The resources on this page are offered to provide guidelines, assistance, examples, and materials related to multicultural and diversity resources and collections.
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature: Best Multicultural Children's Books of 2016
Children's Books by Chinese American Authors: An Annotated Bibliography
The Chinese Immigrant Experience in America: Selected Titles for Children and Young Teens (EMIE Bulletin, 2006)
Colorín colorado: Helping Children read...and succeed (a bilingual site with booklists and resources focusing on multicultural and ELL materials, themes and literature)
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians for K-12
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature Librarian's site where you can search for titles by ethnicity, country, multi cultural and language.
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) Excellent initiative to assist with literature in translation. Book lists and guides tied to translation awards and library themes.
International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
Internet Public Library's Pathfinder: Multicultural Literature for Children
Multicultural Children's Literature: A Selected Bibliography (EMIE Bulletin, 2008)
The is a bibliography of current books for young readers from birth through age 18 dealing with the myriad of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning issues.
Recent Children's Books on Arabs and Arab Americans: A Selected Bibliography (EMIE Bulletin, 2007)
A Recommended Reading List of Chinese Materials - Adult, Teen and Children
School Library Journal Resources for Diversity in Kid and YA Lit
REFORMA Teen Latino Titles
We Need Diverse Books. Includes lists of books, resources, media press kits. We Need Diverse Books™ is a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.
We Need Diverse Books: Where to Find "Diverse" Children's Books: Lists, Reviews, and Your Recommendations.
Crazy QuiltEdi. 2015 Debut Authors of Color See right column for many other resources for authors of color
DiversifYA: In your YA, diversifying your stories
Diversity Collections Advocacy post (Feb. 3, 2015) in Publisher Weekly. "Diversity: One Thing YOU Can do Now
EMIERT Resources and Bibliographies
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative strives to raise the visibility of world literature for adults and children at the local, national and international levels. It intends to do so by facilitating close and direct collaboration between translators, librarians and publishers, because they believe translators are uniquely positioned to help librarians provide support and events to engage readers of all ages in a library framework that explores and celebrates literature from around the world. Web page at:
Global Reading: Storytime Themes
Global Reading: Travels by Book Blog.
Reading While White: Allies for Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Books for Children and Teens
We Need Diverse Books We Need Diverse Books™ is a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.
Book, Print and Media Award (Look for , and other cultural group awards)
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrations Gallery. Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society.
International Childresn's Book Day
Pura Belpré Award. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Schneider Family Book Award. The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
Stonewall Book Awards. The Stonewall Book Awards are the first and most enduring award for GLBT books.
