Diversity Programming for Digital Youth - Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library

Combining information about outreach to diverse populations, selection of culturally diverse children's print and digital media, and library programming, this book is the tool librarians need to promote cultural understanding through engaging children's programs designed for today's culturally diverse youth.
Today's children live in a culturally diverse and constantly changing digital world. New digital media is created every day but librarians and other educators need help in evaluating cultural content in digital apps, determining whether they send appropriate social messages to children, and learning how to use them in library programs that promote cultural competence. Diversity Programming for Digital Youth: Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library provides just the help that is needed.

This resource is the only one to examine the role of culturally diverse digital media and how it can be used with children's books to promote cultural competence in the library. It provides annotated lists of digital media paired with culturally diverse literature to offer librarians and educators a springboard for creating enriching, engaging, and culturally relevant programs for children from diverse backgrounds. The sample digital storytime programs celebrating diverse cultures will benefit busy librarians looking for ways to engage reluctant readers in library storytimes.

List of contents

CONTENTS

Introduction

Section I: Cultural Competence, Children, and the Library

Chapter 1: Cultural Competence in the Children's Library

Chapter 2: Criteria for Culturally Competent Programming

Section II: Digital Media, Children, and the Library

Chapter 3: Digital Media in the Lives of Children

Chapter 4: Digital Media in the Children's Library

Section III: Putting it all Together

Chapter 5: Examples of Current Cultural Literacy Programs and Digital Storytimes

Chapter 6. Criteria for Selecting Books and Digital Media for Culturally Competent Programming (with Sarah Park Dahlen)

Chapter 7: Recommended Digital Media for Promoting Cultural Competence

Chapter 8: Bibliography of Awards, Publishers, and Professional Resources Related to Cultural Diversity in Children's Programming and Materials

Index

About the author

Jamie Campbell Naidoo, PhD, is endowed associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Jamie Naidoo, Naidoo Jamie Campbell
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2014
• EAN: 9781610694872
• ISBN: 978-1-61069-487-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 510 g
• Illustrations: 3 bw illus
• Series: Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library and information services, School libraries & young reader services