Edited book
LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship: Policies, Programs, and Practices
Libraries Unlimited
01/01/2022
Appears in Recent Books by UI Authors
Abstract
"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. This book 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"--.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship: Policies, Programs, and Practices
- Creators
- Vanessa Lynn KitzieLucy Santos GreenJenna SpieringJulia Erlanger
- Resource Type
- Edited book
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited; Santa Barbara, California
- ISBN
- 1440876770; 9781440876776
- eISBN
- 1440876789; 9781440876783
- Number of pages
- 152 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- School of Library and Information Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984422840302771
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