048\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1041\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books.png 1041w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-800x276.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-1020x352.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-160x55.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-768x265.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-1038x359.png 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40944115-hair-love\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hair Love\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by Vashti Harrison,\u003c/span> \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36711245-we-are-grateful\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Frané Lessac, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43269386-saturday\">Saturday\u003c/a> by Oge Mora\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57049\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books.png 1008w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books-800x379.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books-160x76.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books-768x364.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle Grade: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41453635-butterfly-yellow\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Butterfly Yellow\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Thanhha Lai, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45493566-look-both-ways\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look Both Ways\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jason Reynolds, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37539708-the-moon-within\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Moon Within\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Aida Salazar\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57050\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books.png 961w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books-800x395.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books-160x79.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young Adult:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43723509-slay\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slay\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Brittney Morris, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39834234-all-boys-aren-t-blue\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">All Boys Aren’t Blue\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by George M. Johnson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28458598-when-dimple-met-rishi\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Dimple Met Rishi\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Sandhya Menon \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Stopping at the Text\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stocking classroom and library shelves with diverse and inclusive texts is one step toward more equitable schools, but it’s not enough to buy the books and stop there, according to educators like Stringfellow and Martin. They shared some additional suggestions for engaging students around diverse stories.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Evaluate older books that are already in your classroom.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “Weeding is something that good libraries do and something we as classroom teachers don’t always think about,” said Stringfellow. That may mean having to let go of books you loved as a child that hold \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/26/695966537/classic-books-are-full-of-problems-why-cant-we-put-them-down\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">damaging representations\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of certain groups.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Assess how diverse texts \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55039/how-the-disrupttexts-movement-can-help-english-teachers-be-more-inclusive\">\u003cb>show up in the curriculum\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb>.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“That sends a message to kids, as well,” said Stringfellow. “If the diversity in your curriculum is put in the ‘optional’ reads that’s also something to consider and think about why that is.”\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Teach students to \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/tag/critical-thinking\">\u003cb>think critically\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb> about what they read, watch and listen to. \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encourage them to ask questions about creators’ choices, such as: Who is represented? Whose voices are left out? Who has power or agency in the story? “When we’re having those conversations it’s interesting to look at the patterns and that’s when I think students can start to connect the dots and make connections to the real world,” said Stringfellow. Martin said those critical thinking skills are especially important with the amount of misinformation and disinformation kids can access today. “If you don’t have some \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">strategies for filtering out\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> what’s truth and what’s lies, then you’re just duped and you’re doomed.”\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Find alternative ways to bring new voices and narratives to students.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Martin suggested inviting parents, grandparents or other community members to class to tell \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://educatorinnovator.org/for-students-in-d-c-history-comes-alive-for-the-year/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">stories that might not be found in published books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “There are lots of ways to get to the stories,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Keeping your book selection relevant means making sure it includes meaningful experiences of different kinds of people, especially from marginalized communities. Here are some strategies and book titles that can help students grow from what they read.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1691443098,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":47,"wordCount":2328},"headData":{"title":"Diversifying Your Classroom Book Collections? Avoid these 7 Pitfalls | KQED","description":"Keeping your book selection relevant means making sure it includes meaningful experiences of different kinds of people, especially from marginalized communities. Here are some strategies and book titles that can help students grow from what they read.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/57026/diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As protests against racial injustice spread to communities \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/series/868567696/america-reckons-with-racial-injustice\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">large\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/06/07/871751063/the-importance-of-small-town-protests-against-police-violence\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">small\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in this year, many educators have been pushed to examine \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56098/four-ways-racial-inequity-harms-american-schoolchildren\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">how systemic racism harms students\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Some have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ShanaVWhite/status/1270699270979624960\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">publicly proclaimed\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the steps they will take to create \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54999/how-ibram-x-kendis-definition-of-antiracism-applies-to-schools\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">anti-racist schools\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/45121/20-books-featuring-diverse-characters-to-inspire-connection-and-empathy\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">diversifying\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> classroom and library bookshelves. That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://diversebooks.org/about-wndb/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We Need Diverse Books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> campaign. “There’s