LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship

Name: LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781440876776
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Policies, Programs, and Practices

By Lucy Santos Green and Jenna Spiering and Vanessa Lynn Kitzie and Julia Erlanger

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LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship provides essential guidance for school and public librarians serving children in grades K–8 to create queer-inclusive programs, policies, and services. Recognising that many young children express diverse gender identities and that more children today have LGBTQIA+ caregivers, this book offers best practices to foster inclusivity. It addresses potential community resistance and provides strategies and resources to support librarians in implementing equitable and affirming library services.
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This book is ideal for school and public librarians, educators, and library professionals committed to inclusivity and supporting LGBTQIA+ children. It serves those seeking practical advice to develop inclusive services amidst challenges and resistance.

This book breaks new ground, offering school and public librarians serving children in grades K–8 a roadmap for implementing and upholding queer-inclusive programs, policies, and services.

School and public librarians are serving ever greater numbers of LGBTQIA+ children and families.

This book breaks new ground, offering school and public librarians serving children in grades K–8 a roadmap for implementing and upholding queer-inclusive programs, policies, and services.

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This book breaks new ground, offering school and public librarians serving children in grades K–8 a roadmap for implementing and upholding queer-inclusive programs, policies, and services.

School and public librarians are serving ever greater numbers of LGBTQIA+ children and families. Transgender children may begin to express a strong sense of gender identity as early as 2–3 years of age. Children are also identifying as gay much sooner than earlier generations—often between the ages of 7 and 12. Additionally, more children than ever before are living with LGBTQIA+ caregivers.

In seeking to make our programs and services inclusive and equitable for these growing populations, librarians may court controversy and face community backlash from patrons who feel queer-inclusive content is inappropriate for young children. LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship codifies a set of best practices for librarians as they rise to this challenge, defining queer-inclusive programs, identifying potential barriers to implementation, and offering strategies and resources to overcome them.

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Praised as a potentially life-saving resource amid rising challenges to queer-inclusive education, the book confronts the organised pushback against LGBTQIA+ visibility in libraries and schools. Reviewers highlight its importance in combating the erasure of queer stories, especially considering the mental health struggles faced by many LGBTQIA+ youth. It empowers librarians to create affirming collections and programmes despite difficulties and risks in the current sociopolitical climate.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781440876776

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 May 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc

Contributors:

Foreword by Anastasia M. Collins

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 152

Collections

Education & Reference Jenna Spiering Julia Erlanger LGBTQ+ Lucy Santos Green Non-Fiction Science & Nature Vanessa Lynn Kitzie

About the Author

Lucy Santos Green, EdD, is professor of information science at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Jenna Spiering, PhD, is assistant professor of information science at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Vanessa Lynn Kitzie, PhD, is assistant professor of information science at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Julia Erlanger, MSLIS, is a youth services librarian for Sacramento Public Library in Sacramento, CA.