[Libs-Or] Apply to Code Bks w/ Diverse BookFinder Metadata Community of Practice (Apps Due 7/15)

[MAURER Jennifer * SLO]

Please pardon the cross-posting. Hi, folks. The following information was shared by Wendy Garland on the AASL member forum yesterday. Applications are due by 3:00 pm Pacific on Monday, July 15th. If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact Lisely Laboy at llaboy at diversebookfinder.org<mailto:llaboy at diversebookfinder.org>. - Thanks, Jen (Jen Maurer, School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon, jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov)


Here is an exciting opportunity from the Diverse BookFinder that I wanted to pass along.  Any questions that you have may be directed to Lisely Laboy at llaboy at diversebookfinder.org<mailto:llaboy at diversebookfinder.org>. Consider this opportunity to work and learn with the brilliant minds behind this amazing organization:

Are you invested in questions about who (which racial/cultural groups) is being represented in children's books featuring Black and Indigenous People and People of Color (BIPOC) and how (what messages are being sent) they are represented? Are you a conscientious reader of picture books, early readers, middle grade and young adult literature?

If so, the Diverse BookFinder (DBF) Metadata Community of Practice may be for you!

The Diverse BookFinder<https://diversebookfinder.org/> seeks applications for the 2024-2025 Metadata Community of Practice to code books for children and youth featuring BIPOC characters. The DBF is an online, searchable database designed to facilitate the discoverability and exploration of multicultural books for children and youth. Our goal is to diversify and balance bookshelves everywhere, so that all children can find themselves reflected and celebrated in libraries, schools, and homes across the nation.

We've just completed programming under a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) titled "Middle Grade and Young Adult Books with Black, Indigenous People, and People of Color: Where Are They?<https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-250070-ols-21>". This grant allowed us to build upon our existing infrastructure to integrate early readers, chapter books, middle grade books, young adult books, and graphic novels into the picture book database and Collection Analysis Tool (CAT).

We believe BIPOC communities must be centered in the work we do, and we encourage applications from those who identify as BIPOC. We also specifically seek candidates with a critical understanding of race, culture, gender, and power and a strong interest in the application of this knowledge to analyses of BIPOC representation in children's and young adult books. We envision a world overflowing with books by and about BIPOC, reflecting the diverse voices and experiences of BIPOC-identified people and communities.

Metadata Community of Practice members will:

  *   Commit to participating for 14 months: September 2024 to December 2025, with ten weeks of training sessions (both asynchronous and synchronous) from September through November 2024;
  *   Read, code, and discuss with team members the content of assigned books (25-30 books/year, 3-5 hours/week), using systems and processes established by the Diverse BookFinder from January to December 2025; and
  *   Participate in regular discussions via Zoom to share and discuss findings as well as for ongoing support.

To learn more about the Metadata Community of Practice please view the document linked below:

Diverse BookFinder Metadata Community of Practice Information Sheet<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FGP9IxCzakCGcBgObz1X5a8peQetCJId/view>
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Apply to the 2024/2025 DBF Metadata Community of Practice HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5FxRYNwnyLiKVlCfqFzvz9QbmKc4l_77U_zzhYVTORkhiUg/viewform>.

For questions or more information, please email Lisely Laboy at llaboy at diversebookfinder.org<mailto:llaboy at diversebookfinder.org>.

Thank you for your interest in the Diverse BookFinder's Metadata Community of Practice!

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Wendy Garland
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