Date:
4 Sept 2024 – Leeds
6 Sept 2024 – London
Description: From the National Literacy Trust:
“Reading is a foundational tool to develop empathy and support education around racism. For children and young people the library plays an essential role in self-discovery, and exploration of our global community. We want librarians to feel empowered to champion unheard voices, and provide a safe space for young people to explore cultures, identities and intersectionality, so that they feel included and celebrated.
We are thrilled to be collaborating with the British Library and Lit in Colour (Penguin Books) on this conference for librarians and other professionals with a stake in the library sector and provision.
Inclusive Libraries responds to a need identified in our own research, to develop a deeper understanding of the following pressing aspects of inclusive provision: anti-racist working; decolonisation; effective ways to amplify, showcase and work with books by writers of colour.
Featuring an expert line up of speakers and facilitators (to be announced) who will share approaches to deepen, cultivate, challenge and celebrate conversations around ethnicity, race and intersectionality through children’s literature.
The Inclusive Libraries conference will take place first in Leeds, and then be repeated in London. Spaces are fully funded with thanks to Arts Council England.”
Website/Email: https://literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/primary-school-library-programmes/inclusive-libraries/