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Race And Racism In Collection Development: Socialization, Implicit Bias And Decision Making, And Why It's Important For Youth Collections To Include Books With Diverse Characters, Lisa A. Gooden Apr 2019

Race And Racism In Collection Development: Socialization, Implicit Bias And Decision Making, And Why It's Important For Youth Collections To Include Books With Diverse Characters, Lisa A. Gooden

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A professional development presentation designed for librarians responsible for collection development in the area of children's and young adult literature. Includes a discussion on race in the publishing industry and library profession, implicit bias and the impacts on collection development, and practical advice for building and maintaining a diverse collection of books for youth. This presentation was created for the Mid-America Library Alliance Spring 2019 Workshop: Diversity in Children’s Literature and Programming.

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