Collections, Programs and Services

Panel

Multicultural Children’s Literature: Who’s Evaluating? Are Selectors Culturally Competent to Evaluate Children’s Literature? Where Is the Evaluation Happening (Awards/Vendor/Library)? And How Is Diverse Children’s Literature Being Used in Libraries?

Presenter(s)

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  Fannie Cox, MLS, MPA

  Outreach & Reference Librarian, Associate Professor
  The University of Louisville Libraries
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  Ariana Hussain, MLIS

  School Librarian
  St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School
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  Laura Simeon, MA, MLIS

  Young Adult Editor
  Kirkus Reviews

Seating is limited. RSVP at this link is strongly recommended.
You are invited to participate in a panel discussion on the Kirkus Collections’ diverse children’s and young adult literature. Cultural competency training is required for reviewers. Collection Development Librarians, users and reviewers of multicultural children’s collections will share their experiences.

Interested in becoming a reviewer, or learning about the evaluation process behind award books, this session has something for anyone interested in multicultural children’s and young adult literature.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will learn how cultural competency training is used by a vendor such as Kirkus Reviews, which trains reviewers to review diverse children’s and young adult books.
• Attendees will be enlightened about how award-winning children’s books are selected.
• Attendees will be able to take away how different types of Librarians are using diverse children’s literature.