no excuse in 2020 for the books in your classroom and the books in your library not to be reflective of the population in the U.S. That needs to be a goal,” said \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/martinmiABC\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michelle H. Martin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services at the University of Washington Information School. More than half of U.S. public school students are children of color, but Martin’s exhortation is for educators in majority-white schools, too. “If you only ever read books by people who look like you and who live like you, that’s intellectual poverty because you don’t ever see into the life of someone else from their perspective,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet with multicultural books comprising \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pcstats.asp\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">23% of children’s books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in 2018 — compared with 50% featuring white protagonists and 27% featuring non-human characters — the children’s publishing landscape is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/01/28/2019diversitybaselinesurvey/?mc_cid=c5c2d4a0a6&mc_eid=79436f7c2f\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">still not equal\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. And building a classroom library that offers “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AAu58SNSyc\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” to all children is more than a numbers game. It requires thoughtful curation of who is represented and how. Below are seven pitfalls to avoid when deciding what to leave in and out, accompanied by more than 50 title recommendations based on conversations in this piece to help kickstart the journey.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Showing only suffering\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alongside \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/06/04/books-race-flying-off-shelves-following-george-floyds-death/3143169001/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">surging sales\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/06/871023438/this-list-of-books-films-and-podcasts-about-racism-is-a-start-not-a-panacea\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">adult books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> addressing race and racism, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/83549-a-children-s-and-ya-anti-racist-reading-list.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">lists\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/shop/anti-racism-books-children-t183171\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to help broach those topics with children circulated — especially among white teachers and parents — across the internet this summer. It’s important and necessary for children and teens to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tolerance.org/topics/race-ethnicity\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn how to talk about race\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facinghistory.org/topics/race-us-history\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">understand the historical injustices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> faced by marginalized communities, but those books should not be the only place children of color appear on bookshelves. In June, during the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElXu_MdRrs&t=6587s\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kidlit Rally 4 Black Lives\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Paula Chase, an author and cofounder of the children’s literature blog \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://thebrownbookshelf.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Brown Bookshelf\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, spoke of the need for kids of all races to see Black characters living joyfully. “There have been whole industries built from our pain and struggle,” \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ThatMGBookChick\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chase\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said, urging librarians, teachers and parents to stop “this morbid and obsessive need to focus on that single note of Black people’s song” and to dedicate themselves to “doing the work that will humanize a Black woman, humanize a Black man, humanize a Black child.” Chase’s sentiment has also been \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nZ6hIXu2bg\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">voiced\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by non-Black authors of color, who say they want to see characters who look like them having \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgXIgTLTQ4g\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">epic adventures\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6T2TftoTZU&t=7s\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">falling in love\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and living everyday lives without their identity being a conflict.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57029\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1145\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books.png 1145w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-800x272.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-1020x347.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-160x54.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Picture-Books-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1145px) 100vw, 1145px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35927209-hands-up\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hands Up!\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Breanna J. McDaniel and illustrated by Shane W. Evans, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41542761-my-papi-has-a-motorcycle\">My Papi Has a Motorcycle\u003c/a> by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40685673-going-down-home-with-daddy\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Going Down Home with Daddy\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57030\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades.png 898w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades-800x380.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades-160x76.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Middle-Grades-768x365.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42283949-farah-rocks-fifth-grade\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Farah Rocks Fifth Grade\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Susan Muaddi Darraj, \u003c/span>\u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49917829-clean-getaway\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clean Getaway\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Nic Stone, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51079813-ways-to-make-sunshine\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ways to Make Sunshine\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Renée Watson \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57031\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult.png 991w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult-800x387.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Joy-Young-Adult-768x372.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43887961-a-phoenix-first-must-burn\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Phoenix First Must Burn\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> edited by Patrice Caldwell, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42133479-wicked-fox\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wicked Fox\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kat Cho, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38739562-with-the-fire-on-high\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the Fire On High\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Elizabeth Acevedo\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Surface-level Diversity\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In February, Barnes & Noble \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82335-b-n-prh-cancel-diverse-editions-promotion.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">canceled a plan\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to release twelve classic novels with covers featuring protagonists of color after critics called the promotion “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/803473296/author-l-l-mckinney-barnes-noble-diverse-editions-are-literary-blackface\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">literary blackface.