Maryland State Library LibGuides: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Resources for Maryland Libraries: Programming & Instruction Resources

Articles/Blog Posts

Library Juice Academy

“Introduction to Universal Design for Learning.” Instructor Liz Johns. https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/208-UDL.php. Offered in April 2020.
“Meeting Diverse Needs Through Sensory Storytimes: Programming for Children with Special Needs.” Instructor Lynn Baker. https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/175-special-needs.php. Offered January 2020.
“Using Intentional Planning to Choose Developmentally-Appropriate and Diverse Books for Storytime.” Instructor Lynn Baker. https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/172-diverse-books.php. Offered April 2020.

Infopeople

“Celebrating Diversity & Multiculturalism through Crafts.” https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=830&reset=1.
“Now You’re Speaking My Language: Creating a Successful Bilingual Storytime.” https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?id=857&reset=1.

Project Ready: Reimagining Equity & Access for Diverse Youth
"This site hosts a series of free, online professional development modules for school and public youth services librarians, library administrators, and others interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. The primary focus of the Project READY curriculum is on improving relationships with, services to, and resources for youth of color and Native youth."

Talking About Race - National Museum of African American History & Culture
"Talking about race, although hard, is necessary. We are here to provide tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation."
Learning for Justice
"Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people."

Teaching Hard History Podcast
"What we don’t know about American slavery hurts us all. From Teaching Tolerance and host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars and educators. It’s good advice for teachers, good information for everybody."

Field Guide: Reimagining Youth Services during Crises
"Through a series of seven virtual participatory design sessions, we co-learned and co-created solutions on how to support communities during crises with library staff serving non-dominant youth and their families. We created a Field Guide that maps the essentials tasks that public library staff must enact pre and during crises. While this Field Guide focuses on supporting non-dominant youth and families, we believe this Field Guide can be adapted to serve the needs of other age groups and can also be used at any time."