Serving Diverse Learners in the Library Media Center
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K.C. Boyd is a library media specialist and educator with over 20 years of experience. She currently serves as the lead librarian for the East St. Louis School District, overseeing 12 school libraries. Boyd is passionate about serving diverse learners and using street literature and technology to engage students. She regularly presents on topics such as street literature, collection development, and tools for librarians.
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Serving Diverse Learners in the Library Media Center
- 1. K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist M.A., M.Ed., M.L.I.S. Serving Diverse Learners in the Library Media Center Guest Lecturer Rutgers University Graduate School of Communication and Information
- 3. About K.C. - Began reading at the age of three - Visited 48 states before the age of 16. - Second generation educator and Chicago Public Schools Teacher - Elementary, middle, high school and administration experience - Speaker at the local, state and national levels
- 4. Lead Librarian, East St. Louis School District #189 - Located in East St. Louis, IL - Hybrid position: High School Librarian/Lead Librarian - Oversee 12 school libraries - Actively recruiting new librarians to join the district - Beautiful remodeled school/libraries within the district
- 5. Turning Back the Hands of Time My Story...My Students
- 6. My Diverse Learners High Crime Bronzeville Englewood North Lawndale South Shore Low Social Outlets for Teens Low Economic Growth
- 7. My Diverse Learners - A Careful Blend Reading Listening To Students Technology Respect
- 12. Street Literature Dr. Vanessa Irvin University of Hawaii at Manoa
- 13. History of Street Literature
- 14. ‘Maggie Girl of the Streets’ by Stephen Crane in 1892, is considered a Street Literature novel of it’s day. - The genre experienced a resurgence during the 60’s with novels written by IceBerg Slim, Donald Goines, Chester Himes and Claude Brown. - History of Street Literature
- 15. Authors of the genre experienced difficulty having their books published, many opted to self-publish and sell their books independently. Many professional reviewing sources, librarians and educators discredited early publications of books within the genre because of the self-publishing, poor editing, and content. Years later, books written by many of the top writers within the genre are now published by major publishing houses and the books are critically reviewed History of Street Literature
- 16. During the early 1990’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
- 17. First began using the genre with my 6th, 7th and 8th grade students after catching a student reading ‘G-Spot’ by Noire. Began blogging about Street Literature because of the lack of critical reviews. (i.e. School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus etc.) and other librarians requested my opinion about the books. Some authors now publish books for adult and teen readers. Street Literature and My Students
- 19. Street Lit. NOOK Club
- 20. Awarded the CPS VITAL and ReVital Grants - Awarded: iPads NOOKS MacBook Pros Chromebooks
- 23. Street Lit. Book Award Medal http://www.streetliterature.com/p/slbam.html
- 26. Twelve Points About Street Literature http://missdomino.blogspot.com/2015/10/twelv e-points-about-street-literature.html
- 27. Street Lit. Collection Development, 2013 http://www.slideshare.net/kcboy d1/street-lit-collection- development-2013-18651891
Editor's Notes
- I am a librarian, and it’s the best job on the planet!
- Raised in suburban Chicago
- Halted posts on my Miss Dominio and The Audacious Librarian Blogs
- Phillips High School - South Side - Bronzeville
- African American, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban Korean
- The city of Chicago is a very segregated city. Phillips is an open enrollment neighborhood school, anyone can attend. It’s part of the Chicago turnaround system - AUSL. The school was turned around in 2010. 2009, Phillips was second to last in the state of Illinois for test scores. Over 60% of of the student body are on athletic teams.
- 60% Gen. Ed., 20% Special Ed., 14% Honors Students, 6%AP Students
- My students read all popular genres, horror, anime/manga, vampire, Chick Lit. etc.
- Street Literature is a narrative reflection of inner city communities. Its a daily account of survival for a marginalized population with strong male/female characters with cautionary tale elements. Essentially, these tales are the heartbeat of the hood.
- Maggie Girl of the Streets is an example of tales of European marginalized American immigrants. Crane’s first book described the brutal impoverished experiences of Irish residents living in a New York City slum. Published in 1893, Maggie the main character experiences frustration, violence, addiction and the tale does not have a happy ending, a characteristic of Street Literature. During the 70’s, books by Slim, goines, Himes and Brown graphically and realistically depict the harsh gritty life experience of inner city African Americans.
- 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.
- Wahida Clark, TuShonda Whitaker, Earl Sewell
- School Library Journal and Library Journal reference this list each year in their magazine.