A Professional Development Resource
Sch of Inform and Libr Science
Format: Article
Description: In this article written for Colorin Colorado, early childhood expert Karen Nemeth offers librarians and teachers strategies for engaging diverse families and using bilingual books effectively during story time.
Link: http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/literacy-strategies-librarians-diverse-communities
Format: Article
Description: In this article, Jacqueline Jules, a teacher and librarian, presents 10 ways that school librarians can support English Language Learners in the school library. Her suggestions can also be used by public librarians.
Link: http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/10-ways-support-ells-school-library
Format: Website
Description: GLSEN is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for LGBTQ+ students.. Their national reports examine many aspects of school safety for LGBTQ+ youth, from elementary school students’ and teachers’ experiences, to the interactions LGBT parents have had with staff at their children’s’ schools.
Link: https://www.glsen.org/learn/research/national
Format: 
Website, report
Description: This study conducted by PEW, surveyed more than 35,000 Americans from all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, and social and political views. The website contains an interactive map and several reports.
Link: http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/
Citation: “PEW Religious Landscape Study,” Washington, D.C.: PEW Research Center, 2017.
Format: Website
Description: A list of websites that offer recommendations for diverse titles compiled by We Need Diverse Books (http://diversebooks.org/)
Link: http://diversebooks.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-books/
Format: Video
Description: In this video produced by WNYC, adolescents living in New York City talk about race and racism by answering the question “who am I?”
Link: http://www.wnyc.org/story/people-sometimes-think-im-supposed-talk-ghetto-whatever-kids-race
Format: Book
Description: The Latinization of U.S. Schools centers on the voices of Latino youth. It examines how the students themselves make meaning of the policies and practices within schools. The student voices expose an inequitable opportunity structure that results in depressed academic performance for many Latino youth. Each chapter concludes with empirically based recommendations for educators seeking to improve their practice with Latino youth, stemming from a multiyear participatory action research project conducted by Jason Irizarry and the student contributors to the text.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Latinization-U-S-Schools-Successful-Narrative/dp/1594519595
Citation: Irizarry, J. (2011). The Latinization of U.S. schools: Successful teaching and learning in shifting cultural contexts. New York: Routledge.
Format: Podcast & Blog Post
Description: Sonja Cherry-Paul, Sara Ahmed, and Cornelius Minor argue that not talking about racism is not a solution. In this podcast they address these questions: How do we have this conversation? How do we unravel assumptions about racism? How do we get started and move forward? How can these talks bring us together?
Format: Book
Description: This book describes the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and combat bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement for students experiencing poverty. It provides evidence-based strategies, policies, and practices that strengthen the educational success of students experiencing poverty.
Link: https://www.tcpress.com/reaching-and-teaching-students-in-poverty-9780807758793
Citation: Gorski, Paul C. “Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap,” 2nd ed., New York: Teachers College Press, 2017.
Format: Book
Description: This book draws on research from various academic fields to explore the issues surrounding African American literacy and to aid in developing culturally responsive school and library programs with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap and improve the quality of life for African American youth.
Link: http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4801P
Citation: Hughes-Hassell, S., Bracy, P., & Rawson, C. (2016). Libraries, literacy, and African American youth: Research and practice. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited.
Format: Book
Description: In this book, Nicole Cooke addresses the political, social, economic, and technological divides among library patrons, covers transformative library services, and discusses outreach and services to diverse populations as well as how to evaluate such services, among many other topics. Appendices containing suggestions for exercises and assignments as well as lists of related library organizations and readings in related literature provide readers with additional resources.
Link: http://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited/product.aspx?pc=A4633P
Citation: Cooke, Nicole (2016). Information services to diverse populations: Developing culturally competent library professionals. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited.
Format: Book
Description: Singleton provides educators with tools to engage in candid conversations about race so that they can understand why racial inequities continue to persist. The book includes implementation exercises, prompts and tools to support discussion, activities and checklists for administrators, and action steps for creating an equity team.
Link: https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/courageous-conversations-about-race/book242855%20
Citation: Singleton, G. E. (2015). Courageous conversations about race: A field guide for achieving equity in schools (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Format: Book
Description: Building on established literature, new research, and case studies, H. Richard Milner IV explores the experiences of youth living in poverty and proposes effective practices educators can use to create the best educational experience for these youth.
Link: http://hepg.org/hep-home/books/rac(e)ing-to-class
Citation: Milner IV, H. R. (2015). Rac(e)ing to class: Confronting poverty and race in schools and classrooms. Harvard Education Press, 2015.
Format: Book
Description: Lisa Delpit and Joanne Kilgour Dowdy have compiled essays from a diverse group of scholars who “explore the links between language and identity, between language and political hierarchy, and between language and cultural conflict” (p. xiv). The book is divided into three sections and includes personal essays, linguistic analysis, case study, and policy analysis, many of which speak to the ongoing debates surrounding Ebonics and the education of African American students.
Link: https://thenewpress.com/books/skin-that-we-speak
Citation: Delpit, Lisa and Joanne Kilgour. (eds.) (2008). “The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom,” New York: The New Press.
Format: 
Book
Description: in this provocative and personal call for change, Michael Eric Dyson argues that if we are to make real racial progress in the United States we must face difficult truths, including being honest about how Black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.
Link: https://us.macmillan.com/tearswecannotstop/michaelericdyson/9781250135995/
Citation: Dyson, M. E. (2017). Tears we cannot stop: A sermon to White America. New York: St. Martins Press.
Format: Book
Description: In this revised and updated bestselling work, Beverly Tatum explores the psychology of racism and the negative impact it has on youth of color and indigenous youth. Sharing real-life examples and current research about race, racism, and racial identity development, Tatum argues that understanding and talking about the dynamics of race in America has only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious.
Citation: Tatum, B. D. (2017). Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the acfeteria? : and other conversations about race. New York :Basic Books, 2017.
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