Light the Way Grant Opportunity

Light the Way Grant Opportunity

by | Nov 20, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids

The Association for Library Service to Children administers a Light the Way grant, donated by Candlewick Press.  It is a $3000 grant to help a library create or continue services for underserved populations.  We all know that this encompasses a wide range of people...

Diversity Audits

by | May 13, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I’ve been hearing a lot about Diversity Audits as a way of critically examining a collection to determine how well it represents typically under-represented groups.  Karen Jensen at the Teen Librarian’s Toolbox has some...

Power Up Reflection #2

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids

On Friday morning of the Power Up Conference, I attended two back-to-back sessions about inclusion that set me to wondering.  The first was called But I Loved That Book as a Kid:  Leading Staff to More Inclusive Practices with Angie Manfredi.  The...