ALSC and CBC to Host ‘Day of Diversity: Dialogue and Action’
Robin Adelson, executive director of the Children’s Book Council & Every Child a Reader, has high hopes for a productive and informative event:
CBC Diversity has been a leader in bringing the conversation about diversity in children’s books and publishing to the forefront over the last three years. It’s now time to move from talk to action and we are looking forward to seeing what can happen when the various constituencies, all focused on the needs and interests of children, work together. We are grateful to ALSC for spearheading this important move forward.
Attendees of the 2015 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting are invited to learn more about the Day of Diversity and to participate in the Diversity Matters: Stepping it Up With Action! News You Can Use session, which will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2015. ALSC will also host online community forums or webinars in the months following the Day of Diversity.
The Day of Diversity is funded in large part through the Everyone Reads @ your library grant awarded to the Association for Library Service to Children by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Other sponsors include the Chicago Public Library and Friends of ALSC.
For more information, please contact Joanna Ison, Program Officer for Projects & Partnerships (ALSC), Association for Library Service to Children: jison[@]ala.org
About the Association for Library Service to Children
ALSC, a division of the ALA, is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. With a network of more than 4,000 children’s and youth librarians, literature experts, publishers and educational faculty, ALSC is committed to creating a better future for children through libraries. To learn more about ALSC, visit ALSC’s website at http://www.ala.org/alsc.
About the Children’s Book Council
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) is the nonprofit trade association for children’s book publishers in North America, with members spanning from large international houses to smaller independent presses. The CBC offers children’s publishers the opportunity to work together on issues of importance to the industry at large, including educational programming, literacy advocacy, and collaborations with other national organizations. The CBC is proud to partner with other national organizations on co-sponsored reading lists, educational programming, and literacy initiatives.
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