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” In a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEVbp5UWrnA\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">live episode\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://bookfriendsforever.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book Friends Forever\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” podcast, author-illustrator \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pacylin\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grace Lin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said it is tempting for picture book creators to make a similar mistake. “I want to make sure the (diverse books) that are created are ones that are not just done just because people are saying ‘Ah, we need diversity! Let’s throw some dark skin on that character!’ That’s very shallow and a little insulting,” she said. By showing people from marginalized groups with texture and specificity, books such as Lin’s Caldecott-Honor-winning \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34362953-a-big-mooncake-for-little-star\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Big Mooncake for Little Star\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can move classroom and library collections beyond token diversity.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57033\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1048\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books.png 1048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-800x292.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-1020x373.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-160x58.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Picture-Books-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42642044-fry-bread\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fry Bread\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kevin Noble Maillard and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, \u003c/span> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34144489-crown\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James,\u003c/span> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46158778-the-arabic-quilt\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Arabic Quilt\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Aya Khalil and illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57034\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"953\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1.png 953w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1-800x381.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1-160x76.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-Middle-Grade_edited-1-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42775752-the-only-black-girls-in-town\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Only Black Girls in Town\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Brandy Colbert, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25692020-jasmine-toguchi-mochi-queen\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Debbi Michiko Florence, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29918993-a-dash-of-trouble\">A Dash of Trouble\u003c/a> by Anna Meriano\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57035\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA.png 967w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA-800x386.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Texture-YA-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33224061-the-downstairs-girl\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Downstairs Girl\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Stacey Lee, \u003c/span>\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36285129-let-me-hear-a-rhyme\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let Me Hear a Rhyme\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Tiffany D. Jackson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38564416-hearts-unbroken\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearts Unbroken\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Cynthia Leitich Smith\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Ignoring Intersectionality\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three decades ago, legal scholar and civil rights activist \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sandylocks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> coined the term “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">intersectionality\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” as a way of examining how courts failed to account for the overlapping forms of discrimination faced by Black women. Today, the term is \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/intersectionality.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">used more broadly\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to refer to the way race, class, gender, sexuality and other characteristics overlap and shape individuals’ experiences. “We like to think about people being one thing or the other when you can be Asian and queer and an immigrant,” said Martin, the University of Washington professor. While a decade ago it may have been hard to find books by and about people whose identities sit at those types of intersections, that’s increasingly less true, Martin said. “You can find those books if you are looking.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57039\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1045\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books.png 1045w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-800x271.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-1020x346.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-160x54.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Picture-Books-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39987021-when-aidan-became-a-brother\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Aidan Became a Brother\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17945717-king-for-a-day?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=guUarIgWC9&rank=5\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">King for a Day\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Rukshana Khan and illustrated by Christine Krömer, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43899784-intersectionallies\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council and Carolyn Choi and illustrated by Ashley Seil Smith\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57038\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books.png 866w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books-800x399.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books-160x80.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Middle-Grade-Books-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37584983-harbor-me\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harbor Me\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jacqueline Woodson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31315388-mia-lee-is-wheeling-through-middle-school\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mia Lee is Wheeling Through Middle School\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Melissa and Eva Shang, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40206380-the-bridge-home\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bridge Home\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Padma Venkatraman \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57040\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books.png 956w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books-800x387.