TAG: race
Not too young to talk about race and social justice: Library programs and other resources for starting the discussion
Posted in News, Parents and Teachers, Teens on September 10, 2020 at 6:00 am
BY MOLLY MOORE In the video and slide presentation How Kids Learn About Race put together by EmbraceRace, they show that children learn about race from a variety of sources. This means that, whether we are prepared to discuss race or not, children of all ages are receiving messages from everywhere around them. Children, even […]
Tags: aloud, book discussion, booklist, caregivers, grandparents, kids, out loud, parents, race, race inequity, reading, reading together, social justice, teachers, teens
Starting the conversation: Helping you discuss race inequity
Posted in News on September 1, 2020 at 6:00 am
“It’s hard to know where to start the conversation about race with young children. After all, these conversations aren’t easy for most adults,” writes Sheri Boggs, youth collection development librarian, in a recent blog post. To help parents, grandparents, caregivers, and all adults who work with children, we’re offering a program that d […]
Tags: adults, All American Boys, book club, book discussion, caregivers, child care, conversation, Discussion, learning, parents, race, race inequity, reading, teens
Online programs for adults offer variety: Music, trivia & health, with a side of salsa!
Posted in News on July 9, 2020 at 6:00 am
We have programs that offer entertainment such as trivia for fans of Gilmore Girls and Harry Potter and music from local favorite Plaid Cat and the musical duo Brett and Janet Dodd. And if you’re craving something sweet, you can learn a recipe for watermelon salsa. If health is on your mind, we are offering […]
Tags: adults, all ages, anxiety, cultural diversity, depression, Dodd, folk music, Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter, health, Hogwarts, learning circles, Medicare, mental health, music, online, Plaid Cat, race, salsa, Spanish, virtual, watermelon
Not too young to talk about race and social justice: Resources and booklists for parents, caregivers, and kids
Posted in kids, News, Parents and Teachers on June 12, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs It’s hard to know where to start the conversation about race with young children. After all, these conversations aren’t easy for most adults. With children there is the additional necessity of making sure the conversation is both age-appropriate and reassuring (at a time when the news is anything but). According to the […]
Tags: booklists, books, caregivers, human rights, kids, middle grade books, overdrive, parents, picture books, race, racial justice, reading, social justice, teachers, young adult books
Watch, discuss: Documentary explores the history of race and the US criminal justice system
Posted in News on October 26, 2017 at 6:00 am
13TH DOCUMENTARY VIEWING & DISCUSSION The United States leads the world in incarceration. In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. This piercing documentary film, from Netflix and directed by Ava DuVernay, earned an Oscar nomination and […]
Tags: 13TH, Ava DuVernay, BAFTA Award winner, Breean Beggs, civil rights, criminalization, Discussion, documentary, incarceration, Kurtis Robinson, NAACP Image Award winner, Netflix, Oscar nominee, race, Rhosetta Rhodes, US prisons, viewing, Whitworth University
