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Resources That Help Us Represent!
The document presents resources and insights from K.C. Boyd regarding multicultural literature and school library practices, highlighting the achievements of Wendell Phillips Academy and East St. Louis Senior High School. It includes a range of selection tools for diverse genres, including anime, street literature, and African-American literature, alongside valuable publishers and organizations. Boyd emphasizes the importance of supporting diverse voices in library collections and the role of librarians in promoting these resources.
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Resources That Help Us Represent!
- 1. Resources That Help UsRepresent Presented by K.C. Boyd February 24, 2017 Instagram & Twitter: @Boss_Librarian
- 2. Wendell Phillips Academy HighSchool Chicago, Illinois East St. Louis Senior High School East St. Louis, Illinois
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- 4. Phillips is thefirst school in Chicago that accepted African-American students. The school is located in the Bronzeville neighborhood. This neighborhood was considered the settling area for African-American families who decided to leave the Jim Crow south. The school was given a Level One status in 2012 for a 13 point growth on standardized tests. Today, Phillips continues to receive media around their growth in test scores and increase in graduation rates. Former Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan
- 5. East St. Louis SeniorHigh School
- 6. Lead Librarian, EastSt. Louis School District #189 - Located in East St. Louis, IL (across the river from St. Louis) - Hybrid position: High School Librarian/Lead Librarian - Oversee 8 school libraries - Actively recruiting new librarians to join the district - Beautiful remodeled school/libraries within the district - Re-organizing/weeding collection; Some books dated
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- 9. Throughout my 20year career in school libraries, Follett Library has been the #1 source of support for the purchase of multicultural books.
- 10. Lee and LowBooks - https://www.leeandlow.com BeBop - Emergent readers Tu Books - Multicultural Books
- 11. Orca Books -http://www.orcabooks.com
- 12. ate Saddleback Publications -http://www.sdlback.com
- 13. ate Townsend Press -http://www.sdlback.com
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- 16. SELECTION TOOLS Anime, Comics andCosplay -
- 18. Listened to mystudents. Defended the anime collection. ALA and SLJ Resources Anime 101: A Primer for Librarians http://www.slj.com/2015/12/collection- development/anime-101-a-primer-for-librarians/ Attended a Anime Convention where I gained a deeper respect of the genre.
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- 22. Michael Cart Author, BookReviewer & Lecturer
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- 24. Street Literature Dr. VanessaIrvin University of Hawaii at Manoa
- 25. During the early1990’s, Teri Woods, Sister Souljah, Omar Tyree, and Shannon Holmes help usher in a new generation of readers of the genre. - - Vickie Stringer, Nikki Turner, K’wan, Treasure Blue and Wahida Clark books are top sellers. History of Street Literature - Hip Hop Music
- 26. Twelve Points About StreetLiterature http://missdomino.blogspot.com/2015/10/twelv e-points-about-street-literature.html
- 27. Street Lit. Collection Development,2013 www.slideshare.net/kcboyd1
- 28. Street Lit. Book AwardMedal http://www.streetliterature.com/p/slbam.html
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- 33. Social Justice, LGBTQ- http://www.adl.org
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- 35. K.C. Boyd Instagram &Twitter @Boss_Librarian
Editor's Notes
- #6 No reading culture in the city Revolving door of library staff School libraries did not have circulating libraries in 8 years.
- #10 My understanding is that some public libraries use Ingram and Baker and Taylor Titlewave ordering system provides me with access to critical reviews, ratings, and Lexiles/Accelerated Reader Follett will contact publishers to get the books I need. Follett bound books can be returned if damaged. Very helpful customer service.
- #11 LEE & LOW BOOKS is the largest multicultural children's book publisher in the country. We are also one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the United States, as well as a throwback to what many publishers used to be: independent, generational businesses in which the people running the company have a personal stake in its success.
- #12 Orca - Orca is a publisher of high quality, award-winning books for children and teens and reluctant readers of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books through captivating juvenile fiction and compelling novels for teen readers to professionally-written teachers' guides, Orca is dedicated to bringing the best possible books to young readers.
- #13 Family owned publication house...very hands on. Tim McHugh did a presentation for my school’s Back to School Professional Development. They provide teen street lit and Hi Interest low leveled reading books that kids will read.
- #14 Very popular tween and teen series Describes life in a inner city High school Middle and high school choice by teachers
- #15 Paid subscription Founder Nick Glass and his team has curated an online database that includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment. The activities and multimedia is aligned to books featured on the site and is absolutely wonderful!
- #19 Anime and Manga is often looped together Classroom Assassination and March by John Lewis are not the same. One is Anime and the other is Graphic Novels
- #26 Hip hop anthems such as ‘The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and ‘Fight the Power’, by Public Enemy provide a foundation for many of the authors who write within the genre. Many of these authors are products of the 1980’s inner city cultural movement that evolved into hip hop culture. Both Street Lit and Hip Hop music overlap each other because they provide narratives of inner city life that often is not captured by mainstream America.
- #27 I began blogging in 2007 because I was constantly contacted about my opinion about Street Lit books. A friend suggested that I create a blog so that I could re-direct people to it. The other reason is because there were not any reviews of Street Lit books online.
- #29 School Library Journal and Library Journal reference this list each year in their magazine.
- #31 In a Twitter exchange on April 17th, 2014, Ellen Oh and Malinda Lo expressed their frustration with the lack of diversity in kidlit. In a series of tweets, Ellen started talking about taking action. Several other authors, bloggers, and industry folks piped up saying they would like to be involved as well. They planned a three-day event for May 1-3 to raise awareness, brainstorm solutions, and take action (Diversify Your Shelves). Aisha Saeed primed the pump on April 24th with the first tweet including the #WeNeedDiverseBooks hashtag. After Aisha’s post, the hashtag started taking off, officially trending for the first time on April 29th, around 9:30 pm EST.
- #32 The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers. Our flagship initiative is 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult novels written and illustrated by Black creators.
- #33 Former public schools librarian Edi Campbell Indiana University Librarian
- #34 Anti-Defamation League
- #35 The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world.