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Intersectionality-Young-Adult-Books-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45359713-felix-ever-after\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Felix Ever After\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kacen Callender, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45170387-this-is-my-brain-in-love\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is My Brain in Love\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by I.W. Gregorio, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Akwaeke-Emezi/dp/0525647074\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pet\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Akwaeke Emezi\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Sidekick Syndrome\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Author \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soontornvat\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christina Soontornvat\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was an adult the first time she saw someone who looked like her on a bookshelf. Perusing a bookshop, she came across \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230992.Millicent_Min_Girl_Genius\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Millicent Min, Girl Genius\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Lisa Yee, originally published in 2004. “I remember just being like ‘Oh my gosh, that is an Asian girl on the cover of a book all by herself? Not like the Baby-Sitters Club, like \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bustle.com/p/how-claudia-kishi-inspired-a-generation-of-asian-american-writers-17244431\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Claudia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the Baby-Sitters Club, where she’s just one of the baby-sitters,” Soontornvat said in a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMh7uH7MVbQ\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">panel discussion\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosted by the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://asianauthoralliance.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asian Author Alliance\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in May. “It was one of those things where you don’t even know what you wanted or were lacking until you see it.” Like Soontornvat, many authors of color and indigenous authors today say that they either didn’t see themselves represented in books as kids or when they did, the characters were sidekicks, stereotypes or both. Through their own books, these authors offer portrayals that center and celebrate kids from many identities.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57041\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1033\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books.png 1033w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-800x283.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-1020x360.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-160x57.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Picture-Books-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25897837-maybe-something-beautiful\">Maybe Something Beautiful\u003c/a> by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32876303-the-patchwork-bike\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Patchwork Bike\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Maxine Beneba Clarke and illustrated by Van T. Rudd,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15953630-ni-o-wrestles-the-world\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niño Wrestles the World\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Yuyi Morales\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57042\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"951\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books.png 951w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books-800x398.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books-160x80.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Middle-Grade-Books-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36595887-sal-and-gabi-break-the-universe\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sal and Gabi Break the Universe\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Carlos Hernandez, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39884337-tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kwame Mbalia,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38276982-dactyl-hill-squad\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dactyl Hill Squad\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Daniel José Older\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57043\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books.png 981w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books-800x387.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books-160x77.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Central-Characters-Young-Adult-Books-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29904219-not-your-sidekick\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not Your Sidekick\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by C.B. Lee, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50160619-you-should-see-me-in-a-crown\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You Should See Me in a Crown\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Leah Johnson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36127468-give-me-some-truth\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give Me Some Truth\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Eric Gansworth\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Treating Groups as Monoliths\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Author \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/padmatv/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Padma Venkatraman\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> doesn’t mind being mistaken for Pulitzer Prize winner \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/authors/137939626/jhumpa-lahiri\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jhumpa Lahiri\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but she doesn’t think they look alike. “Nor do we all, within a given group, share the same views,” Venkatraman wrote in a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://padmasbooks.blogspot.com/2018/03/i-is-for-inclusion.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018 blog post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As Venkatraman wrote, diversifying bookshelves does not mean just checking off one book for each census category: “It means listening to — and learning about — and loving — individual voices, which differ within race, within gender, within every label that can be used to group people.” Middle school teacher and children’s author \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EngageReaders\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lisa Stringfellow\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said that idea is also important when recommending books to young readers. She cautioned against assuming a student will relate to a book solely based on race or ethnicity. That mistake is played for humor in the graphic novel \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39893619-new-kid\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Kid\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jerry Craft, in a scene where a librarian pushes a gritty urban novel about a poor, fatherless protagonist on a Black boy. The boy’s father, it turns out, is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. “Getting to know our students on a personal level is what is needed and not seeing our students’ identities as monoliths,” said Stringfellow.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57045\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books.png 1059w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-800x258.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-1020x328.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-160x52.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Picture-Books-768x247.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43659628-just-like-me\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just Like Me\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, \u003c/span>\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39397848-under-my-hijab\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under My Hijab\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Hena Khan and illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44280848-black-is-a-rainbow-color\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Is a Rainbow Color\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Angela Joy and illustrated Ekua Holmes \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57046\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books.png 972w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books-800x390.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books-160x78.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Middle-Grades-Books-768x375.