We are now in the midst of the holiday season. How does a public library (or school library) handle the holidays? Or, how should a public library handle the holidays?
Month: November 2016
Interview with Mary Cronk Farrell
Author Mary Cronk Farrell shares how libraries impacted her research process in her latest book, Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman’s Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights. I received a complimentary copy of this book in preparation for this interview.
Emoji Book Love
Sometimes laughter can be soothing to the soul, and this past week my fellow children’s librarians and I used Bitmojis to lighten up our lives.
Save the Date: ALSC Community Forum on 12/5
The ALSC Board of Directors and ALSC President Vice President/President-Elect Nina Lindsay will be hosting an ALSC Community Forum live chat on the topic of diversity, inclusion, and support for youth.
Unboxing STEM Kits in a Box with Chandra Jones, STEM Administrator at the Denver Public Library
For today’s post, I interviewed Denver Public Library’s (DPL) STEM Administrator, Chandra Jones, who creates and maintains the library’s STEM in a box kits.
Tolerance Is Not Enough: Inclusion for Librarians
Tolerance: noun a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own. the act or capacity of enduring; endurance: My tolerance of noise is limited.
November is Native American Heritage Month
When creating displays, booklists, and collections with an emphasis on inclusion and diversity, it’s important to feature these books year-round, and not just in the designated month. With that in mind, here are my favorite books the feature Native American characters and history:
Nurturing Empathy through Multicultural Youth Programming
The children librarian’s role has never been more critical than it is right now. Today, we are seeing increased potential for ethnic intolerance, and racial tensions encouraged by a climate that is categorically contrary to the library profession’s fundamental values, specifically diversity, equity and inclusion.