{"id":2463,"date":"2019-10-08T20:09:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aulibrarynews.wordpress.com\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:23:25","slug":"building-inclusive-community-through-diversity-and-anti-bias-in-childrens-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/2019\/10\/08\/building-inclusive-community-through-diversity-and-anti-bias-in-childrens-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Inclusive Community Through Diversity and Anti-Bias in Children\u2019s Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Herrick Library is hosting an exhibit organized by Professor Susan Morehouse and students in English 217, <em>Blood, and Guts and Alphabets: The Gory Truth about Children&#8217;s Literature<\/em>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2472 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/img_7993.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7993\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/>The exhibit includes books from <strong>Herrick Library&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Collectio<\/strong>n, selected for their demonstration (in both text and images) of diversity and anti-bias in early literature for children.<br \/>\nThe students stated, &#8220;We believe that if children learn appreciation for other people, cultures, places, and beliefs alongside their abc&#8217;s they will have the power to change the world.&#8221;<br \/>\nAs part of the group project and exhibit, the students developed <strong>&#8220;5 Do&#8217;s for Creating an Anti-Bias Early Reader Library.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>DO the books in your library reflect diverse cultures and diverse lifestyles?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do they show the values and beliefs of different cultures that reflect the contemporary world? Do they inspire students to learn more about diverse cultures? Is history also accurately represented?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2468 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/img_7996.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7996\" width=\"257\" height=\"253\" \/>DO the books in your library reflect the truth of cultures, lifestyles, and abilities?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do they avoid injurious or demeaning stereotypes? Do they avoid tokenism, showing a diversity of cultures and abilities as a regular part of life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DO your books include authors from a variety of different backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do they include the visions and voices of writers and artists of diverse cultures?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DO the books in your library cover people, places, cultures, etc. in your everyday life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do they show women and men, and girls and boys, in non-traditional or non-gender-typed roles?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DO you have a wide variety of family dynamics visible in\u00a0<\/strong><strong>your library?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2474 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/10\/img_8015.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8015\" width=\"190\" height=\"191\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Families are more ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse than half a generation ago.\u00a0Does your library reflect this?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The books and related documentation will be on exhibit in Herrick through the end of the fall 2019 semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herrick Library is hosting an exhibit organized by Professor Susan Morehouse and students in English 217, Blood, and Guts and Alphabets: The Gory Truth about Children&#8217;s Literature. 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