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle grade: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068789-so-done\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So Done\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Paula Chase, \u003c/span>\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44602183-indian-no-more\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian No More\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50158635-once-upon-an-eid\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once Upon an Eid\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> edited by S.K. Ali\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57047\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books.png 1003w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books-800x377.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books-160x75.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/Multitudes-Young-Adult-Books-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young adult: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51942425-black-brother-black-brother\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Brother, Black Brother\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jewell Parker Rhodes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44286258-the-henna-wars\">The Henna Wars\u003c/a> by Adiba Jaigirdar, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37819089-black-enough\">Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America\u003c/a> edited by Ibi Zoboi\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Excluding #OwnVoices\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2015, amid the growing push for greater diversity in children’s books, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/corinneduyvis\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Corrine Duvyis\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, author and cofounder of the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://disabilityinkidlit.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability in Kidlit\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> website, suggested \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">using the hashtag #OwnVoices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “to recommend kidlit about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group.” The goal, Duyvis wrote, was “not to discourage people from writing outside their own experiences. It’s to lift up those who are often ignored.” Duyvis’ idea took off in the publishing world, though it has \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=ownvoices-not-familiar-all\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">taken longer to reach school librarians\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For Stringfellow, own-voices authors bring something to stories that “someone who is outside of that community, no matter how much they’ve researched, would never be able to capture fully.” That authenticity has a powerful effect, especially for students who share that identity, Stringfellow said. When doing class readings of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6609764-one-crazy-summer\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Crazy Summer\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Rita Williams-Garcia, for example, she stops to chat with students about the characters’ grandmother pressing their hair. Those details might otherwise go unnoticed by her mostly white students, she said, but students of color appreciate the conversation, because \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34007179-can-i-touch-your-hair?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=30tq6l6vyI&rank=7\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">questions and comments about hair\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are a big source of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-05-06/what-are-microaggressions-let-these-high-school-students-show-you\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">microaggressions\u003c/span>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/teaching-firstgraders-about-microaggressions-the-small-moments-add-up\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">in school\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Martin said that supporting own-voices authors also signals to those in the publishing industry — who are \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82284-new-lee-and-low-survey-shows-no-progress-on-diversity-in-publishing.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">mostly white, straight, cisgender and non-disabled women\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — that there’s interest in stories beyond the ones that publishers have typically been willing to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/6/17/21285316/publishing-paid-me-diversity-black-authors-systemic-bias\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">back financially\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57048\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1041\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books.png 1041w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-800x276.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-1020x352.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-160x55.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-768x265.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Picture-Books-1038x359.png 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Picture books: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40944115-hair-love\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hair Love\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by Vashti Harrison,\u003c/span> \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36711245-we-are-grateful\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Frané Lessac, \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43269386-saturday\">Saturday\u003c/a> by Oge Mora\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57049\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books.png 1008w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books-800x379.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books-160x76.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Middle-Grades-Books-768x364.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Middle Grade: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41453635-butterfly-yellow\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Butterfly Yellow\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Thanhha Lai, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45493566-look-both-ways\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look Both Ways\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Jason Reynolds, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37539708-the-moon-within\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Moon Within\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Aida Salazar\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57050\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books.png 961w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books-800x395.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books-160x79.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2020/12/OwnVoices-Young-Adult-books-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Young Adult:\u003c/b> \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43723509-slay\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slay\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Brittney Morris, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39834234-all-boys-aren-t-blue\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">All Boys Aren’t Blue\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by George M. Johnson, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28458598-when-dimple-met-rishi\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Dimple Met Rishi\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Sandhya Menon \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Stopping at the Text\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stocking classroom and library shelves with diverse and inclusive texts is one step toward more equitable schools, but it’s not enough to buy the books and stop there, according to educators like Stringfellow and Martin. They shared some additional suggestions for engaging students around diverse stories.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Evaluate older books that are already in your classroom.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “Weeding is something that good libraries do and something we as classroom teachers don’t always think about,” said Stringfellow. That may mean having to let go of books you loved as a child that hold \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/26/695966537/classic-books-are-full-of-problems-why-cant-we-put-them-down\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">damaging representations\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of certain groups.