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LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship: Policies, Programs, and Practices

LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Children's Librarianship: Policies, Programs, and Practices

Spiering, Jenna
Green, Lucy
Kitzie, Vanessa

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General ReferenceGLBTQIA Studies

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ISBN10: 1440876770
ISBN13: 9781440876776
Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC
Published: May 16 2022
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.13
Language: English

This book breaks new ground, offering school and public librarians serving children in grades K-8 a roadmap for implementing and upholding queer-inclusive programs, policies, and services.

School and public librarians are serving ever greater numbers of LGBTQIA+ children and families. Transgender children may begin to express a strong sense of gender identity as early as 2-3 years of age. Children are also identifying as gay much sooner than earlier generations-often between the ages of 7 and 12. Additionally, more children than ever before are living with LGBTQIA+ caregivers.

In seeking to make our programs and services inclusive and equitable for these growing populations, librarians may court controversy and face community backlash from patrons who feel queer-inclusive content is inappropriate for young children. This book codifies a set of best practices for librarians as they rise to this challenge, defining queer-inclusive programs, identifying potential barriers to implementation, and offering strategies and resources to overcome them.

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