Making the Case for Diversity in School Library Research

Abstract

Diversity is an essential part of our professional vocabulary. Teacher-librarians make great efforts to choose and maintain diverse resources for a balanced school library collection that supports students and classrooms. Materials are selected that include characters and illustrations of persons of various racial, ethnic, and gender groups as well as texts that present diverse social and political perspectives. One of the great benefits of IASL membership is the opportunity to interact with diverse members of the international school library community.