Diversity
Here's advice on student protest requests, close-minded parents, and more.
After the election, we noticed that some of the teens we talked to were seriously worried about many themes: GLBTQA+ rights and safety, racism, and women’s rights, to name just a few. We heard them talking about them with each other. And sometimes, they talk with us. So we wanted to signal boost books about […]
A bevy of titles about activists and activism for young people.
On Sundays, I have the privilege of hosting a weekly event that we call Spaghetti Sunday (inspired by author Christa Desir). We open our home to a wide group of people, eat food (not always spaghetti), do puzzles, play games, and just hang out. My beloved Mary Hinson (@knoxdiver on Twitter, YA assistant at Irving […]
Since November 9th, 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center has been keeping track of the tremendous increase in hate crimes in the United States. This news, combined with increasing threats to education, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, attacks on healthcare and more, has left the librarians at TLT worrying about the teens that […]
SLJ's 2016 Best Books list celebrates 50 years of acknowledging top titles—and the power of books to transport readers and change lives.
The declaration expresses commitment to standing with and for children "in the face of attempts to disenfranchise, dehumanize, and to dismiss violence against marginalized people."
A librarian brings lessons from a Chicago high school to a new library leadership post at the East St. Louis (IL) School District.
Librarians are addressing student concerns with "safe spaces," support groups, book displays, special programming—and lots of hugs.
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