Archives

Categories

Multilingual Family Story Time: A Way to Build and Advocate for Diverse Collections

Decorative header with the logo for Multilingual Family Storytime.

Jackie Wood (she/her) has worked at the Marshall Public Library in Pocatello, ID since 2015. She started as a library assistant in the circulation department, but recently made the move to library specialist. She hopes to advance in her career after completing her Master’s in Library and Information Science in August 2023. As the daughter […]

Read More… from Multilingual Family Story Time: A Way to Build and Advocate for Diverse Collections

Welcoming Spanglish in the Classroom

Decorative header featuring various book covers.

Gaby Jones (maiden name: Farrera) is an MLIS graduate student at Texas Woman’s University with 15 years of experience as a bilingual elementary teacher, and a current intern at the Diverse BookFinder. No student should have to “leave themselves at the door” or feel that part of who they are is not welcome at school.  […]

Read More… from Welcoming Spanglish in the Classroom

The Representation of Language & Cultural Identity in U.S. Picture Books, A Series (4)

Decorative header image including various book covers.

We are so excited to bring attention to this blog series written by students in Dr. Margaret Boyle’s “Teaching Languages and Culture” course at Bowdoin College. The series highlights the Diverse BookFinder (DBF), not only as a great tool for educators, librarians, and parents, but as an invaluable space where new and important inquiries about racial and cultural […]

Read More… from The Representation of Language & Cultural Identity in U.S. Picture Books, A Series (4)

The Representation of Language & Cultural Identity in U.S. Picture Books, A Series (3)

Intro to the Series We are so excited to bring attention to this blog series written by students in Dr. Margaret Boyle’s “Teaching Languages and Culture” course at Bowdoin College. The series highlights the Diverse BookFinder (DBF), not only as a great tool for educators, librarians, and parents, but as an invaluable space where new and important inquiries […]

Read More… from The Representation of Language & Cultural Identity in U.S. Picture Books, A Series (3)

The Representation of Language & Cultural Identity in U.S. Picture Books, A Series (2)

Decorative header image including various book covers.

Intro to the Series We are so excited to bring attention to this blog series written by students in Dr. Margaret Boyle’s “Teaching Languages and Culture” course at Bowdoin College. The series highlights the Diverse BookFinder (DBF), not only as a great tool for educators, librarians, and parents, but as an invaluable space where new […]

Read More… from The Representation of Language & Cultural Identity in U.S. Picture Books, A Series (2)

Stay in touch