From Cultural Traditions to Diverse Superheroes: Strategies for Building Inclusive Youth Collections

Abstract

Creating inclusive youth collections that authentically reflect and empower our ever-growing diverse youth population is a discussion at the forefront of library youth services, K-12 classrooms, and youth advocacy and literacy organizations. This chapter highlights core strategies used to build inclusive library and classroom collections. These strategies include methods for finding, promoting, and evaluating diverse youth literature. The appendix provides a list of resources that support the core strategies and includes references for further reading and advocacy.

Citation

Davis, J. (2021), "From Cultural Traditions to Diverse Superheroes: Strategies for Building Inclusive Youth Collections", Hill, R.F. (Ed.) Hope and a Future: Perspectives on the Impact that Librarians and Libraries Have on Our World (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 48), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020210000048008