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Assess how diverse texts \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55039/how-the-disrupttexts-movement-can-help-english-teachers-be-more-inclusive\">\u003cb>show up in the curriculum\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb>.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“That sends a message to kids, as well,” said Stringfellow. “If the diversity in your curriculum is put in the ‘optional’ reads that’s also something to consider and think about why that is.”\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Teach students to \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/tag/critical-thinking\">\u003cb>think critically\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb> about what they read, watch and listen to. \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encourage them to ask questions about creators’ choices, such as: Who is represented? Whose voices are left out? Who has power or agency in the story? “When we’re having those conversations it’s interesting to look at the patterns and that’s when I think students can start to connect the dots and make connections to the real world,” said Stringfellow. Martin said those critical thinking skills are especially important with the amount of misinformation and disinformation kids can access today. “If you don’t have some \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">strategies for filtering out\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> what’s truth and what’s lies, then you’re just duped and you’re doomed.”\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Find alternative ways to bring new voices and narratives to students.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Martin suggested inviting parents, grandparents or other community members to class to tell \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://educatorinnovator.org/for-students-in-d-c-history-comes-alive-for-the-year/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">stories that might not be found in published books\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “There are lots of ways to get to the stories,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/57026/diversifying-your-classroom-book-collections-avoid-these-7-pitfalls","authors":["11487"],"categories":["mindshift_193"],"tags":["mindshift_21322","mindshift_20818","mindshift_972","mindshift_20610","mindshift_20701","mindshift_21324","mindshift_895","mindshift_21317","mindshift_550","mindshift_21397"],"featImg":"mindshift_57052","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_56900":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_56900","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"56900","score":null,"sort":[1603958329000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"when-kids-say-im-not-a-reader-how-librarians-can-disrupt-traumatic-reading-practices","title":"When Kids Say ‘I’m not a reader’: How Librarians Can Disrupt Traumatic Reading Practices","publishDate":1603958329,"format":"standard","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’m not a reader.” It’s a common refrain \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://juliaetorres.blog/about/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julia Torres\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a teacher-librarian in Denver Public Schools, has heard throughout her 16-year career. She’s seen students tear up books, throw them away or check them out only to immediately return them all because they didn’t have confidence in their ability to read.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a librarian, Torres feels strongly that libraries should be spaces of liberation, places where students can develop a love of reading at any stage. Reading is a skill that everyone can grow to love, but too many negative experiences during a child’s literacy education can result in trauma that appears as boredom, apathy or even anger. When a student has a poor experience like being shamed for their reading choices\u003c/span>\u003cb>, \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">they can begin to associate reading with painful feelings of insecurity, humiliation and/or toxic stress. These negative experiences can start as early as kindergarten and go on to impact a student’s self-image throughout their entire educational career. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an American Library Association presentation \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=689234\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Healing Reading Trauma: Rebuilding Love of Reading Through Libraries for Liberation\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Julia Torres and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://mtvernonlibrary.weebly.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julie Stivers\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a teacher-librarian at Mt. Vernon Middle School in North Carolina, explored how reading trauma is inflicted on students and what librarians can do to interrupt and prevent that trauma from occurring. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What causes reading trauma? \u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Stivers and Torres, some of the practices that inflict reading trauma are: \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>High-stakes testing\u003c/strong>, which encourages students to “perform” scholarship and regurgitate the answers they think the test givers want.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Prioritizing “classics,”\u003c/strong> which are most often written by dead, white, straight, cis-gendered men. “A lot of our students do not read these books because they don't feel that they relate to the lives that they're living,” said Torres, who noted that the recent top books among her students were \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22552026-long-way-down\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long Way Down\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">T\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32075671-the-hate-u-give\">he Hate U Give\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33294200-the-poet-x?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1YelCT9u0T&rank=1\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Poet X\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as poetry, manga, and graphic novels.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Shaming reading choices\u003c/strong> and judging what students want to read. If students are told that what they like to read (comics, manga and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56580/how-fan-fiction-inspires-kids-to-read-and-write-and-write-and-write\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">fan fiction\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for example) do not “count,” they can disengage and lose their identities as readers.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Book leveling\u003c/strong>, which is often generated by a computer system that may incorrectly assess complexity of theme and language. “We have to be really cautious of the fact that leveling and scores are generated for teacher use, not so much for students to position themselves,” said Torres. When students feel like they’re not meeting their teachers’ expectations or when they don’t feel like where they should be as a learner, that can be a source of trauma.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What can librarians do to interrupt reading trauma? \u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preventing reading trauma begins and centers on student empowerment. “We don’t want students always dependent on us to develop their lifelong reading,” said Torres. To interrupt traumatic practices, librarians can: \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Build an inclusive library.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Make sure that your collection is as inclusive and diverse as possible. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51336/how-genrefication-makes-school-libraries-more-like-bookstores\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Genrefying\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your collection can make it easier for students to navigate and also help you identify gaps in your collection. Additionally, Stivers recalled an activity where she asked a student to find a book cover that looked like her. The student found a book within two minutes. Could your students immediately pick out a book that’s in display that looks like them? Find books that provide authentic and positive representations of your students.