Talking openly about race with kids can dramatically improve their racial literacy—but adults often don't know where to start! Staff from the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL) will share how they built picture book-based kits to give caregivers the tools to have these important conversations. The session will also include discussion on book selection, the SLCPL framework for understanding racial literacy, and some of the joys and challenges that were faced during development and implementation. You'll receive a list of favorite race education resources, and a step-by-step plan for developing kits on your own.

Presented by Salt Lake City Public Library staff:

• Charlene Dy, Project Manager/Associate Librarian
• Lindsey Watts, Manager: Fiction, Periodicals, Teen
• Diana Castro, Equity and Organizational Development Associate
• Nancy Funes, Adult Services Coordinator

Access Recording

• View Webinar Recording (You will be prompted to login to our free Course Catalog.)

Webinar Attachments

• View slides (pdf)
  
• View chat (xls)
• View captions (txt)
• Learner Guide (doc) Use alone or with others to extend your learning.

Related Resources and Links

• Salt Lake City Public Library
• Let's Talk Race collections at SLCPL
• The Conscious Kid
• Book lists
• Glossary
• Key concepts
• KidsWordsmyth.net was further used to make the glossary definitions more kid-friendly
  
• Embrace Race
• Talking about race with kids
• Choosing “good” picture books
• Reading with a race-conscious lens
• Diverse Book Finder
• Steps for using picture books to talk about race
• Collection development tool
• WebJunction article, Multicultural Picture Books: A Deeper Look at Your Collection
  
• Jessica Anne Bratt
• How to talk about race in storytimes
• Librarian resources
• Webinar
• NutureShock: New Thinking About Children
  
• “Even Babies Discriminate” explains why parent education is key
• Hijabi Librarians
• American Indians in Children’s Literature
• Latinxs in Kid Lit
• What we know about bias in children and what we can do (pdf), a handout researched and created by Blythe Summers, MLIS
• Additional links shared in chat
• An Updated Look at Diversity in Children’s Books, School Library Journal article that references updates to the Diversity in Children's Books infographic
  
• See What We See (Social Justice Books)
• Libraries in Hawaii launched the Family Book Discussion Kits project modeled after the Lane Libraries Conscious Child Book Kits