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<p class="MsoNormal">These three items in the news got me thinking about multicultural collection development for children and teens. Below are some of the questions these three news items brought to my mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>As Demographics Shift, Kids’ Books Stay Stubbornly White (<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/06/25/193174358/as-demographics-shift-kids-books-stay-stubbornly-white?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=share&utm_campaign=">listen/read
the story</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>A Few Observations on Publishing in 2012 (<a href="http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/choiceintro13.asp">read the essay about the report</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>See Baby Discriminate (<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/09/04/see-baby-discriminate.html">read article</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What percentage of our young patrons are black, Asian, Latino, and Native American?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Use<a href="http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml"> American FactFinder</a> to find out.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What percentage of books in our children’s and teen collections feature main characters who are black, Asian, Latino, and Native American?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why is providing culturally diverse literature important to the education and development of youth in your community?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>“According to from the Census Bureau, nearly half of today's children under 5 years old are non-white.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>“…children today are told, 'You can be anything.' But if they don't see themselves in the story, I think, as they get older, they're going to question, 'Can I really?' "<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>"If [children] don't see [themselves] then perhaps they lose interest," Nelson says. "They don't think there's anything in books about them or for them."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, what about white children?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>“…it is also important for white children to see characters of different races. ‘Not only do they learn to appreciate the differences,’ she explains, ‘but I think they learn to see the sameness, and so those other cultures are
less seen as others.’”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>“Right now, the vast majority of best-selling children's books are by and about white people… [and] publishers are going to respond to what the market demands.” (i.e. Good books by and about white people aren’t at risk of becoming
under-represented anytime soon.) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#E36C0A">How do we select multicultural books?
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Here are a few books I know about that are available for you to check out from the State Library,
<b>please “reply all” to share other </b><b>multicultural collection development resources you know about.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="bolding">If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete
title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at
</span><span style="color:navy"><a href="mailto:library.request@state.or.us" title="mailto:library.request@state.or.us">library.request@state.or.us</a></span><span class="bolding"><span style="color:blue"> </span><span style="color:black">or (fax) 503-588-7119.
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Naidoo, J.C. & Dahlen, S.P. (2013). <i>Diversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors Through Reading</i>. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Knowles, L. & Smith, M. (2007). <i>Understanding diversity through novels and picture books</i>. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>East, K. & Thomas, R.L. (2007). <i>Across cultures: A guide to multicultural literature for children</i>. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Naidoo, J.C. (2011). <i>Celebrating Cuentos: Promoting Latino Children's Literature and Literacy in Classrooms and Libraries</i>. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. 978-1-59158-904-4.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Alire, C. & Ayala, J. (2008). <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Serving Latino communities: A how-to-do-it manual for librarians
</span></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">(2nd ed.).</span></strong><b>
</b><br>
New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Cuban, S. (2007). <strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Serving new immigrant communities in the library</span></i></strong><b>.</b> Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Wadham, T. (2007). <i>Libros esenciales: Building, marketing, and programming a core collection of Spanish language children’s materials</i>. Neal-Schuman Publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#E36C0A">In a hurry?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Here are just a few multicultural booklists (bibliographies) I know about,
<b>please “reply all” to share other multicultural booklists you know about. <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Cooperative Children’s Book Center: <a href="http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=42">
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=42</a> <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Reading is Fundamental: <a href="http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/booklists/multicultural-books.htm">
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/booklists/multicultural-books.htm</a> <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>A World of Difference: <a href="http://archive.adl.org/bibliography/bfc_book_categorization.asp#findingbooks">
http://archive.adl.org/bibliography/bfc_book_categorization.asp#findingbooks</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#E36C0A">Where can we find multicultural books?
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Here are a few sources I know about,
<b>please “reply all” to share other sources of multicultural books you know about.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Cinco Puntos: <a href="http://www.cincopuntos.com/index.sstg">
http://www.cincopuntos.com/index.sstg</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Lee & Low Book: <a href="http://www.leeandlow.com/">
http://www.leeandlow.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Shen’s Books: <a href="http://www.leeandlow.com/">
http://www.leeandlow.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>HarperCollins: Amistad: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=518006">
http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=518006</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How can we talk directly about race with children and teens through library programs and services?
<b>Please “reply all” to share your ideas.</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="204" height="69" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE719D.22D60AA0" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01CE4751.8A8D6B50"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Summer Reading 2013 at
<a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/"><span style="color:blue">Oregon libraries</span></a>!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Find a <a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/">
<span style="color:blue">summer food site</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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