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Reevaluate your role and your priorities.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “We’re not gatekeepers of books,” said Stivers. “That’s not our role. I would much rather lose a book than a reader.” Can you empower your students to take control of the library and have a say in what’s purchased for the collection? If you’re a white librarian, remember as well that you’re not anyone’s savior, Stivers cautioned. “I’m not saving my kids because I’m pointing them in the direction of Jason Reynolds and Angie Thomas. I’m not doing things for them; I’m doing things with them.” \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Take a look at your policies\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Get rid of fines, check-out limits, security gates, and punitive policies. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Host inclusive programming.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> For example, at Stivers’s library, she and her students created a set of guidelines for professional and collection development called the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/libfive?lang=en\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">#LibFive\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which includes tenets such as “Graphic novels and manga are not extra” and “Show the joy in our stories.” Instead of hosting traditional book fairs where students have to pay for books, her library hosts a True Book Fair, where students are invited to choose books intentionally curated to their interests without any costs. Read what your students are reading. Saying graphic novels count as real reading is only lip-service if you’re not reading those graphic novels yourself. “It’s hard to connect with them in the way that’s going to foster a love of reading,” said Stivers. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Redefine what counts as reading.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Julia Torres is a firm believer in teaching skills, not texts. She encourages her students, even those in high school, to listen to audiobooks or read picture books. Find a way to teach important skills like comprehension or critical thinking with the texts that excite and interest students. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional tips for creating virtual space\u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connect students to authors on social media. Encourage students to interact with authors and get inspired to read and write. Apps like Goodreads, Twitter and Instagram can be great virtual spaces for discussing the work with authors and other readers.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend author’s virtual panels and encourage students to do the same. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Host online read alouds and small group reading instruction\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get circulation data and conduct surveys asking students what they’re reading and their attitude towards reading during this time.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/teachingbean/status/1313889843282288641\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Students can get turned off to reading because of traumatic experiences, like shaming one's reading choices or high-stakes testing. 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She’s seen students tear up books, throw them away or check them out only to immediately return them all because they didn’t have confidence in their ability to read.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a librarian, Torres feels strongly that libraries should be spaces of liberation, places where students can develop a love of reading at any stage. Reading is a skill that everyone can grow to love, but too many negative experiences during a child’s literacy education can result in trauma that appears as boredom, apathy or even anger. When a student has a poor experience like being shamed for their reading choices\u003c/span>\u003cb>, \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">they can begin to associate reading with painful feelings of insecurity, humiliation and/or toxic stress. These negative experiences can start as early as kindergarten and go on to impact a student’s self-image throughout their entire educational career. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an American Library Association presentation \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventscribe.com/2020/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=689234\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Healing Reading Trauma: Rebuilding Love of Reading Through Libraries for Liberation\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Julia Torres and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://mtvernonlibrary.weebly.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julie Stivers\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a teacher-librarian at Mt. 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If students are told that what they like to read (comics, manga and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56580/how-fan-fiction-inspires-kids-to-read-and-write-and-write-and-write\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">fan fiction\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for example) do not “count,” they can disengage and lose their identities as readers.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Book leveling\u003c/strong>, which is often generated by a computer system that may incorrectly assess complexity of theme and language. “We have to be really cautious of the fact that leveling and scores are generated for teacher use, not so much for students to position themselves,” said Torres. 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To interrupt traumatic practices, librarians can: \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Build an inclusive library.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Make sure that your collection is as inclusive and diverse as possible. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51336/how-genrefication-makes-school-libraries-more-like-bookstores\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Genrefying\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your collection can make it easier for students to navigate and also help you identify gaps in your collection. Additionally, Stivers recalled an activity where she asked a student to find a book cover that looked like her. The student found a book within two minutes. Could your students immediately pick out a book that’s in display that looks like them? 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Get rid of fines, check-out limits, security gates, and punitive policies. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Host inclusive programming.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> For example, at Stivers’s library, she and her students created a set of guidelines for professional and collection development called the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/libfive?lang=en\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">#LibFive\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which includes tenets such as “Graphic novels and manga are not extra” and “Show the joy in our stories.” Instead of hosting traditional book fairs where students have to pay for books, her library hosts a True Book Fair, where students are invited to choose books intentionally curated to their interests without any costs. Read what your students are reading. Saying graphic novels count as real reading is only lip-service if you’re not reading those graphic novels yourself. “It’s hard to connect with them in the way that’s going to foster a love of reading,” said Stivers. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Redefine what counts as reading.\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Julia Torres is a firm believer in teaching skills, not texts. She encourages her students, even those in high school, to listen to audiobooks or read picture books. Find a way to teach important skills like comprehension or critical thinking with the texts that excite and interest students. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional tips for creating virtual space\u003c/span>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connect students to authors on social media. 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