Credit
This guide's content designed and prepared by former Pratt SI student and library graduate assistant, Manuela Aronofsky.
Books
Diversity Programming for Digital Youth by Call Number: 027.625 N155ISBN: 9781610694872Publication Date: 2014-06-24Combines information about outreach, selection of print & digital materials, and programming to promote cultural understanding.
Lgbtqai+ Books for Children and Teens by Call Number: 306.76 D716ISBN: 9780838916490Publication Date: 2018-01-10Surveys the best in LGBTQAI+ lit, and offers guidance on how to share it in ways that encourage understanding and acceptance among parents, school administrators, and the wider community.
Articles & Reports
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The Horn Book Magazine. Nov-Dec, 2018, Vol. 94 Issue 6, p33.The third column in a series examining LGBTQ+ collection statistics gathered by the newlyexpanded database of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.
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"The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children” / Jamie Campbell Naidoo.
Whitepaper written for ALSC, emphasizing the importance of developing print and digital library collections that reflect cultural diversity, and details on how librarians can promote cultural understanding through library programs. -
“Milestones for Diversity in Children's Literature and Library Services” / Kathleen T. Horning. Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children. Fall 2015, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p7-11. A timeline is presented of events related to milestones for diversity in children's literature and library services in the U.S. from 1916 to 2015.
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“STEAM Around the World: Successfully Incorporating Hands-On Learning and Diversity into Children's Programming” / Claire Bartlett & Laura Bos. Journal of Library Administration. Feb/Mar 2018, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p174-182. Discusses ALSC’s Building STEAM with Día initiative. Día is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children from all backgrounds.
Award & Book Lists
- American Indian Youth Literature Award
Awarded biennially, the AIYLA identifies and honors the very best writing and illustrations by and about Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. - Americas Award
Founded by CLASP (Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs) to commend illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. - Arab American Book Awards
The Arab American Book Awards is a literary program created to honor books written by and about Arab Americans. - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
The goal of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit. - Carter G. Woodson Book Awards
Established by the National Council for the Social Studies for the most distinguished social science books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. - The Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. - New Voices Award
Given annually by children's book publisher Lee & Low Books for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color or Native/Indigenous writer. - Pura Belpre Awards
Presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. - Rainbow Book List - GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
The Rainbow Book List is created by the Rainbow Book List Committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association. Presents an annual bibliography of quality books with significant and authentic GLBTQ content, which are recommended for people from birth through eighteen years of age. - Schneider Family Book Award
Honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. - Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
Presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. - Sydney Taylor Book Award
Presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. - Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
Honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican American experience. - USBBY Outstanding International Books List
A selection of international books that are deemed most outstanding of those published during the calendar year. The term "international book" is used to describe a book published or distributed in the United States that originated or was first published in a country other than the U.S.